ABSTRACT
Western society is more inclusive, more accepting of minorities, their interests and needs. There are different attitudes from those that prevailed at the end of World War II and all these changes in society are reflected in language. The language abounds with words and phrases for females classifying them on the basis of their appearance, sexual performance or record of alleged sexual activity. Until around the middle of the twentieth century life was controlled by men. In Europe and in its colonies and former colonies, which together accounted for most of the world, it was controlled by white men. In most of the English-speaking world laws banning male homosexual practices have been repealed and there is growing recognition that not everyone is a heterosexual male or heterosexual female In the wake of the rise of feminism it has become commonplace to point out there is a bias against females built into English and many other languages.
