Question

Revise the following sentences to reduce bias (e.g., gender, racial, ethnic, age, and disability).

1) In 18 or more states, an employee has the right to view his employee record.
2) Media Moguls hired Charissa Love, an African American, for the position of social media coordinator.
3) A skilled assistant proofreads her boss's documents and catches any errors he makes.
4) Curtis is crippled with arthritis, but his crippling rarely interferes with his work.
5) Recently appointed to the commission are a lady lawyer, a Nigerian CPA, and two businessmen.
6) The conference in the Bahamas offers special side trips for the wives of executives.

Answer 1

Revising sentences to eliminate bias involves using gender-neutral terms and people-first language, as well as avoiding stereotypes. Sentences can be rephrased by replacing gendered pronouns with 'their' or by removing unnecessary references to race, disability, or gender altogether.

Step-by-step explanation:

To reduce bias in language, it's important to use gender-neutral terms, be sensitive to how we refer to people with disabilities, and avoid stereotyping based on racial, ethnic, or other characteristics. Here is an example of how we can revise sentences to eliminate bias:

1. In 18 or more states, employees have the right to view their employee records.
2. Media Moguls hired Charissa Love for the position of social media coordinator.
3. A skilled assistant proofreads their boss's documents and catches any errors.
4. Curtis has arthritis, but it rarely interferes with his work.
5. Recently appointed to the commission are a lawyer, a Nigerian CPA, and two business professionals.
6. The conference in the Bahamas offers special side trips for spouses of executives.

By employing strategies such as using plural pronouns or non-gendered nouns, and referring to people in a way that acknowledges them first rather than their characteristics or conditions, we reduce gender bias and other forms of biased language.

Answer 2

1) In 18 or more states, the employees have the right to view their employee records.

2) Media Moguls hired Charissa Love, who belongs to America, for the position of social media coordinator.

3) Skilled assistants proofread their boss's documents and catch any errors they make.

4) Curtis is diagnosed with crippling arthritis, yet he manages to work well.

5) Recently appointed to the commission are a lawyer, a CPA from Nigeria and two business-person.

6) The conference in the Bahamas offers special side trips for the spouses of executives.