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Sharing Pronouns

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Stepuptowardsinfinity · 18/01/2023 16:24

I know this has been discussed a lot but I haven't come across it personally until now. I am doing a presentation for a client, who I can't afford to lose. They have sent me a template for my slides and it includes putting my pronouns against my name. I have just ignored this and put my name in but I don't know what to do if they come back and ask me to put in pronouns. I feel very strongly that asking me to share pronouns means they are asking me to sign up to a gender ideology that I don't believe in so ideally I would refuse. At the same time, I can't afford to annoy them as I am earning hardly anything at the moment and need the money. Any advice?

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HipTightOnions · 18/01/2023 16:37

and then you are signalling you are female

Why would OP need or want to do this though?

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Stepuptowardsinfinity · 18/01/2023 16:34

Thanks. I hadn't thought about Ms etc though it is for quite a young, trendy company and that feels a bit stuffy. If I were being asked verbally I would just say to them to use whatever pronouns they wanted but it is on the template for the presentation that they want a few weeks in advance of the event, so it is in writing.

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dementedpixie · 18/01/2023 16:31

Could an option be to put Ms/Mrs/Miss instead and then you are signalling you are female? Or say you don't mind how people refer to you.