What is wrong with words like “brotherhood,” “fraternity,” and “salesman,” and phrases like “founding father” and “director’s girl Friday” and other similar words and phrases in written documents in the judiciary and other government offices?
Following Chief Justice Gesmundo’s order, the words “brotherhood,” “fraternity,” “salesman,” and phrases like “founding father” and “director’s girl Friday” should be substituted, among other words and phrases, by “kinship,” “solidarity,” “sales agent,” “founder or founding leader,” and “director’s assistant,” respectively.
The Supreme Court then directed the Philippine Judicial Academy to distribute and post anew the official rules on use of gender- fair language and examples.”
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