Collocations for the word female when used in the Senate during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| female members | 26 |
| female employee | 20 |
| female employees | 19 |
| female officers | 18 |
| female staff | 14 |
| female vacancies | 12 |
| female labour | 11 |
| female workers | 11 |
| female migrants | 9 |
| female unemployment | 9 |
| female work | 8 |
| female attendants | 7 |
| female public | 7 |
| female senators | 7 |
| one female | 7 |
| female member | 6 |
| female officer | 6 |
| former female | 6 |
| female adults | 5 |
| female attendant | 5 |
| female contributors | 5 |
| female employment | 5 |
| female heads | 5 |
| female juniors | 5 |
| female partner | 5 |
| female personnel | 5 |
| female trainee | 5 |
| two female | 5 |
| ‘dependent female | 4 |
| dependent female | 4 |
| female applicant | 4 |
| female cattle | 4 |
| female component | 4 |
| female participation | 4 |
| female population | 4 |
| many female | 4 |
| married female | 4 |
| young female | 4 |
| female citizens | 3 |
| female cleaners | 3 |
| female graduates | 3 |
| female hairdresser | 3 |
| female journalist | 3 |
| female journalists | 3 |
| female operatives | 3 |
| female persons | 3 |
| female section | 3 |
| female senator | 3 |
| female sperm | 3 |
| female spouse | 3 |
| female students | 3 |
| female unemployed | 3 |
| female visitors | 3 |
| female workforce | 3 |
| first female | 3 |
| migrant female | 3 |
| total female | 3 |
| unmarried female | 3 |