"U.S. Catholic university lists ‘husband’ and ‘wife’ as words students should avoid"

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"A Catholic university in Ohio has put the words 'husband' and 'wife' on a list of words that students shouldn’t use in order to meet 'professional expectations.'

The University of Dayton’s (UD) website offers a 'gender inclusive language' list for students. The site is under the university's 'Women's Center' section. The school lists words deemed inappropriate because they are gender-specific, along with substitute words deemed appropriate.

Examples of incorrect, officially discouraged words to use include 'mankind,' 'layman,' 'man hours,' 'man-made,' 'man power,' 'middleman,' 'chairwoman,' 'spokeswoman,' 'husband,' 'wife,' 'cleaning lady,' 'maintenance man,' 'Congresswoman,' 'salesman,' 'businesswoman,' 'policeman,' 'fireman,' and 'mailman.' 

Approved words include 'humankind,' 'layperson,' 'staff hours,' 'chairperson,' 'spokesperson,' 'spouse,' 'partner,' 'significant other,' 'custodial staff,' 'legislator,' 'sales associate,' 'business person,' 'police officer,' 'firefighter,' and 'mail carrier' or 'postal worker.'

A screen-grab of University of Dayton's gender-inclusive language list.University of Dayton / screen-grab

The University of Dayton describes itself as a 'top-tier Catholic research university with academic offerings from the undergraduate to the doctoral levels.'"