Word of Mouth - Bias against women's voices
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Jane Setter talks to Michael Rosen about negative attitudes to vocal traits seen as exclusively female, from vocal fry to higher pitch. Can men really not talk in a sexy voice? And why did Margaret Thatcher change hers?
Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Sally Heaven, in partnership with the Open University
Published on Thursday, 10th September 2026.
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