Iron Lady
Unyielding female leader
Iron Lady is a nickname for a woman in a position of power who is seen as strong-willed, uncompromising, or tough.
The phrase became famous as the epithet for British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, bestowed by a Soviet journalist in 1976.
It has since been applied to other female leaders: Angela Merkel was sometimes called the Iron Lady of Europe.
- ThatcherismBritish free-market conservatism
- ConservativeRight-leaning party supporter
- Prime MinisterParliamentary head of state
- BritainIsland off northwestern Europe
Falklands War · 1980s · Tory · Westminster · British politics · Downing Street · Cold War · neoliberalism
Steady and unchanging
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- unflinchingRefusing to show fear
immovable · indomitable · unshakable · implacable · steely · hard-line · unbending · intransigent
Exerting strong authority
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
no-nonsense · decisive · firm · assertive · powerful · controlling · disciplinarian · unquestioned
Unacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- role modelPerson others emulate
- historicOf lasting significance
unprecedented · female leader · pathbreaker · male-dominated
Margaret Thatcher
- ThatcherismBritish free-market conservatism
- ConservativeRight-leaning party supporter
- Prime MinisterParliamentary head of state
Britain · Falklands War · 1980s · Tory · Westminster · British politics · Downing Street · Cold War · neoliberalism · privatization
unwavering
Steady and unchanging
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
unflinching · immovable · indomitable · unshakable · implacable · steely · hard-line · unbending · intransigent · defiant
commanding
Exerting strong authority
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
imperious · no-nonsense · decisive · firm · assertive · powerful · controlling · disciplinarian · unquestioned · sovereign
glass ceiling
Unacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- role modelPerson others emulate
historic · unprecedented · female leader · pathbreaker · male-dominated
- women leadersMargaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Jacinda Ardern
- Cold WarBerlin Wall, arms race, Warsaw Pact, Cuban Missile Crisis, Eastern Bloc
- Thatcher EraMargaret Thatcher, Thatcher, monetarism, poll tax, Falklands War
- British historyWilliam the Conqueror, Victorian era, Elizabethan era, English Civil War, Tudor era
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- Falklands WarFalklands, Malvinas, 1982, Argentina, Britain
Iron Ladypushover
Easily defeated opponent
doormat · appeaser · capitulator · soft touch · Neville Chamberlain
Iron Ladysocialist
Proponent of collective ownership
union leader · collectivist · Marxist · statist · left-winger
iron, lady, irons, ladies, ironing, ironed, ladylike, iron will, ladyship