Sophocles I don't think there will be changing minds amongst those who have spoken out.
The actions that have been taken (getting rid of life long activist feminists who were GC, all women short lists etc) and the things that have been said - were so strong -that I can't see how they could.
Also the lords can't be sacked/ voted out so they are freer to speak their minds.
All of this debacle has been a real eduction for me.
As a life long lefty to see the likes of labour/ greens and the lib Dems to a certain extent, turn on ordinary women, so quickly and so completely was a shock.
And to suddenly be on the 'wrong' side, where believing that women are an actual thing not an idea in a man's head makes me akin to a racist, homophobe, Nazi.
To see the bias in the BBC and elsewhere. The woman's hour debacle.
It's a weird position to be in but has made me grow in terms of, listen to everyone, hear their arguments, see why they would say that. Not stick your fingers in your ears and dismiss automatically.
That none of us can take anything for granted. What you have can be lost in an instant.