Part 5/11:

Institutional Changes and Their Impact

Andrews explores how increasing female representation in key sectors—law, academia, politics—has altered the nature of debate and decision-making. For instance, legislative discourse in Britain has become more feminized, with a decline in the combative, witty repartee exemplified by figures like Margaret Thatcher. She notes that a majority female parliament would tend to adopt less confrontational and more emotionally moderated styles of debate, which could have both positive and negative implications.