Editing Gender neutrality in English (section)

==Style guidance by publishers and others==
Many editing houses, corporations, and government bodies have official policies in favor of in-house use of gender-neutral language.  One of the first was ''[[The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing|The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing: For writers, editors, and speakers]]'', published in 1980; linguist [[Deborah Cameron (linguist)|Deborah Cameron]] argues that the work by [[Casey Miller]] and [[Kate Swift]] brought "the issue of sexist language into the mainstream".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-01 |title=Sexism in language: A problem that hasn't gone away |url=https://archive.discoversociety.org/2016/03/01/sexism-in-language-a-problem-that-hasnt-gone-away/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Discover Society |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In some cases, laws exist regarding the use of gender-neutral language in certain situations, such as job advertisements. Different authorities have presented guidelines on whether and how to use gender-neutral, or "non-sexist" language. Several are listed below:

* The "[http://www.apastyle.org/pubmanual.html Publication Manual] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716180856/http://www.apastyle.org/pubmanual.html |date=2012-07-16 }}" of the American Psychological Association has an oft-cited section on "Guidelines to Reduce Bias in Language". {{ISBN|1-55798-791-2}}
* [http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/publications/texts/nonsexist.html American Philosophical Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030413215822/http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/publications/texts/nonsexist.html |date=2003-04-13 }}—published 1986
* [https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-g The Guardian]—see section "gender issues"
* [http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/language.aspx Avoiding Heterosexual Bias in Language], published by the Committee on Lesbian and Gay Concerns, [[American Psychological Association]].

In addition, gender-neutral language has gained support from some major textbook publishers, and from professional and academic groups such as the [[American Psychological Association]] and the [[Associated Press]]. Newspapers such as the ''[[New York Times]]'' and the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' use gender-neutral language. Many law journals, psychology journals, and literature journals will only print articles or papers that use gender-inclusive language.<ref name="UPenn" />

Employee policy manuals sometimes include strongly worded statements prescribing avoidance of language that potentially could be considered discriminatory. One such example is from the  University of Saskatchewan: "All documents, publications or presentations developed by all constituencies...''shall be written'' in gender neutral and/or gender inclusive language."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gender Neutral Language |url=https://www.usask.ca/policies/2_03.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028110505/http://www.usask.ca/policies/2_03.htm |url-status=dead |work=University of Saskatchewan Policies |date=2001 |archive-date=2006-10-28 |access-date=March 25, 2007}}</ref>

In 1989 the [[American Bar Association]]'s House of Delegates adopted a resolution stating that "the American Bar Association and each of its entities should use gender-neutral language in all documents establishing policy and procedure."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/marketing/women/gender_neutral_language.authcheckdam.pdf |title=American Bar Association section of tort and insurance practice and the commission on women in the profession |work=americanbar.org |access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref>

In 2015 the [[Union for Reform Judaism]] in North America passed a "Resolution on the Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People" stating in part: "THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Union for Reform Judaism...[u]rges Reform Movement institutions to review their use of language in prayers, forms and policies in an effort to ensure people of all gender identities and gender expressions are welcomed, included, accepted and respected. This includes developing statements of inclusion and/or non-discrimination policies pertaining to gender identity and gender expression, the use when feasible of gender-neutral language, and offering more than two gender options or eliminating the need to select a gender on forms".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-reform-jews-poised-adopt-sweeping-transgender-rights-130210656.html?ref=gs |title=U.S. Reform Jews adopt sweeping transgender rights policy |newspaper=Yahoo News |date=November 5, 2015  |author=Barbara Liston |access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.urj.org/what-we-believe/resolutions/resolution-rights-transgender-and-gender-non-conforming-people |title=Resolution on the Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People |newspaper=Urj.org |date=10 January 2015 |access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref>