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It's great to see women stepping into roles that have been dominated by men. Do people see the term "cable guy" as a man or a general term like mail man or the way people say, "You guys..."? When we say guy do people immediately think man or just a title? My mail person is a women and one day I said in front of my child "mail person" I received a positive acknowledgment for identify her as a mail person and not mail man. It makes a difference to some to be identified correctly as women are attempting to fill more roles dominated by men and not only want but deserved to be identified in that role. I have a lawn team of men that care for my lawn (I rent) and I refer to them as the "yard guys". If they had a woman on their team would I still refer to them that way or would I say, "yard people or yard team"? If a woman was part of the team and heard me say "yard guys" would she be offended? It wouldn't be my intent to mean guys as in solely males but instead guys in a general term of people. As for women, do you find that offensive? What is the best way going forward for men to identify women in roles that have been dominated by men? How personal do women take offense to a term that has been used for so long that change won't happen overnight? Georgeann, thank you for sharing and shedding light on issues that matter to women and how we as a society are aware and can make changes so women are acknowledged in their roles.
I noticed in the comment section of that article that a man responded, "Who cares?" then said why not write articles about men working in women dominate roles. Seriously?!?! Can you not take a minute and appreciate that women are seeking equality? There may be article like that but this one is about a women working for a cable company where the term "cable guy" implies they are men. Let's just focus on the point of this article and not get side tracked.

Quite interesting!!!