dottoressa is the title you would use to address your female doctor in italian.
dottoressa is the title you would use to address your female doctor in italian.
what title would you use to address your female doctor in italian?
dottoressa
in italian, female job titles are easily formed with -"a", -"essa" and other feminine suffixes: a female teacher is a "maestra", a female doctor is a "dottoressa". however, for jobs that have only recently opened up to women, there is some resistance to using the feminine forms, which are considered ugly or ridiculous. for example, a female lawyer can be called "avvocata" or "avvocatessa" (feminine) but some might prefer to use the word "avvocato" (masculine). opponents of these feminine forms claim that they're offensive because they overemphasize the gender, or that they're incorrect neologisms. the accademia della crusca and the treccani have spoken in favour of the usage of feminine job titles.
gender neutrality in languages with grammatical gender
bullet::::- first female doctor of agriculture: synnöve von hausen (1936)









































bullet::::- first female doctor of laws (justice) in finland: inkeri anttila (1946)









































bullet::::- first female doctor of theology: eira paunu (1952)









































bullet::::- first female doctor in social sciences: elina haavio-mannila (1958)









































bullet::::- professorships









































bullet::::- first female professor in finland (personal extraordinary professor, åbo akademi): alma söderhjelm (1927)









































bullet::::- first female professor of medicine and holder of a permanent chair (obstetrics and gynaecology): laimi leidenius (1930)









































bullet::::- first female professor of chemistry: salli eskola (1947)









































bullet::::- first female professor in physical and natural sciences (assistant professor in chemistry): salli eskola
list of firsts in finland