Use of preferred pronouns in work signature

[refusetobeasheep]

I came across my first work signature today which showed the preferred pronouns I should use. Not entirely sure why as she has an unambiguously female name and her pronouns are she / her / hers.

Anyone else seeing this in their professional lives?

No, the law provides that people with that protected characteristic cannot be treated less favourably than someone who does not share that characteristic. That doesn’t mean that transwomen are always compared to men and that nothing else is discrimination.

It depends on whether the person has a GRC or not.

A man who identifies as a woman but doesn't have a GRC is a man with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment - the same as a woman who identifies as a man and has a GRC.

A man who obtains a GRC to make him legally female is a woman with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment - the same as a woman who identifies as a man but doesn't have a GRC.

That's how I understand it. But I'm not a lawyer. Happy to be corrected if someone more knowledgeable thinks I've got that wrong.

I haven't RTFT, but if I see someone with preferred pronouns in their email sig, I assume they are someone who is into virtue-signalling who doesn't understand what actual "virtue" might mean in this context.

How many people who plop preferred pronouns into their sigs have seen, or have asked for, impact assessments on the risk of stereotype threat this has given rise to?

archeryannie your post led me to quick and very interesting/thought provoking look at what the labels ‘stereotype threat/boost and lift’ are describing. Thanks.

I think the other virtue signally function of stating the bleeding obvious pronouns is that it is supposed to normalise the idea that you can never figure out how to refer to someone from other cues like what they look like and sound like.

It doesn't matter what sex someone is in am email conversation but IRL I want girls and women to be able to say "he gropped me". "He shouldn't be in the women's changing rooms" etc.... without having to wait to be introduced!

HeronLanyon and thank you for following it up!