They’re showing up in e-mail signatures and personal introductions—a quick listing of pronouns such as she/her/hers or they/them. Those small words sprinkled in conversation and written communication to take the place of the seemingly more important nouns is gaining in importance as employers address gender identity in the workplace.
Although many don’t understand why pronouns deserve so much thought, others see careful use of words as an important way to make the workplace more accepting of those not comfortable using traditional male-female pronouns.
