Opinion: How you address a Christmas card can cause great offence to women

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Opinion: How you address a Christmas card can cause great offence to women
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One envelope was addressed to my husband and I using our titles – Mr and Mrs – along with my husband’s first name and our surname. It infuriates me

Most people, I assume fall into the former category of unintentionally causing offence, and simply haven’t ever bothered to consider that it is now old-fashioned and sexist. However, I recently came across an example of the latter – those who do it deliberately – following an appointment with a solicitor, which I had arranged. During the meeting, the solicitor directed all questions to my husband despite the matter affecting us both.

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