First of all, I am not a linguist! But I am speaking to the converted, when I say gendering is important: the old he/she dichotomy creeps into most sentences in some way. FYEG being constituted by persons with different linguistic backgrounds, I thought it could be interesting to compare the different ways of gendering language….
Tag: Gender and LGBTQ
Gay adoption and its perceived effect on children
In Malta, a move is taking place to allow civil union of homosexual couples. A question on everyone’s mouth is: “What if gay couples start adopting? What will happen to their children?” This type of question was expected from a population where the Church has a statistical membership of 98% Catholics, thus creating a perception…
Europe needs Parity !
Gender equality is a common postulate declared by many parties and institutions in Europe. Nonetheless, the ways of achieving that equality are not so obvious for everybody. Parities and quotas, mechanisms to increase number of women in public life, are one of the tools that are raising controversy. Often questions are asked: Do we really…
Feminism and the need to look beyond our European backyard
Often enough white, western feminists refer to the Global South as being underdeveloped and backwarded with regard to women’s rights. They take their own concept of gender equality as universal and neglect its regional and cultural imprint. Because of the western refusal to enter into an equal dialogue, feminist activists from the Global South feel…