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<h1>Gender-specific words like mankind and tradesman are BANNED at Australian universities</h1>
<ul class="gmail-mol-bullets-with-font"><li class="gmail-class"><strong>University students face being penalised for using gender-specific langauge </strong></li><li class="gmail-class"><strong>Universities across Western Australia have developed guidelines to be followed</strong></li><li class="gmail-class"><strong>Students are to avoid using words such as mankind, tradesman and craftsman </strong></li></ul><p class="gmail-author-section gmail-byline-plain">By
<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Bryant+Hevesi+For+Daily+Mail+Australia" class="gmail-author" rel="nofollow">Bryant Hevesi For Daily Mail Australia</a>
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03:39 EDT, 18 June 2018
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<span class="gmail-article-timestamp-label">Updated:</span>
05:28 EDT, 18 June 2018
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<p></p><div><p class="gmail-mol-para-with-font">Using
gender-specific language could see some university students failing
assessments under an increased push to stamp-out stereotyping on the
basis of sex.</p><p class="gmail-mol-para-with-font">Universities around <a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/perth/index.html" id="gmail-mol-be835b40-72ca-11e8-91f9-97e58a5ffed5">Perth</a>
have developed 'inclusive language' policies for students and staff to
follow where words such as mankind are ditched in favour of terms like
humankind.</p><p class="gmail-mol-para-with-font">Curtin University students face being penalised if they use words deemed to contain bias or discriminatory language, <a style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank" class="gmail-class" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/gender-specific-language-banned-at-some-wa-universities-ng-b88868648z">Perth Now</a> reported. </p><div class="gmail-artSplitter gmail-mol-img-group"> <div class="gmail-mol-img" style=""> <div class="gmail-image-wrap gmail-fff-pic" style="cursor: pointer;">
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Australia face 'misconduct provisions' if they use language which
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</div></div> <p class="gmail-imageCaption">Curtin University in Western Australia aims to educate students 'on the use of inclusive language' </p></div><p class="gmail-mol-para-with-font">'While
it is possible that a student may fail an assessment or be subject to
actions under the student charter or misconduct provisions, our
preference would be to work with students to educate them on the use of
inclusive language,' Jill Downie, the university's Deputy
Vice-Chancellor, Academic, said. </p><div class="gmail-teads-inread" style="margin:15px auto;max-width:550px;height:331px"><div style=""><div class="gmail-teads-ui-components-adchoices" style="display:block"></div><div class="gmail-teads-ui-components-label" style="display:block">ADVERTISING</div><div class="gmail-teads-player" id="gmail-teads0"></div></div></div><div id="gmail-inread_player_top" class="gmail-adHolder gmail-molads_inread_player_top"><div id="gmail-google_ads_iframe_/424397508/dailymail.uk/dm_dmnews_newsart/inread_player_top_0__container__" style="border:0pt none"></div></div><p class="gmail-mol-para-with-font">Curtin
University's Inclusive Language Procedures policy says students and
staff must take reasonable steps to 'avoid stereotyping on the basis of
sex; age; race; colour; national or ethnic origin; marital or
relationship status'.</p><p class="gmail-mol-para-with-font">At the University
of Western Australia, the Equal Opportunity Advisory Committee has
developed non-discriminatory language guidelines for students and staff
to use</p></div>
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