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    Can a word change make women feel welcome at work? France hopes so.

    Mar 21, 2019 3 minutes

    In the face of a language bound by gender, where job titles are inherently masculine, Danielle Terrien, a Parisian author and poet, has been referring to herself in the feminine form for years.

    “I always call myself an auteure or une poète. I always put the ‘e,’ even in my published works,” says Ms. Terrien. “It sounds just as nice written or orally.”

    As in most modern Romance languages, every word in French is either masculine or feminine, from a plant to a box to an old shoe. Unlike English, which has the

    ‘A certain aesthetic’ Lukewarm reception from some 

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