It has become quite common in diverse and inclusive environments to add your gender pronouns in your email signature. This new better practice helps minimize misgendering and is an important strategy towards inclusivity. Below you will find some samples that you may incorporate in your email signature:
Example 1:
First Last, M.Ed.
Pronouns: they, them, theirs
Director, Gender Equity Center
California State University San Marcos
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd.
760-750-4998 | www.csusm.edu/gec
Example 2:
First Last, M.Ed.
Director, Gender Equity Center
Office of Diversity and Outreach
California State University San Marcos
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd.
760-750-4998 | www.csusm.edu/gec
Pronouns: they, them, theirs
Example 3:
First Last, M.Ed. (they, them, theirs)
Director, Gender Equity Center
California State University San Marcos
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd.
760-750-4998
Why I include my pronouns in my signature.