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In the February fast-track revisions to RDA (double underline is added text; strikethrough was deleted):
This is referring to creating authority data and is not something I work with much myself (my job focuses on bibliographic description), but yeah. I'm sort of darkly amused that someone or someones apparently advised the steering committee that approach to recording gender was, uh, kind of a problem?
9.7.1.3, revision of instruction:
9.7.1.3 Recording Gender
Record the gender of the person, using an appropriate term in a language preferred by the agency creating the data. Select a term from a standard list, if available.using an appropriate term from the following list:
female
male
not known
If none of the terms listed is appropriate or sufficiently specific, record an appropriate term or phrase.
EXAMPLE
intersex
transsexual woman
Record gender as a separate element. Gender is not recorded as part of an access point.Indicate the source of information by applying the instructions at 8.12.1.3
This is referring to creating authority data and is not something I work with much myself (my job focuses on bibliographic description), but yeah. I'm sort of darkly amused that someone or someones apparently advised the steering committee that approach to recording gender was, uh, kind of a problem?