Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Sweden’s New Gender-Neutral Pronoun: Hen

Sweden's New Gender-Neutral Pronoun: 

Hen


By most people's standards, Sweden is a paradise for liberated women. It has the highest proportion of working women in the world, and women earn about two-thirds of all degrees. Standard parental leave runs at 480 days, and 60 of those days are reserved exclusively for dads, causing some to credit the country with forging the way for a new kind of nurturing masculinity. In 2010, the World Economic Forum designated Sweden as the most gender-equal country in the world.


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