1. Sexual Misconduct Policies: Secretly Biased?
... "victim" and "survivor" to distinguish the roles involved in sexual harassment and misconduct, but keep the designated roles gender neutral ("University"). However, the University constantly places the female before the male when referring to sexual misconduct. For instance, the University's policy states that "a survivor may wish to preserve her or his privacy after a traumatic experience" ("University"). ... The placement of the female possessive pronoun before the male possessive pronoun implies an attitude towards gender consisting of the fact that sexual misconduct occurs more freq...
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