To add pronouns previously, Zoom users could manually edit their display name, either during a live meeting or webinar or via their user profile page, which would then display pronouns persistently across Zoom solutions. In introducing the Pronouns feature, we hope this will help everyone feel better able to express themselves and respectfully address others, which ultimately leads to a stronger culture of connectivity and an improved communications experience. While pronoun sharing can be particularly important to LGBTQ community members, we also recognize that it enables our users to better share about themselves and be more respectfully treated on our platform. Some common examples of pronouns are he/him/his, she/her/hers, and they/them/theirs. Pronouns are an essential piece to many of our diverse users expressing themselves and respectfully referring to others. We’ve carefully listened to input from educators, social organizations, diversity leaders, and various Zoom customers to optimize the experience of sharing pronouns on our platform. That’s why we are extra proud today to unveil Pronouns, a new feature in Zoom 5.7.0 to help our users feel more included, able to express themselves, and be seen. In fact, we here at Zoom have been doing the same ourselves.

Numerous users have shared how they’ve been manually adding pronouns to their names and profiles within the Zoom platform. Care is our core Zoom value, and we understand that providing options for people to share more about themselves is important for improving everyone’s Zoom experience.

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