Cat Power, US Midterms, Hope Boxes, writer Yasmin El-Rifae
Chan Marshall, better known by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer, songwriter and producer. After three decades in the music industry, she has eight original albums under her belt but has...
2 Nov 202256min
What's a feminist city look like? Female doctors and the menopause. Jan Etherington on bickering.
Glasgow has become the first city in the UK to officially adopt a feminist town-planning-approach. Emma Barnett speaks to the woman behind the proposal Scottish Green Councillor Holly Bruce and the au...
1 Nov 202256min
Donna Patterson, Running in the dark, Tammy Faye Musical
After Donna Patterson's maternity leave, her employer Morrison’s gave her a full-time role, despite her only working part time. She represented herself in a tribunal and she won a £60k pay-out for mat...
31 Okt 202257min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: climate activist Vanessa Nakate, rogue landlords, deepfake porn, Goth fashion, the state of child care
According to the OECD, the UK is the third most expensive country for childcare. ‘March of the Mummies’ organised by the campaign group Pregnant then Screwed are demanding for government reform. Its f...
29 Okt 202254min
Childcare in the UK: does it need an overhaul?
According to the OECD, the UK is the third most expensive country for childcare. An estimated 1.7 million women in England are prevented from doing more hours of work by childcare issues, while a UNIC...
28 Okt 202256min
Rogue refuges update, Una Marson, Agony aunts, Iran
In a shocking report out today MPs say too many women who’ve survived domestic abuse are ending up in appalling accommodation operated by rogue landlords who exploit housing benefit loopholes to cash ...
27 Okt 202257min
Hygiene Poverty, Hanna Flint, Lumberjills
The new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed his team of top ministers but out of 31 members there are only seven women in his team. The BBC’s Leila Nathoo joins Jessica alongside Dr Meryl Kenny. ...
26 Okt 202253min
New PM priorities, Libby Squire's mum, Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate, Gothic fashion
Twenty-one year old university student Libby Squire disappeared after a night out with friends in Hull in January 2019. Last year 24 year old Pawel Relowicz was jailed for 27 years for her rape and mu...
25 Okt 202257min
