Gender-neutrality

The limited movement to gender-neutrality already mandated by the Supreme Court has shifted the reward structure of pension and life insurance plans in a way far more complex than anticipated.

In seeking our legitimate share of power, women demanded the right to be held to a single standard, described in a common language. But we have wrongly assumed gender-neutrality in the single standard and in this common tongue. They are not neutral. They are male, developed, however unwittingly, by and for people without wombs or breasts, and whose institutions and language reflect this.

The move to gender-neutrality was announced in August. “We’re thrilled to join the other festivals and award shows that are already moving to celebrate great acting without reference to gender,” Welsh said in a statement, noting the organization is “happy to welcome nonbinary performers into the Spirit Awards without forcing them to choose to identify as male or female.”