Amen! ________________________________ From: Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Tina Kimmel <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2022 2:32 AM To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Paper on use of sexed language in communication on maternity WOW! THANK YOU Karleen for this important, brave, comprehensive, and sorely-needed statement! Tina At 3:33 PM +1000 4/17/22, Karleen Gribble wrote: >Hi everyone, > >Thought that some here might be interested in a paper that I recently had published with some venerable colleagues on the importance of sexed language (including 'women' and 'mothers') in communications regarding pregnancy, birth, lactation, breastfeeding, and newborn care. The paper is written from an explicitly global perspective and is intended to assist individuals and organisations to think about language usage for themselves and to avoid pitfalls and unintended consequences. https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frontiersin.org%2Farticles%2F10.3389%2Ffgwh.2022.818856%2Ffull&data=04%7C01%7C%7C771b2c1642954a15868708da203c0e6e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637857739551354109%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=RF01hfWDOkf7PPA%2F6q%2FrwNHLmQ0fS68YHeSPcWhzvn4%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frontiersin.org%2Farticles%2F10.3389%2Ffgwh.2022.818856%2Ffull&data=04%7C01%7C%7C771b2c1642954a15868708da203c0e6e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637857739551354109%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=RF01hfWDOkf7PPA%2F6q%2FrwNHLmQ0fS68YHeSPcWhzvn4%3D&reserved=0> > >Karleen Gribble >Australia > *********************************************** > »@«*´`*»@«*´`*»@«*´`*´¯`·.¸¸ ¸¸.·´¯`*´`*»@«*´`*»@«*´`*»@« Tina Kimmel, PhD, MSW, MPH Oakland, California *********************************************** Archives: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.lsoft.com%2Farchives%2FLACTNET.html&data=04%7C01%7C%7C771b2c1642954a15868708da203c0e6e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637857739551354109%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=qdEcoD0n82GY8XxYZ1BtcBJElasC2XQrDZcJlQ0VTAI%3D&reserved=0 To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome