Gendered Entry 246 / 1011 60-second read

Manpower vs. Workforce/Labor

Workforce or personnel are better than 'manpower'.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

We don't have enough manpower to finish the sprint.

✓ Correct

We don't have enough capacity/personnel to finish the sprint.

The ruleii

WORKFORCE, PERSONNEL, STAFF, or CAPACITY are professional, neutral terms for human resources.

Common in military and industrial history, but outdated in modern diverse workplaces.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Focus on the WORK, not the MAN.

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