Yes, that is a reasonable point. No, it doesn't count in this instance. Is there a systematic problem? The answer to that question is complex; and the solutio

Yes, that is a reasonable point. No, it doesn't count in this instance. Is there a systematic problem? The answer to that question is complex; and the solution is not here. In fact; it is persisting the problem. You actually see the solution in one of your other posts. The woman who uses the phrase "nigger brown". Such things are simply not an issue for this generation. It will not take many generations before people forget what racism was. People may tell you there is a systemic racist attitude in the society - but try going back 50 years. There wasn't a load of overt racism, but the systemic problem was apparent and troublesome. The improvement is dramatic. In the next generations there is unlikely to be a gender issue; we are just in a transition where gender differences previously not considered an issue are a problem. It's not a fast process; but it is kicked off. And we are approaching the end game. A point where it is crucial to be less sensitive about specific words and actively reject true sexism. In the short term the best solution is to avoid taking personal offence at things that mean or have no offence. It's unavoidable that people will be over sensitive; that is a systemic problem too. But we can work on that also. And by applying common sense the real sexist will become irrelevant. Does the wording of the title imply a possibly underlying sexist attitude in the company? Not in the slightest (especially given the context). Suggesting it does is recreating a problem we are fixing. :) I apologise for going on about it; but this is an issue that strongly concerns me. I'll leave it for now; wrong forum :)