The Erosion of Meaning: How Language Lost Its Way on Sex and Gender The Supreme Court's deliberations often grapple with linguistic nuances, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's early days as a lawyer were no exception.
Her secretary at Columbia Law School advised her to avoid distracting associations with the term "sex.
" This suggestion reflected a growing trend where words like "gender" began to supplant "sex" in conversations about identity and biology.