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According to Sharma (2014), the word gender sensitivity, also synonymous with gender sensitization, is the modification of behavior through awareness of gender equality concerns. Such an approach seems to have made topical headline in the global community, which is said to be achieved through various sensitization endeavors like campaigns, trainings, and workshops led by both national and international institutions across the world.
Kutateladze (2015) provided a linguistic approach to the concept to mean the examination of the language and selection of forms, which are unbiased and neutral. This has thrown a more sensitive approach to the political correctness of the word, particularly in the public domain, where the presence of left-wingers/heterodox thinkers like feminists has sought to make their presence in ensuring empowerment toward gender equality is made a...
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Jackson, E.A., Jackson, J. (2020). Global Perspectives on Gender Sensitivity and Economic Benefits. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_61-1
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