England's netballers - the Roses, School exclusions, South Asian women in WWII, Rape survivors and therapy, Women artists
This time last week we were looking forward to the big match: The Lionesses at the European Championship Final at Wembley. We hoped, but we just couldn't predict what would happen, but what a great mo...
5 Aug 202256min
Manipulating body images in ads. National Poet of Wales Hanan Issa . Abortion stories. Nancy Pelosi Taipei visit.
Last week we talked about the Spanish equality ministry’s summer campaign promoting body positivity on the beach featuring diverse women of different shapes and sizes. But the campaign has received a ...
4 Aug 202257min
Euros 22 legacy, Kansas and abortion rights, Dance music and women, Sam Smith, Juliette Pochin
Kansas is the first state in the US to decide in a referendum to protect abortion rights in a major victory for pro-choice groups. What impact could this have across the rest of America after the over...
3 Aug 202254min
Commonwealth Games, Body image and mental health report, Lizzo and Beyonce lyrics, Personality disorders
The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham are underway and for the first time in a major multi-sport event, more medals will be awarded to women than men, with the medal programme confirming a total of 136...
2 Aug 202257min
Women's Euro 2022
In today's Woman's Hour we dedicate the programme to Women's Football after the Lionesses won the Euro 2022 Championship last night. Rebecca Myers is a journalist for The Times and a prominent voice i...
1 Aug 202256min
Actor Samantha Womack, The Lionesses win, Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, Dear Daughter podcast, Jane Roe's daughter, The Home Edit
The actor Samantha Womack on her new role as the White Witch in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.As the Lionesses reach the final of the Euros on Sunday let's not forget that the FA, the Football ...
30 Jul 202256min
Fiona Govan, Louisa McGeehan, Tom Bennett, Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, Namulanta Kombo, Helen Wood.
We talk to journalist Fiona Govan based in Madrid who writes for Olive Press about the controversy surrounding a new ad campaign in Spain proclaiming “All Bodies are Beach Bodies”. Posters including w...
29 Jul 202258min
Clea and Joanna from The Home Edit, Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, Menopause report
Friends and business partners Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin have become stars of pandemic feel-good TV, with their Netflix show Get Organised with The Home Edit. They go into someone’s home – be it ...
28 Jul 202256min
