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>So I was pretty surprised to receive an email the other day,
>addressed to three of us in IT (two of the guys, and me), which
>started
>"Gentlemen, ...."
>I'm wondering whether to address my next email to him
>"Ladies, ...." :)
I currently work in retail (while I impatiently pine for that
entry-level geek job ... very impatiently). When a customer
refers to me as, say, "Babe," my favorite response is if a male
co-worker is nearby to point to him and explain "Actually, HIS
name is Babe ... MY name is Mary." My co-workers get a
kick out of this and sometimes, the customers even get the hint.
IMHO, addressing an email to 'Ladies' once would be a fine way
to lightly get the message through (making sure also to use 'her/she'
for gender neutral contexts. E.g.; "If the problem persists, call a
technician. Make sure you explain the problem to her in detail...")
In the long term though, I think that using gender neutral/equal
terminology -- leading by example -- is ultimately the best way
to passively correct such practices.
- - Mary; aka Babe, Sweethart, Darlin', Doll, Little Lady,
Tootsie, <snap snap> Hey Lady, ...
- --
"It would have been both ironic and glamorous
to be finished off by a four-foot glitter ball."
- Boy George; after a falling disco ball
narrowly missed his head.
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