Correct Answer - Option 2 : is using a gender-free language
Gender is a social construct that refers to the socially and culturally constructed system that attributes meaning to what it means to be a male or a female in a particular society. The teacher has to encourage the equality of all genders among the children to make them free from any type of gender stereotypes.
Gender-neutral or Gender-free language:
- It is that type of language which is used to promote gender equality among children to present the ideal language to be used while addressing any gender.
- It helps the teacher to make the children understand the importance of integrity and unity i.e., they are a unit as a class and whatever task is assigned to a class, each of them will be accountable.
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For example, In role-playing, a student at the end said, ‘This news report is presented by the reporter, Anshu and cameraman, Priya”’ The teacher said that instead of cameraman you should say cameraperson.
- The word "chairman" is representing gender clearly i.e., a person who is a man. So, he is being called chairman. It is an example of gender-biased language.
- While the word "chairperson" is just indicating that a person or we can say an individual is the head of a committee. So, it becomes gender-neutral language which is why the teacher insisted on using a chairperson.
Thus from the above-mentioned points, it is clear that the language of the teacher indicates that the teacher is using gender-free language.
