http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/01/feisty-flounce-bossy-words-put-women-down
An article which talks about adjectives used to only describe females but not males. For example feisty, where as a male would not be called this. It also covers words like 'feisty', being reserved for black females, or women of colour. This can be damaging as it reinforces stereotypes.
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