[Air-L] Citation praxis

Hello all, I need advice on the style of citations. I generally use only initials for first names in the name of gender equality. The idea being that the reader will judge the citation not by the gender of the author but by the quality of the work. I have recently been asked to change this format to include full given names. In addition to being a pain to look up all the names it seems to violate the gender equality idea. Is there a clear praxis here? Rich Ling ________________________________________