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From: walsh@ihuxi.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: re: women, men, boys, & girls
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Date: Fri, 16-Dec-83 12:02:06 EST
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Dave Seifert felt that 'woman' implies 'old' and he would consider a female
of his own age a 'girl'. What will he do when he's 'older' (whatever that is
to him)? He felt 'woman' was a female of his mother's age. What's that?
Is there a magic cut-off point where a girl becomes a woman? I don't think
woman should imply old to anyone. It should imply maturity. And in the work-
place, females should be given the benefit of the doubt that they are mature,
just as the males are. This whole discussion was started as a question about
addressing groups of professional females, not friends, neighbors, strangers,
relatives, etc. etc.. Can there be any question but that females in the work-
ing environment should be called 'women'? What's all the arguing about?

B. Walsh