01-05-2018, 10:55 AM
(01-05-2018, 12:37 AM)Pheidippides Wrote: It may seem innocent, but language matters, and it is important to be an ally and recognize that patriarchy is so deeply rooted and commonplace in our language that it contributes to asserting dominance of one gender over another (MANager, fireMAN, chairMAN, MANkind, MANpower, dissemination, etc.).
"Manager" has the letters "M", "A" and "N" so it may seem a masculine origin, but that's actually a false assumption. It has the same roots as "manual" -- hand ("manus" in Latin).
From Wikipedia:
Quote:The English verb "manage" comes from the Italian maneggiare (to handle, especially tools or a horse), which derives from the two Latin words manus (hand) and agere (to act).