Name bias - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/name-bias en Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 <![CDATA[Don't Gender Me, Bro: Writing Under a Gender-Neutral Byline]]>

Writing under my initials for a very long time has allowed me to observe the way people relate to a writer on the basis of perceived gender, because people seem to have an urgent, desperate need to slot each other into gender categories.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/dont-gender-me-bro-writing-under-a-gender-neutral-byline http://www.xojane.com/issues/dont-gender-me-bro-writing-under-a-gender-neutral-byline Issues Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 s.e. smith <![CDATA[How Prejudiced Are You When Picking Names Out Of A Line Up?]]>

As I scrolled through the preapproved names on my insurance company's list my index finger hovered over those last names that were the most Southeast-Asian-sounding.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/how-prejudice-are-you-when-picking-names-out-of-line-up http://www.xojane.com/issues/how-prejudice-are-you-when-picking-names-out-of-line-up Issues Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:30:00 -0500 Helena