R J Palacio, Dr Nneka Ikeogu, Rajini Vaidyanathan, Dr Radikha Vohra and Dr Jo Mountfield
American author R J Palacio talks to Krupa Padhy about her latest novel "White Bird" Following the overturning of Roe V Wade in the US more women have talked openly about having had an abortion but ma...
18 Jul 202256min
Artist, Elsa James; Forced adoption and unmarried mothers; Ukrainian refugees; Chef, Fatmata Binta
A formal apology should be issued by the government to the thousands of unmarried mothers in England and Wales who had their babies taken for adoption in the 50s, 60s, 70s. In a report published today...
15 Jul 202257min
Global Abortion Rights, Do women worry more?, Bees, Matriarchs
Since the overturning of Roe vs Wade in the United States here on Woman’s Hour we’ve looked at what this will mean for women in America, and also what the status of abortion is here in the UK. But wha...
14 Jul 202256min
Poet- Lady Unchained. The Conservative leadership. Covid. Telford. Abortion memories
Conservative MPs start voting in the first round ballot to see who will take over from Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister - 4 women and 4 men ,after the candidates were red...
13 Jul 202257min
Misogyny on social media, How we choose MPs; Am I Normal with Sarah Chaney; Matriarchs - Zoe's nan
The online platform TikTok has become one of the most popular social media apps in the world, with more than one billion monthly active users. Young people in particular love watching and creating vid...
12 Jul 202256min
Angélique Kidjo, Taxing the child free, Recognition for first England footie team
Angélique Kidjo is a 5 time Grammy Award winner from Benin who has been called "Africa's premier diva". Later this month she will be headlining the WOMAD world music and dance festival. She’ll be talk...
11 Jul 202257min
Sally Phillips, Nusrat Ghani MP and vice-chair of The 1922 committee, Women's football, Anti-depressants, Soul singer PP Arnold
The actor Sally Phillips on her latest film on Sky Cinema 'How to Please a Woman. Set in Western Australia, Sally plays fifty-something Gina who, having just lost her job, feels invisible and stuck in...
9 Jul 202255min
Order of Women Freemasons' Grand Master Zuzanka Penn; Actor Sally Phillips; Childcare Costs; Rebecca Humphries
The actor, writer and comedian Sally Phillips best known for Smack the Pony, the Bridget Jones trilogy, Miranda, Veep and, of course, Radio 4’s very own award-winning 'Clare in the Community' returns ...
8 Jul 202257min
