[Air-L] Gender and surveys

Wed Apr 13 07:49:31 PDT 2016

Hi everybody,

I did a bit of research on the subject when designing my survey and male
and female may be ok if you are a doctor asking about people's genitalia.
If you are not, I would not use that. I still have my survey online and for
the gender identity question I asked for suggestions to trans and queer
scholar communities, there is also a bit of information online.

>From my personal point of view as a designer, it is not just a matter of
how you name it, but also, the order in which you display it is a nice
detail. Here a screenshot of what I am using, and the link the survey just
in case you guys want to spend a couple of minutes helping a fellow
researcher answering some questions on media and memory

I think it is super important the fact that we are having this
conversation, so thank you all for that,

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ftd3nw29ZK6PmgzLDeaZasl7wCdrW9RUPQmymGUaHzM/viewform

Marta  Delatte
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ellenjames.net <http://www.ellenjames.net/>
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PhD Researcher
Media & Memory Research Initiative
University of Hull (UK)
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2016-04-13 14:32 GMT+01:00 Natalie Hendry <natalie.hendry at gmail.com>:

> Hello - As an example of affirming gender diversity, this report might be
> useful in developing survey items.
>
> https://www.beyondblue.org.au/docs/default-source/research-project-files/bw0268-from-blues-to-rainbows-report-final-report.pdf?sfvrsn=2
>
>
> The Blues to Rainbows report, from the Centre I used to work at, the
> Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society. Although the report
> is not focused on the research you're discussing it does include items
> related to sex assigned at birth and gender identities of participants.
>
> Warm regards
> Natalie
>
> On 13 April 2016 at 23:27, Sarah Merry <skmerry at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Agreed - I think I'll use that, next time I need gender information.
> > Thanks!
> >
> > On 13 April 2016 at 14:25, Deller, Ruth A <R.A.Deller at shu.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for that - yes, non-binary is probably better than other,
> thinking
> > > about it.
> > > ________________________________________
> > > From: Kinloch, Karen [k.kinloch at lancaster.ac.uk]
> > > Sent: 13 April 2016 14:11
> > > To: Sarah Merry; Deller, Ruth A
> > > Cc: Air-L at listserv.aoir.org
> > > Subject: RE: [Air-L] Gender and surveys
> > >
> > > I use male/female/prefer not to say and then rather than other use
> > > non-binary and that seemed to be agreeable to the students who took the
> > > survey.
> > >
> > > Karen Kinloch
> > >
> > > Department of English Language and Linguistics
> > > Lancaster University
> > > @Karrie_Don
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________________
> > > From: Air-L [air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] on behalf of Sarah
> Merry [
> > > skmerry at gmail.com]
> > > Sent: 13 April 2016 14:03
> > > To: Deller, Ruth A
> > > Cc: Air-L at listserv.aoir.org
> > > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Gender and surveys
> > >
> > > I'm cautious of using 'other', since it can be offensive to some
> people.
> > > Though it is difficult to know what to use in its place.
> > >
> > > I used 'trans*' with an asterisk because my reading at the time
> suggested
> > > it was the best option.  I wouldn't use it now, because I think it is
> (or
> > > rather can be) problematic in itself.
> > >
> > > I tried to find some clear and straightforward guidance to the best way
> > of
> > > asking for gender in research and couldn't.  (My supervisors weren't
> much
> > > help because they couldn't really see past the binary.)
> > >
> > > Some students in my research methods classes have also mentioned it as
> a
> > > difficult issue, so it looks as though that this question is going to
> run
> > > and run.
> > >
> > > On 13 April 2016 at 13:46, Deller, Ruth A <R.A.Deller at shu.ac.uk>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I mainly use male, female, other and sometimes 'prefer not to say'
> > > > depending on how important gender is to the research. With 'other', I
> > > > usually have a text box for people to write in. I don't tend to use
> > > 'trans'
> > > > as a separate term because many trans people identify as either male
> or
> > > > female rather than 'other' or non-binary, and there are people who
> are
> > > > non-binary but wouldn't necessarily call themselves trans.  It
> depends
> > on
> > > > what your research involves-if you are working with trans or
> > genderqueer
> > > > communities specifically, you might want to have a selection of
> > different
> > > > identity options around that.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of
> > Sarah
> > > > Merry
> > > > Sent: 13 April 2016 11:28
> > > > To: sky c; Air-L at listserv.aoir.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Gender and surveys
> > > >
> > > > In my PhD three/four years ago I used radio buttons (male / female /
> > > > trans*) plus a text box for anyone who felt they could not click one
> of
> > > > the buttons. This was successful, in that some (about 2% IIRC)
> > > respondents
> > > > used the text box.
> > > >
> > > > Now I mostly just use a text box, or don't ask for gender at all.
> > > >
> > > > Sarah Merry
> > > >
> > > > On 13 April 2016 at 02:43, sky c <skyc at riseup.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I seem to be sending a similar email quite often lately, so I
> thought
> > > > > it might be worth sending out a version to the list more generally.
> > > > >
> > > > > Many of the surveys I see sent out over this list still include a
> > > > > 'gender' option that offers users the choice of only 'male' or
> > > 'female'.
> > > > > If you're developing a survey to send out, it might be worth
> > > > > considering:
> > > > > * Whether gender is relevant to your research question/topic? (If
> > not,
> > > > > you may consider leaving out a question about gender)
> > > > > * Offering more options for gender. Gender is complex, and many
> > people
> > > > > don't identify as either male or female. Offering an option for a
> > text
> > > > > field is a useful way to allow people to answer the question
> > honestly:
> > > > > http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2010/11/26/disalienation/
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm also curious how people who are already addressing the gender
> > > > > spectrum in research surveys are approaching this: do you use a
> text
> > > > > field, 'male'/'female'/'other', or something else?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > sky.
> > > > >
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