GenderTerm: UN Women online resources on the use of gender-inclusive language
As the global champion for women and girls, UN Women recognizes the importance of language in fighting gender bias and promotes the use of gender-inclusive language in all contexts and at all times. Gender-inclusive language refers to language that places both women and men at the same level, and which does not convey gender stereotypes.
Our searchable gender-inclusive lexicon below includes some 650 entries in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish. You can search it using the “Find a term” search, or alphabetically.
Additional resources used by UN Women to ensure gender-inclusive language are available on the right menu. These will be updated as necessary as the use of gender-inclusive language evolves.
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Resources
Gender-sensitive lexicon
English
Translations
Women’s positions/status
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Posicionamiento/ condición de las mujeres
Position des femmes / Condition des femmes
مواقف/أوضاع النساء
Положение женщин/статус женщин
Women’s protection advisor
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Consejera/consejero para la protección de mujeres
Conseillère pour la protection des femmes / Conseiller pour la protection des femmes
مستشار/ة حماية المرأة
Советник по вопросам защиты женщин
Women’s remittances
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Remesas realizadas por las mujeres
Transferts de fonds par des femmes immigrées
مستشار/ة التحويلات المالية للمرأة
Денежные переводы, производимые женщинами (мигрантами)
Women’s representation in decision-making
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Representación de las mujeres en la toma de decisiones
Représentation des femmes dans les processus décisionnels / sphères décisionnelles
تمثيل المرأة في اتخاذ القرار
Представленность женщин на уровне принятия решений
Women’s rights
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Derechos de las mujeres
Droits des femmes / Droits de la femme
حقوق المرأة
Права женщин
Women’s rights to land and inheritance
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Derecho de las mujeres a la tierra y la herencia
Droits des femmes à la propriété foncière et à l’héritage
حقوق المرأة في حيازة الأرض والإرث
Права женжин на владение землей и наследование
Women’s shelters
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Refugios para mujeres
Refuges pour les femmes, foyers pour les femmes
مآوي (جمع مأوى) النساء
Приюты для женщин
Women’s situation rooms
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Centros de crisis de mujeres
Centres de crise tenus par des femmes
غرفة عمليات المرأة
Оперативные центры по делам женщин
Women’s social safety nets
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Redes de seguridad social para las mujeres
Dispositif de protection sociale pour les femmes
شبكة الأمان الاجتماعي للمرأة
Система социальной защиты женщин
Women’s well-being
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Bienestar de las mujeres
Bien-être des femmes
رفاه المرأة
Благополучие женщин
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
World Conference of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
World leaders
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Líderes mundiales
Leaders mondiaux
قادة العالم
Мировые лидеры
Zero Hunger