Pronouns at work

Tell them thay they're being discriminatory in forcing you to out yourself against your will (you don't have to say what you'd be outing yourself as).

Feminism board might be helpful, I've had (mandated) pronoun usage advice there before

Ridiculous. I wouldn't participate in nonsense.

Gender critical beliefs are protected in law.

You do not have to believe in Gender identity or use pronouns for yourself as per the Forstater judgement.

Your HR people are way behind

I personally would use them in my emails, but you're right in that you shouldn't be forced to if that's what they're doing.

I always think less of someone if they have pronouns in their email signature. It makes them look rather ridiculous. So I'd be opposing it as well. Perhaps email fairplayforwomen.com for some advice?

From Sex Matters:

You might have any number of reasons for rejecting a call to “state your pronouns”. These may be rooted in your religious beliefs, philosophical beliefs (including feminist convictions), sexual orientation, or simply discomfort at being required to participate in a ritual based on a belief you don’t share. All of these are protected characteristics under the Equality Act.
People who consider themselves transgender but who haven’t taken steps to transition and are not ‘out’ can also find being asked for their pronouns upsetting.

https://sex-matters.org/posts/updates/pronouns/#:~:text=Remember%20that%20it's%20not%20necessary,t%20announce%20them%20at%20meetings.

https://sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Pronouns-at-work-guide.pdf

or the short version https://sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Pronouns-summary.pdf

Very short version- they can’t force you.

I wouldn't do this. I'd say I was offended by it, because it should be obvious. It surely isn't lawful grounds to dismiss?
It seems pretty sexist to me too. Countless women in various fields have often avoided their title in correspondence for various reason and have just sign off with their initial and surname. Like female authors have often done.
I would refuse and wouldn't be forced into it.

I like the line “my pronouns are sex-based, like my oppression”. If being a feminist is a sackable offence in a company run by blue-haired teens, I’d possibly be outraged that they want to out you when you haven’t decided what your pronouns are yet.

Can you go with - "my name is well-known as a woman's name so I do not feel this is necessary"? The only purpose then becomes a political statement of solidarity which is not the purpose of an email footer.

I really dislike this and thankfully we are not being mandated to do it, but encouraged

Thankfully, my employer doesn't ask this of us at work. I'd they did, I'd refuse and refer to Forstater v CDG Europe. Declaring your pronouns would assume you subscribe to gender identities, which you are not legally obliged to. Gender critical 'beliefs' are indeed 'worthy of respect in a democratic society', and that belief is protected under the Equality Act 2010. To force you into any other option could be viewed as coercive or as discriminatory under the aforementioned Act. A firm No Thank You.

You could explain you are uncomfortable with it and if they force you then they are potentially “outing” you before you’re ready to go public. I thought most companies had got bored with this now?

And yet we aren’t quite drowning out the delicate trip-trapping hooves of the bridge-dwellers.

If you must use "pronouns," change them twice a day.

They can’t force you. They can’t discipline you. Like the pp I take a dim view of people with pronouns in their signatures.

One solution....

She/he/her/his/they/them

I always assume that they’re not whatever the pronoun is, otherwise why would “Susan” need to tell me she’s she/her?

Hahaha thy/thou would be brilliant 😂

but as PPs have said just throw it back at them- you don’t feel comfortable being forced to label your pronouns as you are not ready to disclose them. Or something like that

I always think of people who put their pronouns in their email signature as prize pricks (in the same way as those who add their qualifications).

Yeah, why should women want to protect themselves? 🙄