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Are we in the minority now?

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EarthSight · 12/08/2023 22:26

At first, people kept talking about the arts as a particular problematic industry when it came to having to go along with political group think, and with having to declare pronouns, but now it's everywhere. The charity sector, community work, healthcare, tech, construction, sustainability, government, local authorities, construction, and it goes on. I'd say the majority of professionals I see online on social networking channels have pronouns in their bio. I'd say 70%, possibly more in some industries.

It's mainly the associated implications that bother me, the feeling you have to watch your back, the sense of being policed and having to be very, very careful in the working environment (and outside of it actually). From listening to true believers of the gender faith, I think they would be quite glad if their workplace seemed an unwelcoming place to a gender critical prospective employee, even if that employee was very pleasant to be around and kept to themselves. The fact that you don't believe the same things they do, inside your own head, is enough of a workplace issue for them.

Is there a industry this that hasn't been been affected by all of this in a widespread way?

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PatatiPatatras · 13/08/2023 04:27

The pronoun bios come and go in waves.
I find the demographic with the pronoun bios are usually from mainland Europe who seem ashamed of their country's past homophobia. They are quick to let go of those shackles and very relieved to embrace acceptance.
Which I applaud but it takes a long time for them to realise that there is much more that they've accepted. Which leads to a refusal to reject anything because that's what their country did in the past...

WhiteFire · 13/08/2023 00:34

I'm in a quasi government sector, no one in my organisation has pronouns in their bio, I have lots of contact with professionals from the NHS and local authority, very very few list pronouns. It is only ever women.

BellsMoon · 13/08/2023 00:02

I also work in one of the listed professions and very recently attended an online networking event. Only 1 person had their pronouns listed. She was the only white person (guest speaker) there. Most of us in the organisation just do a big eye roll when we see pronouns. I recently heard a senior manager tell his boss that he had to attend an online training session on "equality blah" because "I've heard it a hundred times and they (edi) treat us like we were born yesterday".

ThereIbledit · 12/08/2023 23:55

In my workplace 6 of the 8 of us in my team are GC. We daren't speak openly because of the 8th person.

ThereIbledit · 12/08/2023 23:53

I think there is a big difference between the number of people who are GC and the number of people who are able to be open about it.

orangegato · 12/08/2023 23:38

I work in one of those listed professions and hell will freeze over before that she/her shite goes anywhere near my email signature. I dare them to request it. Any wet wipe that includes it on theirs (my own male manager why!) automatically loses all my respect.

Baldieheid · 12/08/2023 23:35

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