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Maybe we should lighten up a bit and not bring in politics into everything. The writer could be a male and this would be natural for them just like it would be
by eklavya 6y ago
Maybe we should lighten up a bit and not bring in politics into everything. The writer could be a male and this would be natural for them just like it would be for a female and her.
- madeofpalk 6y agoHow is it “political” to acknowledge that women can be managers?
- eklavya 6y agoCan you point me to the part where I or the original poster said that women can or can’t be managers? Is that what was being discussed at all before? Please reflect on whether this is the best you can contribute to a thread about being an engineering manager.
- halfmatthalfcat 6y agoUsing male pronouns instead of genderless/more inclusive pronouns in your speech is indicative of a bad managing style (or just bad style all together). As a manager you should be inclusive of all genders both directly and indirectly, which includes how you use whatever language you speak. The people you manage could easily identify with a gender that is not physically obvious and using incorrect pronouns leads to a less inclusive and potentially more hostile workplace. This is Management 101.
- langitbiru 6y agoSome writers use "she"/"her" as genderless pronoun. Example: CEO should fire her own people for the last resort. What do you think of this?
- madeofpalk 6y agoI think that is still poor and confusing English when not talking about a specific person. I notice people do this when trying to make speech more inclusive, and I still struggle with parsing the sentence because of the unnessisary gender being mentioned. You can just say "they/them/their"!
- halfmatthalfcat 6y agoThis is a privileged assumption.