The document discusses gender bias in form design and how to properly ask about gender and sex. It argues that forms should not ask about biological sex, but may ask about gender identity with an open text field option. If forms need pronouns, all options should be listed and randomized without explanation required. Forms should only collect necessary data and avoid assuming or reinforcing binary definitions of gender or sex.

1. NO, YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW MY SEX:
GENDER BIAS IN FORM DESIGN
with Stephanie Slattery

2. HOW SHOULD YOU ASK ABOUT
SEX AND GENDER IN FORMS?
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3. Spoiler alert: Don't do it.
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4. SEX != GENDER
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5. SEXA biological (but not binary) distinction between male and female. This
can be anatomical, hormonal, and/or chromosomal.
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6. GENDERHow a person identifies and/or expresses themselves. It may or may not
be related to their biological sex.
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7. SO, HOW SHOULD YOU ASK
ABOUT THIS STUFF?
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8. IF YOU MUST ASK,
ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION.
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9. IF YOU MUST ASK,
GIVE THE RIGHT OPTIONS.
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10. IF YOU MUST ASK,
EXPLAIN WHY.
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11. HOW TO ASK ABOUT A PERSON'S SEX:
YOU SHOULDN'T.
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12. SEX:
▸ Female
▸ Intersex
▸ Male
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13. HOW TO ASK ABOUT A PERSON'S GENDER:
YOU (PROBABLY) SHOULDN'T.
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14. GENDER IDENTITY:
▸ an open text field
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15. ARE YOU ACTUALLY INTERESTED
IN PRONOUNS?
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16. PRONOUNS
▸ she/her/hers
▸ they/them/theirs
▸ ze/hir/hirs
▸ he/him/his
▸ Something else
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17. OR DO YOU JUST NEED TO
KNOW THEIR FORMAL TITLE?
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18. ▸ Sex
▸ Gender
▸ Pronouns
▸ Formal title
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19. ALWAYS RANDOMIZE THE
ORDER OF YOUR OPTIONS.
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20. TAKE ONLY THE DATA YOU
ABSOLUTELY NEED.
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21. "When a website is considered “good,” whatever that website displays
as default settings... or options is considered “normal” by its users."
- Sarah Dopp
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22. http://stephanie.slattery.website
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