#MeToo in the British Army, Dominic Cummings, Women & Art: How We Look, Geriatric Millennials
A former senior Army officer is calling for the military to have a “#MeToo moment” and is claiming that hundreds of female troops have been raped and sexually abused by colleagues. Lt Col Diane Allen...
26 Maj 202157min
Holly Smale, Caroline Dinenage MP, Ursula Le Menn & Anne-Elisabeth Moutet, Proff. Asma Khalil & Dr. Mary Ross-Davie
On Woman's Hour today Emma Barnett talks to the best selling author Holly Smale about being diagnosed with autism at age 39. The author of the "Geek Girl" series has said she feels relief that she no...
24 Maj 202157min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: We are Lady Parts, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow, Police abuse supercomplaint, Brit rising star Griff
A TV comedy series featuring funny and bold Muslim women – ‘We Are Lady Parts’ is a new six part comedy series for Channel 4. It follows the highs and lows of the female punk band Lady Parts. Anita sp...
22 Maj 202155min
Women on nature, Prisons Minister Alex Chalk, We Are Lady Parts, How infertility diagnoses impact relationships.
New research shows that girls face unique and escalating risks as they turn 18. The transition from girlhood to adulthood could be an opportunity to get things right, but with little to no specialist ...
21 Maj 202157min
Women and sheds, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow, Rape threat insults, Declining birth rate in China
Since the beginning of the pandemic, shed sellers have seen a surge in demand - especially those that can be used as home offices. And existing summerhouses and garages have been commandeered, particu...
20 Maj 202157min
Police abuse supercomplaint, Alice in Wonderland Exhibition and Consensual non-monogamy
Since the first publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865, the books have never been out of print and remain one of the most influential texts in the world. The Victoria and Albert Museu...
19 Maj 202157min
Women spies; Kelly Gough; Lisa Keogh; Second chances; Home abortion rules
Despite a long and courageous history of female spies, the UK's secret intelligence agencies - MI5, MI6 and GCHQ - are still overwhelmingly dominated by men. The head of GCHQ, Jeremy Fleming, has comm...
18 Maj 202157min
Griff, Typo-Squatting, Ece Temelkuran, Windrush Compensation Scheme, Public loos
Replacing traditional male only or female only toilets with gender neutral facilities has increased in recent years. Theatres were some of the first venues to hit the headlines. Many businesses and...
17 Maj 202154min
