Talk about assumptions. Is that why I always get "Dear Sir:" and "Gentlemen: " letters addressed to me from people with archival questions? Our Education Curator doesn't have that problem <g> Don't they know an archive is similiar to a library - and librarians are females <g> ? {:-Deb ++++++++++++++++ Deborah Baroff, Curator of Special Collections >I had never heard Ms. Elliott's first name before, but I have found it >interesting to use gender-neutral first names (Kim, Chris, Pat, etc.) in >hypotheticals during training. It often causes people to confront their >assumptions about gender roles in the work world, especially as regards >power and authority. > >Tom Vaughan \_ Cultural >The Waggin' Tongue \_ Resource >[log in to unmask] \_ Management, >[log in to unmask] \_ Interpretation, >11795 County Road 39.2 \_ Planning, & >Mancos, CO 81328 USA \_ Training > > -- Registered ICC User check out http://www.usefulware.com/icc.html