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Spectator by Seema Goswami: Please note the change of address

Dec 13, 2024 03:13 PM IST

We’ll readily use Mister for a man, but call women by their first name in the press, on social media, in life. Something’s amiss

It was an innocuous enough question. So, I didn’t think too much about it when the guide on one of our recent trips asked my husband and me: “Is it okay if I address you by your first names?” Of course it was, we responded, and I thought no more about it.

Women politicians such as Mahua Moitra are often addressed by their first names in the press.
Women politicians such as Mahua Moitra are often addressed by their first names in the press.
When Jodie Whittaker was announced as the 13th Doctor Who in 2017, fans kept calling her Jodie.
When Jodie Whittaker was announced as the 13th Doctor Who in 2017, fans kept calling her Jodie.
Older men are treated with respect, but older women don’t receive the same deference. (ADOBE STOCK)
Older men are treated with respect, but older women don’t receive the same deference. (ADOBE STOCK)
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