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<h1 id="gender-equity">Gender equity</h1>

<p>Gender equity is a priority in the City of Los Angeles and we want to improve the language used in websites to be more gender inclusive while also educating the public about gendered language.</p>

<p>Contents:</p>

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    <li><a href="#frequently-asked-questions-faq">Frequently asked questions (FAQ)</a>
    <ul>
        <li><a href="#what-is-gender">What is gender?</a></li>
        <li><a href="#how-is-gender-different-from-sex">How is gender different from sex?</a></li>
        <li><a href="#what-is-gender-equity">What is gender equity?</a></li>
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    <li><a href="#resources">Resources</a>
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        <li><a href="#introductions">Introductions</a></li>
        <li><a href="#gender-equity-and-gender-equality">Gender equity and gender equality</a></li>
        <li><a href="#gender-neutral-language-and-gender-inclusive-language">Gender-neutral language and gender-inclusive language</a></li>
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    <li><a href="#project">Project</a>
    <ul>
        <li><a href="#how-to-contribute">How to contribute</a></li>
        <li><a href="#context">Context</a></li>
        <li><a href="#contact-info">Contact info</a></li>
        <li><a href="#licensing">Licensing</a></li>
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<h2 id="frequently-asked-questions-faq">Frequently asked questions (FAQ)</h2>

<p>This section is thanks to <a href="https://www.unfpa.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions-about-gender-equality">United Nations Population Fund</a></p>

<h3 id="what-is-gender">What is gender?</h3>

<p>The term gender refers to the economic, social and cultural attributes and opportunities associated with being male, female, transgender, etc. Many societies have different expectations about how people of different genders should dress, behave, work, love, marry, raise families, and participate in the society and its culture. Re</p>

<h3 id="how-is-gender-different-from-sex">How is gender different from sex?</h3>

<p>Gender differs from sex in that gender is social and cultural in nature, and sex is biological. Gender attributes and characteristics, encompassing, inter alia, the roles that people of different genders play, and the expectations placed upon the people, vary widely among societies and change over time. But the fact that gender attributes are socially constructed means that they are also amenable to change in ways that can make a society more just and equitable.</p>

<h3 id="what-is-gender-equity">What is gender equity?</h3>

<p>Gender equity is the process of being fair to all people, regardless of gender, such as male, female, transgender, agender, etc. Gender equity is linked to sustainable development and is vital to the realization of human rights for all. The overall objective of gender equity is a society in which all people enjoy the same opportunities, rights, and obligations, in all spheres of life, regardless of gender.</p>

<h2 id="resources">Resources</h2>

<h3 id="wikipedia">Wikipedia</h3>

<p><a href="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_equality">Gender equality - Wikipedia</a></p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_language">Gender-neutral language - Wikipedia</a></p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-binary_gender">Non-binary gender - Wikipedia</a></p>

<h3 id="united-nations">United Nations</h3>

<p><a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/gender-equality/">Gender equality - United Nations</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.unfpa.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions-about-gender-equality">Frequently asked questions about gender equality - United Nations</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.un.org/en/gender-inclusive-language/">Gender-inclusive language - United Nations</a></p>

<h3 id="gender">Gender</h3>

<p><a href="https://www.genderspectrum.org/quick-links/understanding-gender/">Understanding Gender - Gender Spectrum</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.verywellmind.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-non-binary-or-have-non-binary-gender-4172702">What Does It Mean to Be Non-Binary or Enby? - Verywell Mind</a></p>

<h3 id="gender-equity-and-gender-equality">Gender equity and gender equality</h3>

<p><a href="https://www.pipelineequity.com/voices-for-equity/gender-equity-vs-gender-equality/">Gender Equity Vs. Gender Equality: What’s the Distinction? - Pipline Equity)</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellevate/2017/09/14/why-we-need-gender-equity-now/">Why We Need Gender Equity Now - Forbes</a></p>

<h3 id="gender-neutral-language-and-gender-inclusive-language">Gender-neutral language and gender-inclusive language</h3>

<p><a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-use-gender-neutral-words">How to Use Gender-Neutral Words - Teen Vogue</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.gsws.pitt.edu/node/1432">Gender-Inclusive Guidelines - Pitt.edu</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.extension.harvard.edu/professional-development/blog/inclusive-language-four-easy-steps">Gender Neutral Pronouns &amp; Inclusive Language - Harvard.edu</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/151780/GNL_Guidelines_EN.pdf">Gender-neutral language - European Parliament</a></p>

<h2 id="project">Project</h2>

<p>We are creating a web tool that searches websites for gender-exclusive words and suggests gender-inclusive words. For example, you can search for the gender-exclusive word “fireman”, and the tool will find it, and suggest the gender-inclusive word “firefighter”.</p>

<h3 id="how-to-contribute">How to contribute</h3>

<p>We welcome help and constructive criticism. Here are some ways to parcipated.</p>

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    <li><p>Join the team at Hack For LA. We meet on Tuesday evenings downtown, and we keep in touch during the week via remote tools like Slack and Zoom.</p></li>

    <li><p>Share your opinion about what words you want to search. We are currently experimenting with words on this <a href="https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/gender-inclusive-language">list</a>, and we anticipate that many people may want to create their own lists of words.</p></li>

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<h3 id="context">Context</h3>

<p>Here are gender inclusive language words I’ve used with other projects: <br>https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/gender_inclusive_language</p>

<p>Here’s a way to search one site for a bunch of words: <br>https://raw.githack.com/joelparkerhenderson/site_searcher/master/index.html</p>

<h3 id="contact-info">Contact info</h3>

<p>Email Joel Parker Henderson (joel@joelparkerhenderson.com).</p>

<p>If you are a Hack For LA member, then our Slack channel is #gender-equity</p>

<h3 id="licensing">Licensing</h3>

<p>For now, the project licensing is <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-2.0-only.html">GPL-2.0-only</a></p>

<p>If you have licensing needs, please contact us and let us know what you prefer.</p>

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