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Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Saskia Reeves, Childminders, Women in Camps
Childminders play a vital role in the early years of children’s lives, offering care, stability and a familiar face during those formative years. But their numbers are in sharp decline. Many are no l…
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago
The pension gap, Rape trial delays, Author Harriet Lane
Over a third of women could face poverty in retirement due to a growing gender gap in private pensions, according to a report from Scottish Widows, with women's finances being hit by caring responsib…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Bouncing back after getting fired, Brain fog, Sheikh Hasina verdict
Former US magazine editors-in-chief Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill were both ‘let go’ from their respective jobs. They felt blindsided, devastated and temporarily lost their identities - until, uni…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Weekend Woman's Hour: Christine Flack, Women’s Football Stadiums, Pelvic Girdle Pain, Fatherhood, Eleanor of Castile
Caroline Flack was a Bafta-winning TV presenter, host of shows including Love Island and The X Factor. In February of 2020, she took her own life ahead of a court case in which she was charged with t…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Women pursuing peace, Pelvic girdle pain, New musical Coven
Pelvic Girdle Pain, also known as pubic symphysis dysfunction, affects an estimated one in five pregnant women. It is often mild but can sometimes be debilitating and it's been highlighted by a BBC n…
Published on 1 month ago
Earthshot Prize winner, High blood pressure in childhood, Wild Cherry drama
Runa Khan is a globally recognised leader in social innovation. She founded Friendship in 2002, an NGO helping marginalised communities in Bangladesh. Last week, the organisation won the Earthshot Pr…
Published on 1 month ago
Fatherhood, Laura Mulvey, Women's football stadiums
As part of the Radio 4 Fatherhood season, Clare McDonnell and her guests discuss the role of fatherhood in men’s lives. Darren Harriott is a 37-year-old comedian and presenter of Father Figuring. Da…
Published on 1 month ago
Illegal weight-loss drugs, Actor Jackie Clune, Birth scrolls
The UK's medicines watchdog has said criminal gangs in the UK have started making their own weight-loss drugs, with packaging and branding designed to look like legitimate products. The Medicines and…
Published on 1 month ago
Christine Flack, New Ofsted school grading, Emma Barnett
Caroline Flack was a Bafta-winning TV presenter, host of shows including Love Island and The X Factor. In February of 2020, she took her own life ahead of a court case in which she was charged with t…
Published on 1 month ago