‘Hostess’ means a female host, which is the correct feminine form of the noun ‘host’. A host or hostess is someone who is responsible for greeting customers at a restaurant with a smile, welcoming them into
Edward Schiappa (2008) argues that there are three “gender lenses” embedded in our culture, and explains that they work to reproduce male power. Gender polarization means that the two sexes are identified as opposites, and that they can be defined by oppositional attributes:...