Heath hated Thatcher . Lesley Abdela : Besides being prime minister , Thatcher did little to promote women in politics . Abdela says a generation in Britain grew up knowing only a female prime minister . Lesley Abdela, BBC News, London Abdela : So powerful , she could have advanced women in politics but chose not to do so .
Lesley Abdela : Besides being prime minister , Thatcher did little to promote women in politics . Abdela says a generation in Britain grew up knowing only a female prime minister . Lesley Abdela, BBC News, London Abdela : So powerful , she could have advanced women in politics but chose not to do so .