Gender and language

Is a barista male or female? In English, it is gender neutral when singular or plural (baristas), but in Italian, it is gender-specific when plural, either the masculine “”baristi,”” which means “”barmen”” or “”bartenders,”” or the feminine “”bariste,”” which means “”barmaids.”” In the United States, this term is limited to servers of coffee-based beverages Read … Read more

What do you call a handyman woman? Definition of handywoman. 1 : a woman who does odd jobs. 2 : a woman who is competent in a variety of small skills or inventive or ingenious in repair or maintenance work. Read more on www.merriam-webster.com Handyman labor has always been considered to be a male-dominated profession. … Read more