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Ban organisations from asking for a title (e.g. Miss, Mrs, Ms, Master and Mr)

Submitted by Karen Hallett on Monday 26th February 2024

Published on Thursday 14th March 2024

Current status: Open

Open until: Saturday 14th September 2024

Current Signatures: 22
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Ban organisations from asking for a title (e.g. Miss, Mrs, Ms, Master and Mr)

Petition Details

Ban asking for a title (Miss, Mrs, Ms, Master and Mr) when asking for a person's details. We think that disclosing a title is intrusive, unnecessary, out-of-date and sexist. We think that titles should be removed and we should adopt a gender-free, equal stance.

Additional Information

We think that terms used for describing a woman are used in everyday situations that have nothing to do with ones marital status. We think that Mr, originally an abbreviated term for Master, is out-dated and sexist. Unless in a medical situation, we think one's sex is irrelevant. We do not think that knowledge of a person's marital status is required either. If someone needs to know the sex of a person, it could be a simple, M or F, but only if absolutely required.


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