Mumsnet Profile still asks for the 'gender' of children, not sex

[CrazyToast]

I was looking to modify my notification settings and noticed that they ask about the gender of children not sex. Is this purposeful because you think it shows more about the child than their sex Mumsnet?

Yawn

One for Site Stuff, but yes, they should change it.

If you want to ask MNHQ, then you need to post in 'Site Issues' or report your post so they see it.

I think that asking for gender is the better option. Then again, my DC are teens and older, and I wouid want to describe them as they choose (though all are happy with their birth sex at present)

Also, there is no verification of any of your personal details by MNHQ for any poster, so any poster could lie in response to any question no matter how phrased.

I'd advise picking battles more carefully - you can see by first response to this thread how easy it is to lose your audience.

Impose now I'll just get shouted at for attempting to silence those who want to post as much as they like about whatever they like. (Who don't see the irony of doing that when I'm exercising the same freedom)

Wow

On a side note, and as a poster who was caught up in Jeffery-gate, do think carefully about whether you want to fill in that level of detail in the first place. You can leave it blank, whether you are protesting against the wording or simply wanting to put fewer personal details out there.

And yes, for those with older/adult DC, having a 'gender' descriptor might be the most accurate (I'm assuming the info is all for refining ad choices) plus those where biological sex is indeterminate but the person is living in a chosen gender.

@iamoona Please don't be rude, if you are not interested in a topic there is no need to comment.

@rancidoldhag Please don't make an assumption about my motivation for posting. I did so for discussion's sake, not to instigate outrage or as a site-issue flag.

Thanks to those who added their view about why gender might be better- I had also considered that in this context it might be more relevant for lifestyle and various aspects of development. Good to hear the POV of others. There are definitely areas in which gender is more relevant than sex when it comes to collecting demographics.

I had also considered that in this context it might be more relevant for lifestyle and various aspects of development.

What aspects of development does 'gender' affect more than sex?
Lifestyle.... sure, gender stereotypes. Many kids have 'lifestyles' which aren't constrained by notions of 'gender'.

There are definitely areas in which gender is more relevant than sex when it comes to collecting demographics.

Such as? Versus those where sex is more important than gender?

But my guess on the initial question 'Is this purposeful because you think it shows more about the child than their sex Mumsnet?' is that at the time @MNHQ merely used gender as a euphemism for sex.