{"id":1369905,"date":"2022-03-10T13:43:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T18:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1369905"},"modified":"2022-03-10T18:45:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T23:45:56","slug":"nasa-gives-employees-option-to-choose-preferred-gender-pronouns-in-email-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-gives-employees-option-to-choose-preferred-gender-pronouns-in-email-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Gives Employees Option To Choose Preferred Gender Pronouns In Email Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnasa-gives-employees-option-to-choose-preferred-gender-pronouns-in-email-communications%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1369905&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1238836972.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>NASA announced Thursday that it launched a program allowing its employees to use their preferred gender pronouns in email communications.<\/p>\n<p>The nation\u2019s civil space program, whose stated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/about\/index.html\">purpose<\/a> is to \u201cdevelop and fund space technologies that will enable future exploration and benefit life on Earth,\u201d said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasa-statement-on-gender-pronouns-it-project\">press release<\/a> Thursday that it had completed an IT project at its Goddard Space Flight Center that would give employees the option to share their preferred pronouns in official emails.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough an effort to create a more inclusive workplace, NASA recently completed an IT project at Goddard Space Flight Center that allowed approximately 125 employees to test the option of including their gender pronouns in NASA\u2019s email display fields \u2014 which currently includes each employee\u2019s name, center, and an organizational code,\u201d NASA Associate Administrator for Diversity and Equal Opportunity Steve Shih said. \u201cThe learnings from this test will be used to inform the advancement of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNASA is fully committed to supporting every employee\u2019s right to be addressed by their correct name and pronouns. All NASA employees currently have the option and flexibility to include their gender pronouns in their customized email signature blocks. This option remains unchanged and is supported by NASA leadership so that employees can share their gender identities and show allyship to the LGBTQIA+ community,\u201d Shih added.<\/p>\n<p>Critics blasted the statement on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have one job, @NASA, it\u2019s space exploration. Pronouns are irrelevant,\u201d Post Millenial editor-in-chief Libby Emmons tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You have one job, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASA<\/a>, it&#8217;s space exploration. Pronouns are irrelevant. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vpJ8G56g4i\">https:\/\/t.co\/vpJ8G56g4i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 libby emmons (@libbyemmons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libbyemmons\/status\/1502041257484472323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt would be great if you were committed to being an innovative, first-rate space agency again and not a bureaucratic money pit,\u201d Newsmax senior editor Cody Derespina lamented. \u201cBut, please, keep worrying about pronouns.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It would be great if you were committed to being an innovative, first-rate space agency again and not a bureaucratic money pit. But, please, keep worrying about pronouns. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l2vfeA3Qmx\">https:\/\/t.co\/l2vfeA3Qmx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cody Derespina (@CDerespina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CDerespina\/status\/1501997857536196613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOne small step for persons identifying as he\/she\/they and other nonconforming, one giant leap for persons identifying as humankind,\u201d Michigan congressional candidate John Gibbs joked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOne small step for persons identifying as he\/she\/they and other nonconforming, one giant leap for persons identifying as humankind.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yKfBWZMQMb\">https:\/\/t.co\/yKfBWZMQMb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Gibbs for MI-3 (@votejohngibbs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/votejohngibbs\/status\/1501968292721967110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt all makes sense now. NASA hasn\u2019t sent astronauts back to the moon, because that would mean sending a \u2018manned\u2019 mission,\u201d another user mocked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It all makes sense now. <\/p>\n<p>NASA hasn&#8217;t sent astronauts back to the moon, because that would mean sending a &#8220;manned&#8221; mission. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lv9vze2hIn\">https:\/\/t.co\/Lv9vze2hIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Conscious Caracal \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 (@ConCaracal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConCaracal\/status\/1502000259702083584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t land on the Moon but man we got this pronoun thing locked down,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cCan\u2019t land on the Moon but man we got this pronoun thing locked down\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p2kGr2Q4Tp\">https:\/\/t.co\/p2kGr2Q4Tp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StraightNoCapers (@chatandcutt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chatandcutt\/status\/1501961673632014337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Under the Biden administration, NASA has taken something of a woke turn. The space program introduced an initiative called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/critical-space-theory-critics-blast-nasa-over-launch-of-mission-equity-diversity-program\">Mission Equity<\/a>\u201d in 2021, described as \u201ca comprehensive effort to assess expansion and modification of agency programs, procurements, grants, and policies, and examine what potential barriers and challenges exist for communities that are historically underrepresented and underserved.\u201d NASA also sought out public feedback on \u201cpotential barriers\u201d that hinder the space program from engaging minority groups, and on ways that it could pursue an agenda that emphasizes racial and \u201cenvironmental justice.\u201d NASA especially sought comments from \u201cBlack, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Inspector General also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/government-worried-nasa-astronauts-not-diverse-enough-says-agency-lacks-comprehensive-demographic-data-to-measure-its-diversity-equity-inclusion-goals\">lamented<\/a> in January that the space agency did not have sufficient data to make sure that it met its stated goals for diversity, which include putting a woman and a person of color on the moon, as The Daily Wire reported. \u201cCurrent data limitations restrict NASA\u2019s ability to fully measure its progress towards meeting broader diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility goals\u2014a significant issue given that astronauts are among the most publicly visible employees at the Agency,\u201d the report said. The IG recommended that NASA keep more comprehensive information on its astronaut corps so that it can continue to \u201cexpand diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA announced Thursday that it launched a program allowing its employees to use their preferred gender pronouns in email communications.The nation\u2019s civil space program, whose stated purpose is to \u201cdevelop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1369905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1369905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1369905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1369905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1369905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}