[johngalt]

From the complaint:

> ... the “Wizards Wanted” section of its website. Indeed, given that a “wizard” generally is defined as “a man who has magical powers,” and virtually without exception images of wizards are male, Magic Leap’s recruiting verbiage contains a not-so-subtle “women-need-not-apply” message.

Ummm... technically there is an equivalent 'typically female' term for a woman with magical powers.

I think Magic Leap would still be in trouble if they had used that term in their recruiting literature.

[jaredsohn]

This stackexchange entry (https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/182876/why-are-f...) is interesting re: this subject. Basically, the accepted answer asserts that treating 'witch' as a female wizard is a Harry Potterism and that the corresponding male term for witch is warlock.

Another answer suggests 'wizardess' may be the better female term for wizard.

At least in tech we use the same terms for both male and female programmers :)

[matt_wulfeck]

Or better yet let's all decide as a society that a wizard can be any gender.

[dragonwriter]

> Ummm... technically there is an equivalent 'typically female' term for a woman with magical powers.

"Sorceress"?

[basch]

witch. wizardess? sorceress is born with powers, without the need for historical documents slash knowledge or training and practice. they can coast through life.

[vkou]

"Magician"? Works for all genders, too!

[dragonwriter]

"Magician" is gender-neutral and ideal, but not "typically female".

[xherberta]

Unfortunately "Magician" doesn't sound like a person you would want messing around in your code base, though.

[coev]

The company has "magic" in its name, I think they get a pass.

[EthanHeilman]

"Digital Witches and Wizards wanted" has a Harry Potter ring to it.

Magician, Mage, Conjuror, Illusionist, Phosphomancer are all gender neutral.

[matt_wulfeck]

Anything is gender neutral if we decide it's gender neutral.

[moomin]

Not quite. It's when we agree it's gender neutral. Good luck with your multi-decade quest to change the accepted meaning and connotations of relatively common words in the English language.

[Apocryphon]

Should've just gone with Mage.

[moomin]

It's really not equivalent if you wouldn't call someone that to their face.

[Pica_soO]

Objection your honor, the sevent-daughter-of-a-seventh-son can be a wizard, thus i demand the charge be dropped based upon precedence of Terry Pratchet vs Gender Stereotypes. I rest my case.

[nindalf]

I too support Equal Rites for all but a minor correction. Pratchett specifies that it is the eighth child of an eighth son, not seventh.

[jjawssd]

Did you just assume that there are only two genders?