When did ‘woman’ become the hardest word to define?

If a politician can’t give a clear answer when asked on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, it’s evident there is a problem…

The redoubtable Emma Barnett asked Anneliese Dodds a simple question.

Dodds prevaricated for what seemed like hours. Stuff like: “Well, I have to say that there are different definitions legally around what a woman actually is. I mean, you look at the definition within the Equality Act, and I think it just says someone who is adult and female, I think, but then doesn’t see how you define either of those things.”

The Telegraph took to the streets of London to ask people what they think defines a woman - whether that's a biological trait, or something else entirely.

Read the full article here here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/did-woman-become-hardest-word-define/

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