Comment by kiney
no, "Softwareentwickler" doed NOT mean the person is male. It's the correct german form for either male OR generic. (generisches Maskulinum)
no, "Softwareentwickler" doed NOT mean the person is male. It's the correct german form for either male OR generic. (generisches Maskulinum)
Same is true in Polish, but the feminist movement insists this is not acceptable and tries to push feminatives.
I personally have no strong opinion on this, FWIW, just confirming GP's making a good point there. A translated word or phrase may be technically, grammatically correct, but still not be culturally correct.