Chairperson

[joggerjayne]

Come on ladies, lets do this.

If you are chosen to be in charge of a Committee, or a Board, are you happy to be ...

... the Chairman?

Or do you feel the need to be ...

... the Chairwoman, or the Chairperson?

I think, for what it's worth, that these titles refer to the office of position, and not to the gender of the person who holds the office.

If a man can be the Chairman of the Board, then a woman should also be able to be the Chairman of the Board, without having to water down the title in some feeble surrender to the PC brigade.

When you become the Chairman, you're in charge. The Boss! You're a butt kicker. You don't need anyone to change your title to show that you're equal. Because you're not equal. You're the top dog. You're in charge.

It's like ...

All the men have been called Chairman. But now you've got the position, it's all gone wrong. We need to think of a different, more washy washy, title. How about Chairperson?

Shut it, creep. It's Madam Chairman to you, and don't you forget it.

[boxtops]

Aha, lazygun! Mr Mayor is the historic and traditional mayoral title, that's why.... http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/index/council_and_democracy/democracy_and_elections/mayor/protocol_for_mayor.htm

I wouldn't ignore you if you called me Chair, but that's a thing with four legs that you sit on.

[woofgang]

When i was chairing meetings in the NHS, I called myself "the facilitator" I used to facilitate with threats and a cattle prod!!

[boxtops]

Loudhailer in some of our meetings, woofgang, to stop all the sub-agenda discussions!

[naomi24]

I chair meetings - and I've no objection to being called 'chairman'. As my dad used to say, 'I don't mind what you call me, as long as you don't call me too late for my dinner'. ;o)

[Sqad]

"Chair" is bloody stupid.

Chairman should suffice for both sexes.

[LazyGun]

@Sqad
""Chair" is bloody stupid.

Chairman should suffice for both sexes."

Is it now, or is that just your opinion?

[friedgreentomato]

surely its down to the individual and if the woman has need to prove that she's a lady!!

[Sqad]

Like you often say LazyGun, it is my opinion to which i am entitled and for you the privilege of ignoring it.

[LazyGun]

@Sqad Well now you have clarified that it is your opinion only, rather than fact, then I will just ignore it :)

[tamborine]

If Maggie was happy as Prime Minister I'm content with chairman

[LazyGun]

@Boxy "Aha, lazygun! Mr Mayor is the historic and traditional mayoral title, that's why.... http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/index/council_and_democracy/democracy_and_elections/mayor/protocol_for_mayor.htm "

Ahh, well if its a heritage thing ;) Still think its unwieldy and unnecessary though...

[Baldric]

From Chambers
Search results for 'CHAIR':
verb (chaired, chairing) 1 to control or conduct (a meeting) as chairman or chairwoman.

[andy-hughes]

When Kylie tells Robbie he's '... dancing with the Chairman Of The Board ...' - I don't think there is any 'gender confusion', or any doubt about who is in charge ... I'm just off for a lie down .....

[Psybbo]

Well we are all huMAN

[Canary42]

What we really need is a new term for the male gender so that "man" then becomes generic. I would suggest Heman but this already has specific connotations in the hyphenated form He-man.

After all in some areas we do have this distinction, e.g. boy and girl, son and daughter, mother and father, for child, offspring, and parent respectively.

Any suggestions for a new male equivalent to woman ?

[LazyGun]

I could live with He-Man :)