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GenderTerm: UN Women online resources on the use of gender-inclusive language
![Newscaster Lady Belinda Juaw at the community radio station Spirit FM 99.9 Yei in South Sudan, spreads information about the importance of voting, particularly for young women. Photo: Norwegian People’s Aid/Werner Anderson via Flickr CC 2.0.](https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/11_media_norwegianpeoplesaid_southsudan_1_675x350.jpeg?t=1642408405)
As the global champion for women and girls, UN Women recognizes the importance of language in fighting gender bias and promotes the use of gender-inclusive language in all contexts and at all times. Gender-inclusive language refers to language that places both women and men at the same level, and which does not convey gender stereotypes.
Our searchable gender-inclusive lexicon below includes some 650 entries in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish. You can search it using the “Find a term” search, or alphabetically.
Additional resources used by UN Women to ensure gender-inclusive language are available on the right menu. These will be updated as necessary as the use of gender-inclusive language evolves.
Please feel free to use this searchable gender-inclusive lexicon and associated resources and share them widely among your peers. As this is a live document, should you have any questions or suggestions, or simply require further information, please contact GenderTerm.
Resources
Gender-sensitive lexicon
English
Translations
Country representative
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Representante del país
Représentante de pays / Représentant de pays
الممثل القطري
Страновой представитель/ Представитель страны
Court waiver
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Dispensa/exención del tribunal
Dérogation du tribunal
تنازل المحكمة
судебное разрешение
Cross-border movements
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Movimientos transfronterizos
Mouvements transfrontaliers
الحركات العابرة للحدود
Трансграничные перемещения
Cross-cutting
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Transversal/intersectorial/interdisciplinario
Transversalité
شامل لعدة (قطاعات، مجالات...)
Межсекторальный
Cross-generational relationships
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Relaciones intergeneracionales
Relations intergénérationnelles
العلاقات العابرة للأجيال
Взаимоотношения между поколениями
CSO
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Comité de altos funcionarios
Comité de hauts fonctionnaires
منظمات المجتمع المدنى
ОГО
Cultural barriers
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Barreras culturales
Obstacles culturels / barrières culturelles
عوائق ثقافية
Культурные барьеры
Day care
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Guardería infantil
Garderie
الرعاية النهارية اليومية للأطفال في سن الحضانة (المرحلة التأهيلية ماقبل التعليم الأساسي)
Дневной уход за детьми / Детский сад
Decent work
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Trabajo decente
Emploi décent
العمل اللائق
Достойный труд
Decentralization
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Descentralización
Décentralisation
اللامركزية
Децентрализация
Decision-making processes
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Procesos de toma de decisión
Processus de prise de décision
عملية صنع القرار
Процесс принятия решения
Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Declaración sobre la Eliminación de la Violencia contra las Mujeres
Déclaration sur l’élimination de la violence contre les femmes
إعلان بشأن القضاء على العنف ضد المرأة
Декларация об искоренении насилия в отношении женщин
Deputy Executive Director
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Directora ejecutiva adjunta/Director ejecutivo adjunto
Directrice exécutive adjointe, Directeur exécutif adjoint
نائب/ة مدير تنفيذي
заместитель Директора-исполнителя
Deputy Secretary-General
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Vicesecretaria General/Vicesecretario General
Vice-Secrétaire général(e)
نائب/ة الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة
заместитель Генерального секретаря
Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of OECD
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Comité de Asistencia para el Desarrollo (CAD) de la OCDE
imgComité d’aide au développement (CAD) de l’OCDE
لجنة المساعدة الإنمائيّة
Комитет содействия развитию (КСР) ОЭСР
Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Desarme, desmovilización y reintegración
Désarmement, démobilisation et réintégration
نزع السلاح وتسريح الجنود وإعادة الإدماج
Разоружение, демобилизация и реинтеграция
Discrimination against women/Gender-based discrimination
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Discriminación contra las mujeres/hacia las mujeres
Discrimination à l’égard des femmes / basée sur le genre / Discrimination contre les femmes / à l’égard des femmes
التمييز ضد المرأة /التمييز القائم على النوع الاجتماعي
Дискриминация в отношении женщин / Дискриминация по признаку пола
Disempowerment
- Spanish
- French
- Arabic
- Russian
Desempoderamiento/Pérdida de poder
Perte d’autonomie
إضعاف/ استضعاف
Лишение прав и возможностей / Бесправие