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World Service,22 Oct 1998,28 mins

Is Language Essentially Patriarchal?

Everywoman

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The gender word war - how men have manipulated language to maintain their supremacy. Also on the programme: The baby mothers of Jamaica; and the artist who found inspiration in the kitchen. The topical diary is from a Japanese school teacher who's expecting her first baby.

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