Is Equality a realistic dream?
Many times in our everyday lives, we take the words we use, for granted. It doesn’t really matter if we do it consciously or not, if we meant to say things that way or not — when words get spoken, the listener is free to interpret them in the mode they want. That makes it imperative for us to use the right words every single time, offering little or no opportunities for misinterpretation. Words evolve from thoughts and therefore, when the latter gets fixed, the former gets fixed automatically. Last morning, we had an eye-opening session on “ Inclusive Language ” presented at TrusTrace by my good friend and colleague, Dinesh . A variety of topics were covered but I wanted to focus on a problem that is so prevalent in our society — Gender Equality, or the lack of it. I have always been conscious about not using terms that focus on a section of crowd and ignoring another: “Guys, can we do this today?” “The supplier should be given access, so that he can add details”. “This would need 10