“I’ve often been referred to as ‘that impudent brat.’ You’re impudent when you’ve no claim to power. But does anyone call a young man ‘impudent’? Instead he’s ‘that gutsy fellow,’ and ‘gutsy’ in this context means he commands respect and attention. Some male presenters proudly broadcast: ‘Now we’re presenting an all-women festival’ or ‘Now we’re focusing exclusively on women conductors,’ and yet if their inner attitude is ‘Now we’ve done our part and may continue on as before,’ nothing changes.