Because in general, women are less common, so we can use their common name without people wondering which person we&#x27;re referring to?<p>I realize that&#x27;s a weak justification, but it does make some difference...  And 41M vs. 48M does not require a very strong justification.<p>Of course sometimes the issue is that people use first names in order to intentionally avoid showing respect, but that happens to &quot;dubya&quot; and &quot;jeb&quot; and many other public men as well.