Examples of situations where women may be subject to invisibility or omission and alternatives to use
| Gendered examples | Solution | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Each participant should submit his paper a week before the meeting. | Use his/her | Each participant should submit his/her paper a week before the meeting. |
| The head of unit has to travel abroad often. This places a heavy burden on him and his family. | Change the sentence to a plural. Use his/her. |
The head of unit has to travel abroad often. This places a heavy burden on her/him and his/her family. The heads of unit have to travel abroad often. This places a heavy burden on them and their families. |
| Under the law, all men are equal. | Use women and men or people. | Under the law, all women and men are equal. Under the law, all people are equal. |
| The second candidate was the best man for the job. | Avoid omission and use person. | The second candidate was the best person for the job. |
| This house is located in no man's land between two villages. | Remove the gendered noun, use unclaimed territory. | This house is located in unclaimed territory between two villages. |
| To boldly go where no man has gone before. | Remove the gendered noun, use no-one. |
To boldly go where no-one has gone before. |
| In the fieldwork phase of the project the research team is encouraged to talk to the man in the street. | Avoid use of men when referring to both women and men. Use average or ordinary people. |
In the fieldwork phase of the project the research team is encouraged to talk to ordinary people. |