Forget ‘manmade’: Berkeley bans gender-specific words 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressBERKELEY, California — There will be no manholes in Berkeley, California. Nothing will be manmade in the liberal city but “human-made.” And students at the University of California, Berkeley, will join “collegiate Greek system residences” rather than fraternities and sororities. Berkeley leaders voted unanimously this week to replace about 40 gender-specific words in the city code with gender-neutral terms — an effort to be more inclusive that’s drawing both praise and scorn. For Hel Baker, a Berkeley home caregiver, the shift is a small step in the right direction.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 19, 2019 04:30 UTC