Berkeley leaders voted unanimously this week to replace about 40 gender-specific words in the city code with gender-neutral terms — an effort to be more inclusive that’s drawing both praise ...

Berkeley leaders voted unanimously this week to replace about 40 gender-specific words in the city code with gender-neutral terms. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) BERKELEY, Calif.

The words "manpower" and "manhole" will become "workforce" and "maintenance hole." The City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed the measure to replace more than two dozen commonly used terms.

Berkeley leaders voted unanimously this week to replace about 40 gender-specific words in the city code with gender-neutral terms — an effort to be more inclusive that’s drawing both praise ...

The words “manpower” and “manhole” will become “workforce” and “maintenance hole.” The City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed the measure to replace more than two dozen ...

Berkeley leaders voted unanimously this week to replace about 40 gender-specific words in the city code with gender-neutral terms — an effort to be more inclusive that's drawing both praise and ...

Berkeley drops words like ‘manpower’ in push to be inclusive Berkeley leaders voted unanimously this week to replace about 40 gender-specific words in the city code with gender-neutral terms.