We love this resource from Spark & Outline. Beyond Binary Code is a piece of code that can be added to any website to help businesses reevaluate if, when and how they ask for gender data.
The internet is still run on a binary system that hasn't changed since the 1950s. If you identify beyond the gender binary of male or female, you may feel invisible in your experiences online. Beyond Binary Code changes that.
In a 2021 gender data survey of non-binary participants conducted in partnership with OutLine, 85% of respondents felt often or always misrepresented when sharing their gender information online with a business or organisation.
Beyond Binary Code works by first by assessing if capturing gender data is even necessary, and if it is, generating an HTML code that can be added to their website to make forms and fields more gender inclusive. The code also includes supporting materials that help businesses apply good data privacy practices, get company buy-in and create change within your organisation.
Let's help build a more inclusive internet together. Check out the Spark website for more information and how your organisation can get involved.