|**Title:**|**Gender-inclusive / Gender-neutral Language**|
|**Implementation**|{{wiki:2.png?nolink}}|
|**Field(s) of Action:**|@#A9E2F3: * Gender-inclusive/Gender-sensitive Organisational Culture |
|::: |@#F5A9A9: * Structural Integration of Gender Equality|
|::: |@#F5DA81: * Engaging Leadership|
|**Objectives:**|* Gender awareness and Bias\\ * Non-discrimination|
|**Target Group(s): **|Management and Leadership \\ Employees|
|**Description:	**|In the Max Planck Society, gender-inclusive language is used in all documents and announcements. In consequence, gender-inclusive/gender-neutral language is used in all internal and public, written and oral, digital and analogue Max Planck documents and announcements. The form in which this happens can be chosen flexible:\\ Formulation options include:\\ * Formulating the female and male form,\\ * Use of Asterisk ( * ),\\ * Use of neutral forms \\ The gender asterisk "*" is unambiguous in language and avoids misunderstandings, presents all sexes adequately, contributes to equal rights for all genders and a respectful approach to gender equality, is short and comfortable and target-group-oriented.|
|**More information:**|Max-Planck-Gesellschaft e. V. (Germany)\\ Contact: zgb@gv.mpg.de|