Sparking a love of nature; the Keira Bell judgement; Evil women; US female voters
The Woman’s Hour Power List 2020: Our Planet is celebrating the women making a significant contribution to the environment. Today, we’re speaking to two women who strive to spark a lifelong love of na...
2 Dec 202045min
Women's innovation in tech; Working in retail; Valerie's Life in Shoes
Two of this year’s TechWomen100 Award winners join Jane to discuss getting more women and girls into the tech industries, including via a new app. June Angelides, an investor, speaker and mentor who ...
1 Dec 202050min
Women and underpaid state pensions, Women's emotional labour at Christmas, Female footballers and dementia
It was found that thousands of married women could have been receiving underpaid state pensions. The Department of Work and Pensions has since been investigating its records and making payments. The f...
30 Nov 202052min
Bonus podcast: The Conversation 100 Women
Celebrating the BBC 100 Women list 2020 Kim Chakanetsa and a panel of inspirational and influential women discuss whether some changes made because of Covid-19 restrictions could be seen as positive. ...
29 Nov 202050min
Weekend Woman's Hour - Ozlem Cekic, The Crown, Lockdown Bickering
Ozlem Cekic, one of the first Muslim women with an immigrant background to enter Danish parliament, tells us why she decided to meet up with the people who sent her racist emails. We discuss whether a...
28 Nov 202043min
The Crown, Diana and a New Generation
The fourth series of The Crown currently airing on Netflix lays bare the ups and downs of the royal marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer . The drama has introduced a new generation to the...
27 Nov 202051min
Chef Marie Mitchell. NUS President Larissa Kennedy. The real Audrey Hepburn. Power List: Our Planet
The Island Social Club was created to fill the void of what was once London’s thriving Caribbean social scene. Chef, writer and co-founder Marie Mitchell explores Caribbean food and culture while cre...
26 Nov 202044min
Stella Gibbons, HMP Holloway, Sandra Horley
Stella Gibbons' first novel was Cold Comfort Farm. First published in 1932, it became an instant bestseller and made fun of country life. Another one of her novels called My American will be serializ...
25 Nov 202045min
