On Sunday, The Telegraph published its most recent poll under the headline: “Labour narrows gap to six points as women voters surge towards Jeremy Corbyn.” According to the polling company, “Theresa May needs to appeal to these women over the next two weeks if she wants to increase her majority in the House of Commons.” But the fact is, a special focus on women voters is already a central part of all parties’ electoral campaigns and has been for years.

Whatever their other differences, this election each party has specifically set out to appeal to female voters, with manifesto pledges on issues ranging from maternity pay and free childcare, to tackling sexual violence and special provision for female offenders. There’s nothing new about this: from David Cameron’s audience with Mumsnet, to Harriet Harman’s pink battle bus, to Angela Eagle’s short-lived and distinctly pink-hued Labour leadership bid, to the Women’s Equality Party itself, courting the so-called women’s vote is now a corner stone of electoral politics.

This is a good thing – let that be clear.. There are numerous issues that disproportionately affect women and girls and it’s the responsibility of elected representatives to address them. But here’s the problem: there is no equivalent political will to tackle the many grave issues that primarily affect men and boys.