Publication: Working group against discriminatory language behaviour: Flyer "Gender-sensitive language around the university".

In order to contribute to more diversity in language at the University of Oldenburg, the working group against discriminatory language behaviour has created the flyer "Gender-sensitive language around the university". This will initially be made available free of charge in digital form on the working group's homepage as a download in various formats.

As the University of Oldenburg does not offer a centralised guide to gender-sensitive language, there was a desire to compile information and further advice for teaching staff and students in a compact format. The working group against discriminatory language behaviour was founded for this purpose. The ideas developed in the flyer are not intended to serve as a set of rules, but rather as orientation, suggestions and assistance - for all those who are interested in gender-sensitive language but are still unsure about how to use it.

The working group was created in the context of a course on the BA Gender Studies degree programme, which was initiated and run by Renata Kutinka and Pia Schlechter as part of their work at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Women's and Gender Studies (ZFG) and consists of Anne Boczaga, Hannah Doeker, Renata Kutinka, Anika Mikulski, Martha Motzer, Pia Schlechter and Paula Terstappen. The working group meets at regular intervals and develops all content based on consensus in a heterogeneous, non-hierarchical group.