The thesis Analysis of the addressing women in selected administrative texts describes whether the gender – sensitive use og language is taken into account in the administrative texts we have chosen for analysis. We took a closer look at selected examples of decisions, minutes and job advertisements. In the analysis, we focused on addressing women, especially on addressing and title women. We found that in the decisions, where it is necessary, in most cases the female gender and gender – neutral language are used. In the minutes, women are mostly referred to in the feminine form, but there are still cases where they are referred to in the masculine form. In most cases, job advertisements are still written in the masculine form, and almost all job advertisements use the form M/F, which should mean that both genders are invited to apply for the advertised position. Job ads are still written in a male generic form that applies to both sexes. In a short survey, we asked women if it bothers them, or if they notice at all, when they are addressed, referred to in the masculine form, and whether they feel equally motivated to apply for an advertised position when it is advertised in the masculine form. The analysis showed that the majority of female respondents find it bothersome, when they are addressed and referred to in the masculine form, and in most job advertisements they do not feel equally motivated to apply
From the findings, we can still conclude that despite eqaality and greater inclusion of women, stereotypical representations of women and unequal treatment in representations of professions and incorrect naming and addressing in cases where it would be necessary to use gender – sensitive language still occur. We would like to point out that the consideration of gender – inclusive use of language depends mainly on the knowledge, beliefs and linguistic cultivation of individuals, since they influence the addressee through the use and choice of linguistic means.
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