Equal pay judgement. Birth partners attending scans. Bangladesh at 50.
Today the Supreme Court will give its judgement on one of the largest ever equal pay claims . It could have implications for women working in retail all over the UK. It involves those working in the ...
26 Mar 202142min
Covid 19 vaccines and children, East Asian Racism, Periods in lockdown, Young women and cryptocurrency
A newspaper article reported on discussions around children in the UK being offered COVID-19 vaccines as early as August, although a spokesperson from DHSC has said: "no decisions have been made on wh...
25 Mar 202141min
Endometriosis, NI Abortion, Portraits
Endometriosis is a condition where cells similar to the ones in the lining of the womb are found elsewhere in the body, often around reproductive organs, bowel and bladder. This can cause inflammation...
24 Mar 202142min
Lockdown anniversary, Nicola Sturgeon, Misogyny as a hate crime
It's exactly a year since Boris Johnson delivered the instruction to stay at home. To mark the occasion, we've assembled three women of different ages, backgrounds and circumstances to discuss thei...
23 Mar 202142min
Navigating the perimenopause; Increase in online accessing of child sexual images; Nawal El Saadawi's death at 89
The average age of menopause is 51, and menopause itself only lasts for one day, because it simply marks the one-year anniversary of your last period. Perimenopause, on the other hand, refers to the ...
22 Mar 202142min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Women and confidence in the police; Syria; the future of the handbag
Susannah Fish, former Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police and Olivia Pinkney Chief Constable for Hampshire talk about how confident women can be in reporting crime to the police. We hear from C...
20 Mar 202156min
Singer-songwriter and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson
The Supreme Court are today announcing their judgement on the so-called "pizza test". That is whether a residential or home carer who "sleeps in" is entitled to the minimum wage. The reason it is name...
19 Mar 202142min
Men and Violence
Today we have three men on Woman's Hour talking about male violence. They're discussing why some men attack women and what can be done to stop it. We know that statistically more men than women are li...
18 Mar 202142min
