Most Canadians think that sharing gender pronouns on work calls and in video meetings has either no impact or actually “encourages stereotypes,” according to a new national survey.

The Leger poll found that 36 per cent of people agreed with the former and 29 per cent with the latter.

Jack Jedwab, who commissioned the poll for the Association for Canadian Studies, called the finding the survey’s “biggest takeaway.” The president and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute said the “results put some of the onus on those insisting on the benefits of pronouns to explain why they’re persuaded about their effectiveness when a large majority believe they don’t have the desired outcome.”