Ina Fried works for CNET news and has covered things from the Pirates of Silicon Valley to Microsoft. She has changed genders from male to female and wrote this article on Wikipedia's issues with her gender. They are always having debates on what pronouns to use for her. (And see I automatically use 'her' because in my opinion any transgenders individual deserves to be what they feel they are and if they put the energy into changing genders then they deserve the newly earned pronoun to match how they feel).Check out this article here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10023156-56.html
In the Wikipedia entry Ina Fried is listed with both pronouns. 'He' is used in her professional bio and 'she' is used in her personal section. Which leads to an interesting question... do transgenders individuals only get to switch their gender within their personal lives? In their professional lives are they supposed to conform to the norm and not be themselves? What do you do when you run into the issues of pronouns? Is it an issue? Do you feel as I said earlier that they should be called what they feel they are? I am mentioning Ina on here because I consider her a women in technology and respectively, a role model. Given that her role in technology probably became even harder as a transgenders individual she deserves even more of highlight and admiration sent her way.Fried, I. (2008, August 22). Wikipedia changes my gender more than I do. CNET News. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10023156-56.html
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