Life for women in India, latest on the Windrush scandal, women and napping and access to therapy records in rape investigatios
Nuala McGovern talks to Rosa Abraham & Rituparna Chakraborty about the fact that nearly half of the population in India is female, but the number of working women has fallen to record lows.We hear how...
20 Jun 202357min
Bridget Christie, Windrush Women, Helen and Rob in the Archers
Comedian Bridget Christie’s stand-up has been credited with putting the funny in feminism. You might know her from Taskmaster or Ghosts. Now she’s created and stars in a comedy drama called The Chan...
19 Jun 202357min
Cate Blanchett on Glenda Jackson, Susanna Hoffs, Yasmeen Lari, Power Lister Jo Tongue, Eco-grief, Lisa Squire
Thousands of people gathered together on Thursday night to attend a vigil for those killed in the Nottingham attacks. The mothers of the murdered teenagers Grace O’Malley Kumar and Barnaby Webber both...
17 Jun 202356min
Actor Cate Blanchett on Glenda Jackson, Girlguiding, Decluttering your love life, Aasmah Mir on her childhood memoir
The actor Cate Blanchett celebrates the work and life of Glenda Jackson, who died this week. The mothers of Grace O'Malley Kumar and Barnaby Webber spoke about their loved ones at a public vigil in No...
16 Jun 202357min
Synthetic embryos, Suzie Fletcher, Eco-anxiety, Lynzy Billing
Scientists have created synthetic human embryos using stem cells that sidestep the need for eggs or sperm. The news was presented yesterday at the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s annual...
15 Jun 202357min
Jo Tongue, Universal Basic Income, Sian Norris, Childhood Obesity
NHS England is going to open 10 new clinics this year to deal with childhood obesity. The clinics will provide "intensive" support to thousands of children with severe obesity and their families aged ...
14 Jun 202357min
Abortion laws, Anorexia and bone health, Profile of Greta Thunberg, Susanna Hoffs
Is current abortion legislation fit for purpose? It's a question debated this morning following the conviction and sentencing of Carla Foster for inducing an abortion outside the legal time limit usin...
13 Jun 202356min
Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan's first female architect, Relationships under pressure
The Scout Association is not doing enough to protect and safeguard children from child abuse, that’s according to two young women who have set up a website which launches tomorrow (Tuesday) asking for...
12 Jun 202357min
