Clergywomen in the Church of England end the gender inclusive language debate

A total of 1,139 clergywomen in the Church of England completed an Attitude Toward Gender Inclusive Language Scale together with the Revised Eysenck P ersonality Questionnaire (EPQ-R). They also responded to three further ques tions on their age, their educational level and the type of ministry, in wh ich they were currently engaged. The data demonstrate that attitude toward gender inclusive language is a function both of certain social-structural f actors and of basic differences in personality,. Younger clergywomen, engag ed in stipendiary ministry who tend to score higher on the psychoticism sca le and lower on the lie scale are likely to have a more positive attitude t oward gender inclusive language.