A post sourced from FORBES LEADERSHIP, DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION by Jamie Wareham
It’s not uncommon to see pronouns in people’s email signatures and social media bios. But it’s far from widespread.
So why do people do it?
There is a simple reason for why the new decade will see more people and business doing this.
For many transgender people, it’s an easy way to show the world the pronouns they’d like you to use. But, it goes beyond trans and non-binary equality.
I’m cisgender, I identify with the sex assigned to me at birth. But I also include pronouns in my email signature for one simple reason:
It normalizes discussions about gender.
Which, as a queer man, I can assure you is a conversation that benefits everyone.