Editor's letter: Breaking the bias one word at a time

Lauren Mason
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This Tuesday marks International Women’s Day, which celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

This year's theme is #BreakTheBias, in a global bid for people to forge equality for women and strive towards a world free of bias, and where everything is equitable and inclusive.  The first stepping stone towards doing so is, of course, to talk about it.  "Again?" I can hear the disgruntled cries from a minority of our readers already, who are no doubt suffering from what Dame Helena Morrissey describes on page 12 this week as "gender fatigue", or even diversity fatigue generally.  It is a conundrum that anybody who is passionate about promoting inclusivity faces. It may seem ...

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