Politics & Government
Darien Plans To Rid Town Documents Of Gendered Words: Report
The town has identified gender-specific language in its documents, and it plans to replace it with neutral words, The Darien Times reported.
DARIEN, CT — Darien's town documents will likely be getting a makeover soon.
The town used a software to find gender-specific words in its charter, and pending a passed resolution they will be replaced with neutral language, The Darien Times reported.
The town first introduced the idea in a resolution last summer, which outlined its plans to review its charter and code using a software called Municode.
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Municode found over 450 instances of gendered language within its town charter and code of ordinances, according to The Darien Times — words like "chairman" and "mankind."
And if the Representative Town Meeting approves a resolution to adopt the changes, those words will be replaced with language like "chair" and "humankind," the newspaper said.
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"It just seemed like it was time to make some changes, to bring the documents up into a current standard," Frank Kemp, chair of the RTM's Town Government Structure and Administration Committee, told The Darien Times.
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