If you’re going to dismantle the patriarchy from the bottom up, that means starting with the sewers. The city council in Berkeley, California, plans to refer to manholes as “maintenance holes” as part of an ordinance that would formally remove all gendered language from its city code.
The proposal would replace all instances of “he” or “she” in the city code with “they” in an effort to be gender neutral.
“A male-centric municipal code doesn’t reflect the reality of the city of Berkeley,” a city council member tells NBC News.
Fort Lauderdale Loses Water Service
An estimated 220,000 customers in
News Briefs: City Nixes 'Manholes' for Gender-Neutral 'Maintenance Holes'
Also in this week's sewer and water news, 220,000 customers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are left without water service after a subcontractor breaks a water main
Jul 23, 2019
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