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Feds Create Race, Gender Speech Codes for Scientists to Direct Report Language

Apr 07, 20236 minEp. 105
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a federal and science technology office, has made race and gender speech codes for its scientists a top priority. The guidance, for example, tells federal employees not to use the words "blacklist" or "whitelist" because of the racial connotations and also cautions against "using terms that assign a gender to inanimate objects, such as male/female connectors."

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