• @gmtom
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    3311 months ago

    It literally says “prefer not to say” at the bottom.

      • body_by_make
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        1811 months ago

        It’s actually exactly the same, but not rude to people who take things offensively. It’s cool that you’d appreciate that option, but not everyone would like it expressed that way and websites have to appeal to everyone.

        FWIW, at least as far as the US govt is concerned and these statistics are required for diversity data, “Prefer not to say” is counted as Male.

        • @owatnext
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          111 months ago

          “Prefer not to say” is counted as Male.

          Wow that’s interesting! How did you find that out?

          • body_by_make
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            11 months ago

            My wife has worked HR roles in government agencies, though I don’t think this information is any secret. They need to know for diversity reasons, so they need to default it to the “least diverse” option. Same with prefer not to say for race defaulting to white.