In Greek, the word "άνθρωπος"/human is grammatically masculine. However, etymologically, its meaning does not align with gender. Unlike in English, where the word "man" is used in many cases to denote a human being. In Greek, "άνθρωπος" is etymologically one who "looks" upwards and one who has the ability to rethink/recall what they have seen and study it.
However, the fact that grammatically the word "άνθρωπος" is masculine gendered has concerned some people, mainly in the context of discussions about sexism, etc. Certainly, we can always use the phrase "ανθρώπινο ον" (human being), which grammatically is gender-neutral.
Language reflects and dynamically influences attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions. You are right.
Society needs to undergo multifaceted processes to change certain things, and it's not enough, for example, to issue a directive from the European Parliament, as had been done at some point, regarding the use of inclusive language.
Regarding the use of the grammatically feminine "Människa", initially, for some reason, I was struck by the singular ending in a word with a plural first compound.
Beyond that, regarding the replacement of "he/him/his" with "she/her/hers," on the one hand, it's interesting, but on the other hand, it's like ending up doing what was done with the "masculinization" of many terms at the expense of the feminine essence.
Since we carry both masculine and feminine energy, regardless of the percentages of each mainly based on gender at the physical level, I would prefer a change, a creation of a new word that would precisely convey this or the establishment of a term that would not refer to either gender at the expense of the other.
Because of the fact that everything in the Universe is created by the union of a feminine and a masculine principle, I would find it more fitting to have a word that attributes both to the Earth (Mother, feminine) and to the Sky (Father, masculine), the percentage that corresponds to them in Cosmogony.
When you refer to "man" as "she", is it for honouring the archetype of Mother Earth? Is it because of the injustice of such a long time against the female principle?
