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Exercise and Discuss:

Conventionally, certain jobs have been performed by one gender alone. Men worked as

policemen, soldiers, repairmen or fishermen and women’s jobs were limited to those of a
housewife, teacher, receptionist or nurse, among other professions.

In the modern world, men and women have entered each others’ job arenas. We no longer
say ‘airhostess’ but rather use the term ‘flight attendant’ and we now call a ‘housewife’ a

‘homemaker’, so that we may fairly include both genders in the same job roles.

Given below are some words. Can you change them so that they sound more gender-neutral?

Old Title New Title Old Title New Title

1. policeman _______________ 6. weatherman _______________

2. man-made _______________ 7. chairman _______________

3. fireman _______________ 8. fisherman ______________

4. garbage man _______________ 9. waiter/waitress _______________

5. salesman/salewoman ____________ 10. early man _______________

In groups of four, write down your answers below.

Can you think of some more?

Share your answers with the class.

Do you think that by changing the words used in a language we can change the way we look
at men and women as equals?

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