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I reject the notion that asking (or not asking) for marital status affects gender equality, in our industry or in society, in any meaningful way.
by pm 13y ago
I reject the notion that asking (or not asking) for marital status affects gender equality, in our industry or in society, in any meaningful way.
- rosser 13y agoIt's not asking for marital status that's at issue; it's selectively asking for it — only from women.
- pm 13y agoThen ask for marital status from men as well - Master and Mister. Unfortunately, they are abbreviated the same way, and the honorific Master has fallen into obsolescence. Or just don't ask for it at all. I find it better to let the person determine how they would like to be addressed than limiting it based on my political agenda.
- einhverfr 13y agoIf you don't want to ask the question, just leave the salutation selection off the form entirely. Don't go around omitting options because you don't think people should be able to choose them.
- trentmb 13y agoIs a married woman is more likely to take maternity leave than an unmarried one?
- pm 13y agoLast century perhaps. There is nowhere near as much social shaming for women with children born out of wedlock in current Western society. It would be a dubious act, morally and statistically, to predict the likelihood of maternity leave based on an honorific.