When There is No He/She: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Genderless Language Use and Its Impact on Gender Ideology

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In the "African Islamic" subgroup, those that live in a genderless language-speaking country are more likely to consider gender equality as a part of democracy, to find domestic violence unjustifiable, and to express egalitarian attitudes regarding the right to a job and the capabilities of men and women. In the "Latin America" subgroup, those that live in a genderless language-speaking country are more likely to express egalitarian attitudes regarding income equality in marriage but less likely to find domestic violence unjustifiable or to express egalitarian attitudes towards education, right to job, and political leadership. In the "Orthodox Europe" subgroup, those that live in a genderless language-speaking country are more likely to disapprove of domestic violence and to support income equality in marriage. In the "West and South Asia" subgroup, those that live in a genderless language-speaking country are more likely to disapprove of domestic violence and find it unjustifiable.