Words around EDI by https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x What words have you come across that make you relate to or feel uncomfortable with relating to EDI? en-us 2022-02-23 11:28:02 UTC 2022-05-27 15:08:20 UTC hello@padlet.com I heard someone not like the use of the word 'girl' as it is quite demeaning. Same with 'boy'. I am reading the beauty myth and it talks about how when women got into the workforce, they were made to feel they had to look beautiful to be successful. pigscanfly https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2197900533 2022-05-24 15:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2197900533 https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2197900975 Maternity vs parental leave. ]]> 2022-05-24 15:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2197900975 I spoke to a disabled person today to ask whether they prefer to be called 'a person with a disability' or a 'disabled person'. They said the latter as the former made it sound like having a disability is an issue. pigscanfly https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2197901548 2022-05-24 15:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2197901548 When I ran reverse mentoring programs, some mentors preferred to be called 'People of Colour' or 'Minority ethnic' but ultimately they said its the context in which the words are used that matters to them. pigscanfly https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2197906740 2022-05-24 15:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2197906740 https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2197923601 I don't have words that I don't like, but more the underlying assumptions that come with somebody being told they look too old/young for something]]> 2022-05-24 15:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2197923601 Queer. https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2200724544 It’s increasingly used to cover sections of the LGBT community that don’t fit neatly in a category but some people find it very offensive]]> 2022-05-26 11:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2200724544 Mr vs. Miss/Mrs/Ms https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2202297675 I feel like the array of female titles are exposing when compared to all males being Mr. The nice thing about Dr is that we're all the same.]]> 2022-05-27 15:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2202297675 Gender terms on email/socials https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2202303641 I personally don't get why people do this.  We don't put our race, religion, sexuality after our names. People get things wrong all the time and it's up to us as to whether we choose to correct them or not. I feel like everyone putting he/him is just a bit of a fad - I don't put "I'm gay stop asking about my wife" on my email signature.]]> 2022-05-27 15:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pigscanfly/p25rju22n7y1vn3x/wish/2202303641