V prispevku obravnavam uporabo spolno občutljivega jezika z vidika slovenskega javnega govora in reprezentacij spola v njem. V tem kontekstu nimamo opraviti predvsem z jezikom kot sistemom, temveč z jezikom kot diskurzom. Enakost spolov v javnem govoru raziskujem preko implicitnih vrednotenj in jezikovnih izbir na primeru spolno zaznamovane rabe svojilne oblike ženskih priimkov.The article deals with the use of gender-sensitive language in Slovene public discourse and in relation to gender representations within it. I will argue that in this context we are dealing primarily not with language as a system, but with language as discourse. Gender equality in public discourse is explored through implicit evaluation and linguistic choices of gend...