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It is recommended that employers take actions to show nonbinary inclusivity, such as: | It is recommended that employers take actions to show nonbinary inclusivity, such as: | ||
* editing documentation to utilize [[gender neutral language]] and [[singular they]] rather than using phrases like "his/her paycheck" | * editing documentation to utilize [[gender neutral language]] and [[singular they]] rather than using phrases like "his/her paycheck".<ref name="Hendrick">{{Cite web |title=“M,” “F,” Or “X”? Nonbinary Gender Designations In The Workplace |author=Hendrick et al. |work=Fisher Phillips |date=1 January 2018 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-newsletters-article-m-f-or-x-nonbinary-gender-designations}}</ref><ref name="FP2020">{{Cite web |title=An Update On Nonbinary Gender Designations In The Workplace |author= |work=Fisher Phillips |date=2 July 2020 |access-date=23 September 2020 |url= https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-newsletters-article-an-update-on-nonbinary-gender-designations-in}}</ref> | ||
* updating forms and software to allow more gender options than male and female, and | * updating forms and software to allow more gender options than male and female (keeping in mind that "[[transgender]]" is not a gender on its own), and consider allowing free-text answers and/or "prefer not to say".<ref name="FP2020" /> | ||
* allowing employees to list their [[pronouns]] on email signatures/name tags/etc | * offering gender-neutral [[honorifics]] such as [[Mx]].<ref name="FP2020" /> | ||
* revising dress codes to eliminate gender-related restrictions, and "[r]eplace them with simplified instructions guided by principles of general professionalism." | * allowing employees to list their [[pronouns]] on email signatures/name tags/etc. | ||
* revising anti-discrimination/anti-harassment policies to include nonbinary gender as a protected characteristic<ref name=" | * revising dress codes to eliminate gender-related restrictions, and "[r]eplace them with simplified instructions guided by principles of general professionalism."<ref name="FP2020" /> | ||
* providing one or more gender-neutral [[bathrooms]] | * revising anti-discrimination/anti-harassment policies to include nonbinary gender as a protected characteristic.<ref name="FP2020" /> | ||
* when appropriate (i.e. when it will not "single out" a trans/nonbinary employee), have people introduce themselves with their name and pronoun<ref name="Oprah-GLAAD">{{Cite web |title=The Right Way to Use Gender Pronouns at Work |author=GLAAD |work=Oprah Magazine |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=23 September 2020 |url= https://www.oprahmag.com/life/work-money/a27921531/how-to-share-gender-pronouns-workplace/}}</ref> | * providing one or more gender-neutral [[bathrooms]].<ref name="FP2020"/> | ||
* when appropriate (i.e. when it will not "single out" a trans/nonbinary employee), have people introduce themselves with their name and pronoun.<ref name="Oprah-GLAAD">{{Cite web |title=The Right Way to Use Gender Pronouns at Work |author=GLAAD |work=Oprah Magazine |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=23 September 2020 |url= https://www.oprahmag.com/life/work-money/a27921531/how-to-share-gender-pronouns-workplace/}}</ref> | |||
Some employers in the USA have to file a yearly Equal Employment Opportunity report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). As of 2019, although the EEO reporting forms still only have Male/Female as gender options, it is suggested that information on nonbinary employees be reported in the comment box as "Additional Employee Data".<ref name="FP2019">{{Cite web |title=How To Complete EEO-1 Report With Non-Binary Employees |author= |work=Fisher Phillips |date=23 August 2019 |access-date=23 September 2020 |url= https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-alerts-how-to-complete-eeo-1-report-with}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=EEOC FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218123524/https://eeoccomp2.norc.org/Faq|url=https://eeoccomp2.norc.org/Faq|archive-date=18 December 2019}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||