no, you don't need to know my sex: gender bias in form design
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NO, YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW MY SEX:GENDER BIAS IN FORM DESIGN
with Stephanie Slattery
HOW SHOULD YOU ASK ABOUTSEX AND GENDER IN FORMS?
No, You Don't Need to Know My Sex | @sublimemarch
Spoiler alert: Don't do it.
No, You Don't Need to Know My Sex | @sublimemarch
SEX != GENDERNo, You Don't Need to Know My Sex | @sublimemarch
SEXA biological (but not binary) distinction between male and female. This
can be anatomical, hormonal, and/or chromosomal.No, You Don't Need to Know My Sex | @sublimemarch
GENDERHow a person identifies and/or expresses themselves. It may or may not
be related to their biological sex.No, You Don't Need to Know My Sex | @sublimemarch
SO, HOW SHOULD YOU ASKABOUT THIS STUFF?
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IF YOU MUST ASK,ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION.
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IF YOU MUST ASK,GIVE THE RIGHT OPTIONS.
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IF YOU MUST ASK,EXPLAIN WHY.
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HOW TO ASK ABOUT A PERSON'S SEX:
YOU SHOULDN'T.No, You Don't Need to Know My Sex | @sublimemarch
SEX:▸ Female▸ Intersex▸ Male
No, You Don't Need to Know My Sex | @sublimemarch
HOW TO ASK ABOUT A PERSON'S GENDER:YOU (PROBABLY) SHOULDN'T.
No, You Don't Need to Know My Sex | @sublimemarch
GENDER IDENTITY:▸ an open text field
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ARE YOU ACTUALLY INTERESTEDIN PRONOUNS?
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PRONOUNS▸ she/her/hers▸ they/them/theirs▸ ze/hir/hirs▸ he/him/his▸ Something else
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OR DO YOU JUST NEED TOKNOW THEIR FORMAL TITLE?
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▸ Sex▸ Gender▸ Pronouns▸ Formal title
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ALWAYS RANDOMIZE THEORDER OF YOUR OPTIONS.
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TAKE ONLY THE DATA YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED.
No, You Don't Need to Know My Sex | @sublimemarch
"When a website is considered “good,” whatever that website displays as default settings... or options is considered “normal” by its users."
- Sarah Dopp
No, You Don't Need to Know My Sex | @sublimemarch
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