Gender inclusiveness in information

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. A survey for a school data project needs to address every respondent. Which wording is more gender-inclusive?

A Dear respondent,

B Dear sir or madam,

2. Which job title is better for a dashboard that is meant to be gender-inclusive?

A Chairperson

B Chairman

3. A form collects gender data for a user dataset. Which set of options is more inclusive?

A Female, Male

B Female, Male, Non-binary, Prefer not to say

4. An infographic about careers in data analytics shows only men in the technology roles. What is the problem?

A Nothing, because the data is still accurate

B It stereotypes the roles and lacks balanced representation

5. Which colour choice for a visualisation is more gender-inclusive?

A A neutral palette, such as teal and orange, for all categories

B Pink for girls and blue for boys

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1Dear Customer		AA form field that offers fair gender options so more people can answer accurately
2Gender: Female / Male / Non-binary / Prefer not to say		BA neutral greeting that includes every reader and does not assume a gender
3Neutral wording uses words that do not assume a gender, such as chairperson instead of chairman		CEngineer: woman, Nurse: man
4Balanced representation shows people of all genders in a range of roles in dashboard images		DUsing pink and blue by gender is a colour stereotype. Choose colours for clarity and contrast, not for gender.
5Gender: (o) Male (o) Female		EThe form only offers two options, so it excludes people who do not identify as male or female. Add more options such as Non-binary and Prefer not to say.
6Boys' charts = blue, Girls' charts = pink		FChairperson

Definitions

gender-inclusive

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

<h1>Welcome, ________!</h1>

h1 { _____: teal; }

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A field = "Gender"

B allow_self_describe = False

C options = ["Woman", "Man"]

D show_prefer_not_to_say = True

Question 2

A # Job ad wording

B title = "Salesman"

C ad = "The " + title + " will"

D print(ad, "greet clients")

Question 3

A note = "Users set his PIN"

B print(note)

C # Neutral wording avoids he/she

Question 4

A colour = "pink" # for girls

B icon = "person"

C show_chart(colour, icon)

Question 5

A women = 5

B men = 5

C total = women + men

D balanced = women != men

E print(balanced)

Answer Key

Gender inclusiveness in information

Section A: Quick Questions

A — Dear respondent,

A — Chairperson

B — Female, Male, Non-binary, Prefer not to say

B — It stereotypes the roles and lacks balanced representation

A — A neutral palette, such as teal and orange, for all categories

Section B: Match the Pairs

Dear Customer → A neutral greeting that includes every reader and does not assume a gender

Gender: Female / Male / Non-binary / Prefer not to say → A form field that offers fair gender options so more people can answer accurately

Neutral wording uses words that do not assume a gender, such as chairperson instead of chairman → Chairperson

Balanced representation shows people of all genders in a range of roles in dashboard images → Engineer: woman, Nurse: man

Gender: (o) Male (o) Female → The form only offers two options, so it excludes people who do not identify as male or female. Add more options such as Non-binary and Prefer not to say.

Boys' charts = blue, Girls' charts = pink → Using pink and blue by gender is a colour stereotype. Choose colours for clarity and contrast, not for gender.

Section C: Definitions

gender-inclusive — Information that uses neutral wording, balanced images and fair gender options in forms so no gender is excluded or stereotyped.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

<h1>Welcome, everyone!</h1>

<option value="nb">Non-binary</option>

<input type="text" name="gender">

h1 { color: teal; }

<img src="team.png" alt="Diverse team">

Section E: Spot the Error

B — Turning off self-description limits people to the listed options and excludes some genders. It should be allow_self_describe = True.

B — Salesman is a gendered job title and suggests only men apply. Neutral wording such as Salesperson keeps the ad inclusive.

A — His assumes every user is male. Neutral wording such as their includes everyone.

A — Choosing pink because it is for girls is a colour stereotype. A neutral colour such as teal suits all genders.

D — Balanced representation means the numbers of women and men are equal. The test should use == not !=.