Reply #68: Actually I disagree that actor, carpenter, lawyer, Justice etc. [View All]

[sabrina 1]

do not indicate gender. They indicate that those professionals are male. That is because back when the words were invented, women were excluded from those professions. As I pointed out in another post, as late as the early 20th century, women were excluded from being doctors in some European countries. That is why there is only one word for the profession. There were no women doctors. I think we should have our own word as women in other professions have after having declared their right to participate in their chosen professions.

King and Lord have female counter words, Queen and Lady, because the world recognized that women could hold those titles and were given the right to do so. But only a select few. Other professions barred women so there are no words, lawyers eg, to acknowledge their right to practice law. I wish there were. We are still hanging on to the coattails of men, using THEIR words to describe who we are. I like having my own words to let the world know I am a woman.