University of Saskatchewan Policies

Gender Neutral Language

Category:	Equity
Responsibility:	Vice-President (Finance and Resources)
Authorization:	Board of Governors
Approval Date:	January 11, 1993
Reformatted:	March 30, 2001

Purpose:

To ensure that all official documents, publications and presentations are written in gender neutral and/or gender inclusive language.

Policy:

All documents, publications or presentations developed by all University constituencies, including faculty and staff, shall be written in gender neutral and/or gender inclusive language.

Deans of Colleges have a responsibility to ensure that faculty use gender neutral and/or gender inclusive language in course materials distributed to students and in classroom discourse.

Procedure Summary:

Guidelines for non-sexist language are available from the Employment Equity Office (Human Resources).

Existing documents will be reviewed by the Employment Equity Advisory Committee, which will suggest appropriate gender neutral language.

Contact: Director, Employee Services (966-6325)
Web Site: http://www.usask.ca/hrd/employees/index.php

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