If you're revising ENGA3 Gender and Language Variation (like the students at the Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College in Harlesdon - hello!) then this interview with Deborah Cameron from Woman's Hour might come in handy.
Cameron is one of the key thinkers in this field and her Myth of Mars and Venus is an excellent book to study before the exam.
A quick look at other posts about her would also be handy and you can find a load of them here.
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