A long line of research shows that the words we use directly affect the way we think. Whether we notice it or not, our language is infused with countless gender-biased words. In a sociolinguistic study it is clearly stated that ‘language appears to play a particularly important role in forming people’s attitudes toward gender and occupation’. So how does this affect our daily lives? And what is the impact in the workplace? The effects that gender bias has on language can influence women to be ‘less likely to apply for jobs…
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