She feels that she can no longer work at a school where she is not valued.
2007-08-28 04:03:48 · 32 answers · asked by Jerusalem Delivered 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sounds like a simple mistake to me and why should this upset any one any how? I am sure it doest effect your cousins ability to carry out he job does it? Maybe your cousin should just ask to be refer ed to differently and it will be done.
2007-08-30 08:16:24 · answer #1 · answered by debbie_cerra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She needs to find something actually important to stress about. "Chair", "Chairperson", "Chairwoman" and "Chairman" are part of the politically correct stupidity that too many people waste too much time on. What does it say in the paperwork? And how old is the governor? At least he recognized her as a person by noticing her sex. Chairperson is an ugly term - the proper term of respect is Chair - as in "The Chair recognizes ..."
2007-08-28 11:55:44 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chairwoman has more value than the name Chairperson.
If the comment affected her that much then she may be in mourning that she is not a man or she may be trying to prove that she is equal to men. Her humaness already makes her equal in value to every other man and woman. This is not something that needs to be proved. Why should a male be referred to as a Chairman and a female not be referred to as chairwoman?
She needs to lose the business suit and take joy in the fact that God picked out her gender and was happy with the choice.
2007-08-28 04:14:55 · answer #3 · answered by ReefLobster 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think she needs to get some perspective here. Surely your cousin doesn't judge her value only on what terminology is used? The Governor should know better of course, but perhaps she/he made a mistake. Your cousin should raise her point with the Governor in a friendly way and ask that 'chairperson' be the normal form of address in future.
2007-08-28 04:10:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The word 'chairwoman' is not a sign of disrespect, anymore than chairman would be, it simply recognises her gender.
If a man is in the chair, they usually get called chairman, chairperson is politially correct for both, but chairwoman is okay too, unless your cousin is male, and he objects.
2007-08-28 04:18:27 · answer #5 · answered by Sprinkle 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I really hope you're a troll because if this is a serious question then it's just sad. If she wasn't valued she wouldn't be a chairman/woman/person now would she? And does it really matter?
The guy was obviously trying to be PC by saying chairwoman and she's still not happy.
2007-08-28 04:09:16 · answer #6 · answered by morrigin 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't be ridiculous; "Madam Chairwoman" is a very acceptable term. She is after all a woman, isn't she? And what do you mean, "What action can I take?" Are you talking about a lawsuit? OMG ... Why does everyone have to be "politically correct" to stay out of a lawsuit? Hopeless ...
2007-08-28 04:13:57 · answer #7 · answered by isc_cooper 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
good grief
she could have been called chairman, lots of people still do that!
does it actually matter, as it was not an insult at all? the poor governor was probably trying to BE pc!
if this is all it takes for someone to to feel unvalued, then the world truly has gone potty!
and there is no action you could take without appearing to be rather pedantic.
2007-08-28 04:52:26 · answer #8 · answered by hedgewitch 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds utterly ridiculous to me. It's a common term and if that's all it takes to feel no longer valued, I don't know what will happen in the real world!
2007-08-28 04:11:28 · answer #9 · answered by chris m 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
is she not a woman whats the problem its not sexist if she feels she can't work there due to that she is to sensitive to work in a school what does she do when the students give her a hard time cry
2007-08-28 04:12:58 · answer #10 · answered by manapaformetta 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋