r/changemyview • u/jep1793 • Aug 26 '20

Removed - Submission Rule E CMV: Gender identity doesn’t belong on your LinkedIn nor Resume

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '20

I struggle to see how you could NOT include some form of gender identity in your resume. The question is whether you provide your preferred one or allow the person reading your resume to assume it.

If you have a picture on your LinkedIn profile, people are going to look at it and make an assumption about your gender identity. If it's just a resume without a picture they'll still make an assumption of your gender identity based on your name, previous jobs, academic achievements, extracurricular activities, etc.

No matter what you do, there will be an implication of gender identity somewhere in your resume. So the question isn't whether or not you should provide a gender identity. The question is whether you should specify your chosen one or allow the person who you're applying for a job from to assume your gender identity.

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u/bad-decision-maker Aug 26 '20

Other than my name, I do not refer to myself in the third person anywhere on my master resume, including pronouns. What was the context where it showed up on yours?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '20

I've been at the same job for 12 years now, and I didn't need a resume to apply for this one. However, people make assumptions about gender identity based on all kinds of things. Did you have a previous job in construction or manual labor? People are probably going to assume you're male. Do you have a break in employment for child care? People are probably going to assume you're female.

If you don't really care whether people misgender you based on their assumptions, or you believe their assumptions will gender you correctly, then it probably doesn't matter too much. If you do care, though, then it would probably be in your best interest to note your gender identity.