From: utzoo!watmath!atbowler
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Title: Re: ...chairperson
Article-I.D.: watmath.2974
Posted: Thu Jul  8 19:20:23 1982
Received: Thu Jul  8 23:35:05 1982
References: watmath.2964

    In the case of a sexist ruling from the chair, use of the term
"chairwoman" would convey gender info.  However, use of the term
"chairman" would not.  I was taught that "chairman" is the preferred
form regardless of the sex of the person occupying the position.
If the person occupying the chair is a woman, the correct form
of address is "madame chairman", regardless of the age or marital status
(i.e. never "miss chairman").
If the person is male, the address is "mister chairman" regardless of age
(i.e. not "master chairman" he is a boy).