I'm new to the Histarch listserv.  Last night I was contemplating removing myself from the listserv, but after viewing everyone's professional responses this morning, I think I'll stay.  I didn't realize the "woman-owned" wording would cause a problem.  We use that description because we have certified disadvantaged business status in Texas and Oklahoma and for federal contracts.  We're an Historically Underutilized Business (HUB), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) in Texas and a DBE in Oklahoma because we are woman-owned.  Next time we have a position open, perhaps I will be more descriptive about our company.

Anyway, thank you for your professional and mature responses.

Sarah M. Cole, RPA
President - Principal Investigator
Red River Archaeology, LLC
10100 North Central Expressway, Suite 160
Dallas, Texas  75231

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Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:59 AM
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Subject: Re: Full Time Project Archaeologist Position - Dallas, Texas

Interesting; thanx!
If nothing else, I sort of would have imagined this might have been a statement regarding management style (more conciliatory, less adversarial than the testosterone-fueled norm), and hence a sort of indication that the company might be a fairly pleasant place to work.

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On 9/25/2013 1:58 AM, Anita Cohen-Williams wrote:
> As Conrad has obviously forgotten, HISTARCH is a woman-owned list. I 
> have deleted him from the list as he has ignored all my warnings.
>
>> Dear Conrad and any others who might be unfamiliar with this term
>>
>> A "woman-owned" business is a federal certification for contracting 
>> purposes. The ad contained no discriminatory language regarding
employment.