There are many problems we are facing as female MPs of a certain age. We seem to be regarded as an aberration. - Lindiwe Mazibuko

All of these things are coded insults designed to make me feel small. To me that's a signal that we're having a huge impact, that we're a threat, that we're a force to be reckoned with

It happens all over the world, If it's not Julia Gillard or Hillary Clinton it's somebody else. But I don't consider any of those insults to be legitimate commentary on me or my character or my appearance

I've experienced sexism of every different kind, from comments about my hair and my clothes to my body, to my age, to my stature