The French government, braving language traditionalists, has begun feminizing job titles for women, ending the sexist notion that male job titles take precedence even when the worker is a woman. Change comes first to the Education Ministry, where a female "directeur" (director) will be called a "directrice" and a woman "conseiller" (adviser) will be a "conseillere." While a male professor will be referred to as "le professeur," a female will be referred to as "la professeure."
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The French government, braving language traditionalists, has begun feminizing job titles for women, ending the sexist notion that male job titles take precedence even when the worker is a woman. Change comes first to the Education Ministry, where a female "directeur" (director) will be called a "directrice" and a woman "conseiller" (adviser) will be a "conseillere." While a male professor will be referred to as "le professeur," a female will be referred to as "la professeure."
