Motherly, mother tongue, maiden name and masterpiece are “banned” words in a new EU-funded gender-neutral guide to aid greater European linguistic integration.
The guidelines are designed to counter the use of language that is “biased, discriminatory or demeaning” by implying that “one sex or social gender is the norm”.
Instead, it sets out detailed lists of language which aim to provide people with gender-sensitive, non-sexist, inclusive and gender-fair alternatives.
