When only men are included in the "to:" field, but you have women who are "cc'd"?
2007-03-02 03:51:57 · 6 answers · asked by Warm Custard 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It is a formal e-mail to executives, so I would not want to put an informal greeting. The choice being Ladies and Gentlemen: or simply Gentlemen, since it is truly addressed only to the men. Women are copied for informational purposes only. I would like the comments from someone who actually knows what they are talking about, rather than from liberals who simply want to make this about sexism.
2007-03-02 04:05:42 · update #1
The manner in which you address a business letter is directly related to the person or persons you are addressing. In this case, your intended audience is in fact a group of gentlemen so yes, this is absolutely appropriate.
2007-03-02 04:28:04 · answer #1 · answered by rockerchick82 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I wish I knew what the email was about, because that makes a big differance. As a female, I get annoyed when someone addresses me as "Sir" (one of my functions is to answer generic email sent to our inbox) when in this day and age women do as much if not more work than some men.
Try to word the email so as to not even refer to them as male and female. When I sent emalis like that, I usually address everyone as "Notice to Faculty" or something similar.
Think about addressing the position of those involved and not the sex. Perhaps "Notice of Meeting for Ad Executives", ya know?
2007-03-02 06:25:55 · answer #2 · answered by Viennacardinal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the letter is addressed to men only, then "Gentlemen:" is correct. (It would only be sexist if you weren't positive that all the recipients were, in fact, men)
(And as a liberal, I should point out that liberals, by definition, are not extremists.)
2007-03-02 04:23:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ONLY if you were sure that none of your female colleagues were going to see it. it would be better to play it safe and address it to both.
2007-03-02 08:43:54 · answer #4 · answered by catsmeowjrk2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you are sexist, and in the 1950s.
More appropriate would be
Everyone,
Folks,
Fellow workers, (although to me this sounds a little Pravda-ish and borderline sexist), or
To my co-workers:
2007-03-02 03:59:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
if any women are to see it, no, it isn't appropriate. Better to use : Colleagues or Co-Workers.
2007-03-02 03:56:22 · answer #6 · answered by Icewomanblockstheshot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋