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==Sample Approaches==
==Sample Approaches==
''English''<br>
''English''<br>
Use of the gender-neutral plural pronoun "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they they]" in place of the gendered singular pronouns "he" and "she" is now common in the English language.<br>
Use of the gender-neutral singular "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they they]" in place of the gendered singular pronouns "he" and "she" is now common in the English language.<br>
: ''Ex: When the engineer walked into the room, they immediately took their seat and began presenting the proposal they had prepared for the group.''
: ''Ex: When the engineer walked into the room, they immediately took their seat and began presenting the proposal they had prepared for the group.''



Latest revision as of 11:10, 4 December 2017

Resources

Sample Approaches

English
Use of the gender-neutral singular "they" in place of the gendered singular pronouns "he" and "she" is now common in the English language.

Ex: When the engineer walked into the room, they immediately took their seat and began presenting the proposal they had prepared for the group.

Summary of Third-Person Pronouns

Spanish
Gender Neutrality in Spanish and Protuguese

Portuguese
Gender Neutrality in Spanish and Protuguese