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“It is not a feminist fad”: a agent of the Walloon Brabant defends inclusive writing

The Tubizienne wishes to specify that the inclusive writing has not completely disappeared from the texts voted by the provincial council: “No, the province did not delete inclusive writingassures the provincial councilor Lyseline Louvigny. There are always inclusive writing elements in the texts: in one of the two regulations concerned, spicy words are present, the masculine term “the head of the establishment” does not appear there and is replaced by “management”. This choice is an inclusive form of writing. What (the provincial deputy) Christophe Dister evoked in the session is the removal of the median point – one of the possible tools of inclusive writing, but certainly not the only one. Reducing inclusive writing to the median point is a fundamental error and terminological confusion. It is wrong to say that the province has removed inclusive writing: what has been expressed is a preference for other forms, such as neutral turns or explicit feminizations. “

The notice provided to the advisers, however, mentions “The deletion of the use of inclusive writing in the official texts of the regulation” general of provincial education studies.

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“It should be remembered that inclusive writing is a legal obligation: the decree of March 17, 2022 on the feminization of official texts requires all the entities of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, including the provinces, to use inclusive language and to feminize the names of functions and trades. This decree applies to all acts and all official communicationsrecalls Lyseline Louvigny.The province has also undertaken to work on an internal coordination note in order to guarantee this compliance in all its documents. “

“The province recognizes its shortcomings”

And the province of Walloon Brabant still has efforts to be made, estimates Lyseline Louvigny: “To my appointment as a provincial councilor, the decree mentioned” the advisor “. After reporting, excuses were sent to me. The province recognizes his shortcomings in this area and is aware of the work to be provided: it is now necessary to move towards a coherent approach and an appropriate staff training.”

As she did during the last provincial council, Lyseline Louvigny intends to continue to defend inclusive writing: “Inclusive writing is not a” feminist fad “, as some who ignore the subject like to caricature it. It is a concrete tool in the service of equality, and a lever to make visible all the people who make up our society. It is a political responsibility to integrate it fully, not a choice.”

We would not swear that everyone is also convinced of it in the provincial council.

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