Budget 2021. Toxic Relationships. Theatrical wig maker Angela Cobbin.
Budget 2021: What do you want to change? We hear from Mary-Ann Stephenson, Director of the Women’s Budget group, an independent not-for-profit organisation that monitors the impact of government pol...
26 Okt 202157min
'Net zero' - what is the general public willing to do to get us there? Challenging online abuse, Suffragette trees
Last week, a whole new set of climate-related phrases entered the Oxford English Dictionary including global heating, eco-anxiety and net zero. But despite being increasingly used in conversation, do ...
25 Okt 202157min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny discuss their new novel, the Singer Ella Eyre & the Science of Knitting
The former presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has a new book out, “State of Terror”, a political thriller written with the award winning author Louise Penny. The two women were already frie...
23 Okt 202143min
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny, HPV kits, Aspire to adventure
The former presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has a new book out, “State of Terror”, a political thriller written with the award winning author Louise Penny. The two women were already fri...
22 Okt 202157min
Singer Ella Eyre; Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah; Sofie Hagen; Neonatal deaths & stillbirth disparities; Covid & Xmas plans
Over the summer it's been tempting to think that the pandemic is almost over. But last night, Health Secretary Savid Javid insisted that "life is not back to normal". 49,000 people tested positive for...
21 Okt 202156min
Baroness Ruth Davidson; The science of knitting; Spiking by injection
Former Scottish Conservative leader – the recently ennobled Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links - will be giving her maiden speech in the House of Lords on Friday as part of a debate on assisted dying. ...
20 Okt 202157min
Dame Eileen Atkins; Equal pay; Harassment in Parliament; Composer Charlotte Bray
In our final discussion to mark our 75th anniversary we look at the issue of equal pay. This was identified as the area women most want to see change in their daily lives and 70% of those asked said t...
19 Okt 202156min
Women pig farmers and mental health. Modern slavery. The cave woman rebuilding her business after Covid.
According to a new survey on mental wellbeing in agriculture, 58% of women in farming experience anxiety compared to 44% of men. What's the reason behind it? How much impact has Brexit and the pandem...
18 Okt 202157min
