It’s a throwaway label that has been used to denote everyone from Jackie Kennedy to designer Olivia Palermo.

But, while it may seem innocuous at first glance, the term “socialite” is subtly damaging for women.

Throwing a spotlight on it this weekend, documentary maker Jemima Khan – who has often had her identity reduced to “socialite” over the years – suggests that it’s more of thoughtless slur than a factual description.

“It’s just so lazy,” Khan tells The Times in a new interview.

“[…] It’s used pejoratively to label women even if they have jobs. It’s hardly ever used to describe men – even jobless, party-loving men.

“I’ve worked voluntarily for Unicef for 20 years,” she continues. “They all joke about it in the office, how nobody’s been there as long as I have – and in the past three months I’ve produced ten hours of TV both in the UK and the US. I don’t know … I wonder, at what point does the label unstick?”

We should stop using this sexist label for women who like to party