Quantifying the impact of building inclusive language with a focus on intentional accessibility. As the saying goes: sticks and stones can break our bones, but words will never hurt me. I am sure many ...
Words that used to be very commonplace are now recognized as exclusionary and have been replaced with more inclusive language. Here’s why using that’s essential to understand for your business. Words ...
Using inclusive language in employee communications reinforces an organization’s priority on inclusion, improves the employee experience and increases the likelihood of talent retention, global HR ...
Even people who champion diversity and are knowledgeable about the topic can be nervous about choosing the correct words to describe various aspects of personal identity. This is especially true when ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Julie is professor focused on workplace culture and talent retention Language is a powerful tool that shapes our thoughts, beliefs ...
One of the American Chemical Society’s oldest philanthropic programs was established in 1968: Project SEED. The program matches ACS volunteers with high school students for a paid summer research ...
Language shapes how we see the world. We use it to make sense of our reality. We use it to label people and things around us. Label something beautiful, and you acknowledge its uniqueness, elevate its ...
A year ago this month, Intel engineer and Linux kernel maintainer Dan Williams proposed to introduce inclusive terminology in the kernel's official coding-style document. The proposal called for ...