Will words like 'fireman' soon be a thing of the past in Oakland? That could happen if residents vote to pass a new measure aimed at removing gender-specific language from the city charter.
WATCH LIVE TUESDAY:As an example, the charter, which was adopted in 1968, still refers to the Mayor using male pronouns. The measure would change the word "fireman" to "firefighters" in the city charter.
"Words matter," said Candice Koshman, an engineer for the Oakland Fire Department. "They really do. They can, they can hurt or heal. So our goal is definitely, in the Oakland fire department, to be all inclusive. So I'm really excited to hear about this. This is great."Brooke Meredith, who identifies as nonbinary and uses the pronouns they/them, is a firefighter in Oakland and said hearing the word firemen automatically excludes a lot of people.
"I think language is very important, especially in terms of inclusivity and diversity and part of what we've been doing in Oakland, and with the help of Candice, with the town firefighter group, is exposing people to people like female-identified folks and non-binary folks to the job of firefighter and changing the language from fireman to firefighter honors who we want to come in, and also the people doing the job now and who have been doing the job because it's been quite a...
Oakland adopted a resolution in 2020, establishing a city policy requiring city affairs to be conducted in a way that uses gender-inclusive language accounting for all and doesn't assume a specific gender. That would include when it comes to city laws, policies, and communications.If voters approve the proposed Charter amendment, the city charter would change accordingly.
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