Why are women politicians often described as either babes or battleaxes?
Why does the word battleaxe conjure up an image of a formidable and domineering woman but not a man? And why is there no male equivalent of the word?
Martha is joined by former MP Teresa Gorman and Jasper Gerard of The Sunday Times, to explore the language used to describe women MPs. Visit the message board.
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