The Key Element!

 

The most important part is a commitment to always ensuring your messages and conversations do not exclude, stereotype or offend people. Being aware of and staying committed to using non-offensive language is key. That way you can share bias free communication with everyone and everyone is happy!

Avoiding Gender Biased Language

Have you ever said something jokingly and accidentally offended someone? It happens a lot! Sometimes people make comments and offend others unintentionally. There are ways to avoid gender biased language. You can educate yourself in how not to use gendered pronouns and suffix when writing for both male and female audiences. When using words such as: man or woman, he or she in professional documents, you have to be sensitive to the audience that will be reading it. The best way to remain neutral and not be gender biased is to use gender-free words.

Using Bias Free Languagge

Many people do not think or realize what they are saying until it is already been said and they have hurt someone's feelings. The real problem to this is that we do not think of the words that stereotype groups of people.

By keeping in mind certain information we can avoid a lot of uncomfortable situations. Starting off with avoiding somebody's age. Specify age only when it is relevant, otherwise it may come off as rude or inconsiderate. Stay away from expressions that are demeaning or subjective. Lastly AVOID somebody's disability , do not refer to an individuals disability unless it is relevant. This may help people from getting caught in the idea of putting someone down or being offensive and putting the other person down. If you follow these simple guidelines you will definitely not being hurting anyone's feelings.

How Woman Listen to Facts

Woman are very different in terms of listening compared to men. Woman listen to others to connect on a personal level, they like to fully understand what is being said to them so they can relate and carry out the conversation further. Listed below are common things woman do while listening;

• more eye contact
• more attentive
• remain stationary and nod their head
• interrupt to elaborate

The most common things listed just show how woman behave and act while listening, this gives us an idea that they are more attentive. They only time they interrupt is so they can elaborate on an idea or to participate in the conversation. As a final thought women and men are the same and some listen while some don't, just make sure you do!

Follow the link below to learn 6 new ways men and woman communicate differently!

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/04/01/6-ways-men-and-women-communicate-differently/

How Men Listen to Facts

 

People must be aware of gender difference, using listening as a main area to show some of the differences that men and woman have. Being aware of these tendencies will make you a more sensitive and a knowledgeable listener! Things men tend to do while listening

• use interruption to control conversation
• less attentive
• less eye contact
• move around

Above are the four main points that men do while listening such behavior is how they stay engaged in a conversation. Everyone may not approve their way of listening but not all men listen like this, a majority of them do but in the end staying focused and listening to whomever is speaking in the end is the main objective.

 

 

Gender Roles

We are surrounded by gender roles from the time we are very small till we grow up into adults. It is present in our conversation, humor and conflict and it used to explain everything we do in our everyday lives. These gender roles, such as what woman do and what men do, have been embedded into our institutions, actions, beliefs and our desires. They appear to us as natural and normal. Many people need to understand the concept that whether or not you are a man or woman, what you do and how you do it does not indicate your role as a human-being. Men can be nurses and women can be construction workers, husbands may be stay at home fathers while their wives work or the other way around. Gender roles do not dictate what someone can and cannot do. They're simply how things have been done in the past. Just be who you want to be!