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Move to the north east for the opportunity to be regularly addressed as "pet" (yes, really - not just another stereotype!) Liz Rees ---------- > From: Locker, Anne <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: gender again... > Date: 04 August 2000 09:15 > > Another addition to Jenny Moran's points: > > I agree that a lot of researchers assume that the archivist is a man (when > all the staff in our department are women). It does seem to be a > generational thing, though. It is mainly older people, especially men, who > address their letters with 'Dear Sir' (although this is a convention). Some > continue to address me as 'Dear Sir' even when I've replied, and as my name > is Anne and my title is Mrs it's hard to see where the confusion arises. > > Also, no younger researchers have addressed me (on the phone) as 'darlin', > for which I am supremely grateful. > > Anne Locker > (Assistant Archivist) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%