Staff Encouraged to Add Pronouns to Their Email Signatures

It is important to our agency to foster an inclusive work environment. One small doable way to proactively accommodate all genders in the workplace is to add gender pronouns to employee email signatures.  

Some reasons why using pronouns in your email signature can make a difference: 

• It’s an easy way to inform people you communicate with of your pronouns and normalizes this process for everyone.
 
• Cisgender people can lead the change by sharing their pronouns. Again, it normalizes the process, has little risk and makes for a safer environment for everyone.
 
• Normalizing the usage of pronouns is a concrete, impactful way to show your advocacy for LGBTQIA+ individuals. It takes some practice to transform the unfamiliar into the familiar. 
 

For more information on pronouns, read “Why Sharing Gender Pronouns at Work Matters,” from the Culture Amp blog. 

Examples of How to Use Pronouns in Your Email Signature 

Going forward, feel free to use one of the examples below to add gender pronouns to your signature. (Remember to use the logo and the social media buttons in your signature. This is just an example of the text.)

   

Jane Smith 

Speech-Language Pathologist 

Heartland Area Education Agency 

6500 Corporate Drive 

Johnston, IA 50131 

Phone: (515) 270-9030/(800) 362-2720 ext. XXXX 

www.heartlandaea.org


Pronouns: She/her/hers  

Jane Smith (she/her/hers) 

Speech-Language Pathologist 

Heartland Area Education Agency 

6500 Corporate Drive Johnston, IA 50131 

Phone: (515) 270-9030/(800) 362-2720 ext. XXXX 

www.heartlandaea.org

  

Jane Smith 

Pronouns: They/them/theirs 

Speech-Language Pathologist 

Heartland Area Education Agency 

6500 Corporate Drive Johnston, IA 50131 

Phone: (515) 270-9030/(800) 362-2720 ext. XXXX 

www.heartlandaea.org