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Say It With Us: Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz (thelemmy.club)
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[+] -11 points 6 days ago (7 children)

I don't know anyone who would see a hyphenated last name and assume it's a male.

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  • [–] 16 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    There are many cultures where having two last names or a hyphenated last name is pretty normal for any gender.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    Yes, but people are bad at making assumptions that are globally accurate

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  • [–] 9 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    My only point was that many people wouldn't think twice about the gender of a person because of a hyphenated last name. It's not even necessarily that common with married women tbh.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 days ago

    You're right. I suspect the numbers are very similar for all genders, and most people wouldn't make any gendered assumptions based on it.

    But of those who do make an assumption, I would expect it to favor women due to the way last names are traditionally chosen and how that's changing culturally in western countries.

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