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Clever,
stop being so
@HugoGiraudel — Accessibility advocate @N26 (Berlin, Germany)
September 10th, 2017
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From The
Front
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Clever,
stop being so
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Asking for
info online
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Freaking hard
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Inclusivity
Diversity
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We all
suck at it
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Name &
gender
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What’s in
a name?
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First name +
last name
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Hi, nice to meet
you!
Hi, what is your
first name and
your last name?
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Not so fast
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Iceland
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Patronymic
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-dóttir/son
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Björk
Guðmundsdóttir
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Björk
Mrs. Guðmundsdóttir
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1. Given name
2. Patronymic
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Malaysia
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bin/binti
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Isa bin Osman
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Isa / Isa bin Osman
/ Isa Osman
Osman
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China
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Generation
name
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Mao Ze Dong
(⽑毛泽东)
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Mao xiān shēng
(⽑毛先⽣生 )
Mr. Ze Dong
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Ze Dong (泽东)
Dong (东)
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“Western”
name
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Jin Peng
(钅鹏)
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Jean-Pierre
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Spain
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Multiple
names
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Names of
father and
mother
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María-Jose
Carreño
Quiñones
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Born from
Sr. Carreño
Sra. Quiñones
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Sra. Carreño
Sra. Quiñones
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France
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(Aristocratic)
particle
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Jean de
Jouvencourt
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Mr. de Jouvencourt
Mr. Jouvencourt
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Germany
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Academic
degrees &
titles
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Doktor,
Professor…
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Herr Professor
Doktor Schmidt
Herr Schmidt
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Vietnam
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Given name
is formal
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Nguyễn Tấn
Dũng
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Mr. Dũng
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Thailand
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Nickname(s)
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Yingluck
Shinawatra
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Pu (“crab”)
(ปู)
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India
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Patronymic
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Location
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Caste
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Religion
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Initials
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Any more
clusterfuck?
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Marital names
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People with
middle names
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People with a
single name
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Now what?
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Don’t ask for
first name
last name
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Have a
unique field
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Don’t restrict
length
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Handle
single-letter
names
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Handle
looooooooong
names
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Don’t restrict
characters
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Handle every
character
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Also
punctuation
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Don’t say
name is
invalid
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Say you can’t
handle it
properly
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Don’t try
to be clever
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Ask how you
should call
them
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Your full name:
How should we call you?
e.g. 東海海林林賢蔵
e.g. Shōji
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What’s in
a gender?
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Male /
Female?
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Not so fast
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Terminology
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Gender ≠ sex
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Chromosomes
(XX, XY…)
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Sexual
characteristics
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Gender
expression
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Gender identity
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Common
misconceptions
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Gender is not
binary
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Even sex isn’t
(intersex)
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Transgender
is not a gender
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Non-binary ≠
transgender
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You don’t get
to decide
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Now what?
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Ask if
you must
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Say why
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Advertising,
declining
services…
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Social
profiles, 3rd
parties…
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Monitoring
diversity
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Clarify
privacy
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Devastating
consequences
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“Transgender”
isn’t ideal
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Provide a
“non-binary”
option
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Offer a way
to skip
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Avoid “other”
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Provide free
text if you can
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Autocomplete
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No content
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About
pronouns
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Don’t try
to guess
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Ask which
to use
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No content
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Default to
singular “they”
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Wrapping up
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Don’t assume
anything
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Accept people
as they are
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Accessibility
Inclusivity
Diversity
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Thank you!
@HugoGiraudel
September 10th 2017
Special thanks to Chad Gowler for their
inspiring “How to ask about gender” talk