Does Gender-Fair Language Pay Off? The Social Perception of Professions from a Cross-Linguistic Perspective.

In many languages, masculine forms (e.g., German Lehrer, "teachers, masc.

Capturing socially motivated linguistic change: how the use of gender-fair language affects support for social initiatives in Austria and Poland.

Gender-fair language consists of the symmetric linguistic treatment of women and men instead of using masculine forms as generics. In this study, we examine how the use of gender-fair language affects readers' support for social initiatives in Poland and Austria. While gender-fair language is relatively novel in Poland, it is well established in Austria.