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Title of work: Inclusive language
License of the work: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Creator names: Wikipedia Authors

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created_by: julian-cable
version: 3
task_description: You are a member of a team with a mission to create the
conditions for belonging and inclusion in the workplace. The people whom you
support are new to principles of inclusion and need a safe place to fail. This
skill helps the writer use more inclusive terminology to avoid gender bias.
seed_examples:
- context: Bad guys can exploit vulnerabilities or manipulate systems to steal
personal information.
question: How might you improve this sentence to use more inclusive,
non-gendered IT terminology?
answer: >-
Bad actors can exploit vulnerabilities or manipulate systems to steal
personal information.

Avoid a gendered term. Use "bad actor" instead.
- context: Welcome to the event, guys and girls.
question: How might you rewrite this sentence to use more Inclusive,
non-gendered IT terminology?
answer: >-
Welcome to the event, everyone.

Using this term to address a group of people is problematic, because those
who are not male might feel excluded. Using "guys and girls" in a business
context is also problematic, because "girls" is not an appropriate way to
refer to adult women. Alternatives might be "folks" or "all" or "everyone".
- context: Each student must bring his own laptop to the training class.
question: How might you adjust this sentence to use more inclusive, non-gendered
IT terminology?
answer: >-
All students must bring their own laptop to the training class.

Except when referring to a specific named person, do not assume that the
subject of a sentence is of a particular gender.
- context: The range of electronics components includes male and female connectors.
question: How might you rewrite this sentence to use more inclusive,
non-gendered IT terminology?
answer: >-
The range of electronics components includes plugs and sockets.

In an electrical context, use non-gendered terms to refer to components,
such as "plug", "pin", or "prong" instead of "male connector", and "receptacle",
"socket", or "slot" instead of "female connector".
- context: Manning levels have reduced by 40% since March.
question: How might you revise this sentence to use more inclusive, non-gendered
IT terminology?
answer: >-
Staffing levels have reduced by 40% since March.

Instead of "man" or "manning", use a non-gendered term, such as "staffing",
"covering", "monitoring", or "operating".
- context: This activity requires 10 man days of effort.
question: How might you adjust this sentence to use more Inclusive, non-gendered
IT terminology?
answer: |-
This activity requires 10 person days of effort.
Do not use "man day". Use "person day".
- context: Completing the project on time requires a significant increase in man
hours.
question: How might you improve this sentence to use more Inclusive,
non-gendered IT terminology?
answer: >-
Completing the project on time requires a significant increase in labor
hours.

Do not use "man hour". Use "labor hour" or "person hour".
- context: A man-in-the-middle attack occurs when an attacker secretly intercepts
and relays communications between two systems or people who believe that
they are communicating directly with each other.
question: How might you revise this sentence to use more Inclusive, non-gendered
IT terminology?
answer: >-
An interceptor attack occurs when an attacker secretly intercepts and
relays communications between two systems or people who believe that they
are communicating directly with each other.

Avoid gendered language, which can perpetuate bias and stereotypes, and might
imply that women do not have the skills to perpetrate this type of hacking.
Consider using a replacement term, such as "interceptor attack",
"adversary-in-the-middle attack", or "intermediary attack".