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California City Drops Words Like 'Manpower' in Push to be Inclusive
Leaders in the city of Berkeley voted this month to change about 40 gender-based words used in the city code. New, “gender-neutral” terms will appear instead. This means words like “manpower” will become “human effort” or “workforce.” And, pronouns like “she,” “her,” “he” and “him” will be replaced.