For some, the question is an unwelcome reminder of an internal identity struggle they're not quite ready to share with the world.
There are many reasons someone may not want to share their pronouns.
This is not something that should be mandated (for instance you may have trans colleagues who do not feel able to share their pronouns yet) and it can be harmful to introduce a pronouns in email signature policy, but we believe you will find a ‘virtuous cycle’ taking place as more people join you in this small, simple step.For a gender critical young woman trying to survive in a liberal or "woke" community, there is perhaps no more dreaded question than "What are your pronouns?" This simple question has become a minefield, and everyone is afraid to say the wrong thing. We’d like to encourage you to do the same in your organisations and on your social media profiles where you can. Unfortunately, trans and non-binary people are often misgendered – and at times deliberately.Īdding our pronouns to our email signatures, social media profiles and stating them at the start of meetings is a simple step cisgender people can take to enable those from the non-binary and transgender communities to feel more seen and recognised. However, as the non-binary community has become more visible, more and more people are becoming aware of non-gendered pronouns such as they/them/theirs & ze/zir/zem. Up until recently, the only pronouns most people had heard of were he/him/his and she/her/hers. Well, to not only show support and solidarity for our transgender and non-binary friends in our acceptance of all genders, but to hopefully ease the burden on our trans and non-binary colleagues and acquaintances from having the same conversations again and again.īeing an ally every day is important, having pronouns in our signature can set a norm and encourage others to do the same.Īs a society, we are making others’ lives easier by declaring our pronouns, letting people know how we identify to eliminate any confusion and therefore minimising the chance of anyone being misgendered or “outed”, with no risk or burden whatsoever to the cisgender community.Īn act as simple as adding pronouns to email signatures can lead us on the way to normalising pronouns and by doing this we can hopefully make the world a more accepting and inclusive place for all. So, firstly, let’s start with why do we use pronouns in our signatures here at Inclusive Employers?
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