Timeline for Should "gender" be required, or is there a better way to collect this information?
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| Jan 18 at 1:35 | comment | added | Robert Columbia | Some other names that are quite commonly used by both genders: Kelly, Angel, Aubrey, Madison, and Marion. Some names that are commonly considered feminine today but have belonged to historical men in the past include Ashley and Shirley. | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 19:26 | comment | added | Taj Moore | United States. We are looking into whether it's acceptable to extrapolate from a sample. That will determine if it's optional or required. The requirement comes from business, not from UX. | |
| Apr 13, 2012 at 20:30 | comment | added | greenforest | @tajmo What country is your main audience? I agree it's not a perfect indicator but it might be better than 'optional'. At a site with primarily European users this method worked well and matched >95% of the first names to the correct gender. Well, as I said - crazy idea (even though it's very easy to test and verify with your current user base :-) | |
| Apr 13, 2012 at 19:14 | comment | added | Taj Moore | First name is never a definitive indicator of gender, and I wouldn't even characterize it as "slightly inaccurate". Carol, Jaime, Stacy, Pat, and Alex are common names for both sexes. And what do you do with the Dinakars, Hus, Taos, and other uncommon names not likely to be in a database? | |
| Apr 13, 2012 at 12:40 | history | edited | greenforest | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 13, 2012 at 10:01 | history | answered | greenforest | CC BY-SA 3.0 |