“Ask the stewardess for a blanket.”
Gendered Entry 339 / 1011 60-second read
Stewardess vs. Flight Attendant
Stewardess and steward are outdated. Flight attendant is the standard professional term.
The comparisoni
“Ask the flight attendant for a blanket.”
More examplesii
01
The stewardess brought us extra pillows.
The flight attendant brought us extra pillows.
02
I asked the steward, but he wasn't sure.
I asked the flight attendant, but they weren't sure.
03
Please listen to the stewardesses for safety instructions.
Please listen to the flight attendants for safety instructions.
04
She wanted to become a stewardess.
She wanted to become a flight attendant.
05
The stewardess was very professional and helpful.
The flight attendant was very professional and helpful.
06
In the 1960s, stewardesses were required to be young and unmarried.
In the 1960s, the role of stewardess came with discriminatory requirements. (Historical context is fine.)
The ruleiii
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FLIGHT ATTENDANT is the standard, professional, gender-neutral term used by airlines and the in…
Stewardess was the common term for decades. Many people grew up using it and don't realize it's been officially replaced by a gender-neutral title across the industry.
Memory aidiv
Remember it like this
Flight attendant = the person who attends to passengers on a flight. Descriptive and neutral. Airlines stopped using 'stewardess' decades ago.