Carla Bruni on her new album; Covid and working class women; Author Onjali Rauf; The English GCSE Syllabus
Carla Bruni's new album is described as "a wholehearted embracing of her true self." She talks to Sangita about the inspiration behind it and life under lockdown. The impact of Covid-19 on working cl...
14 Okt 202044min
Women in business and three tier lockdown. Working as a midwife. Patricia Devlin. Children's play in hospitals.
As the new three tier Covid lock down system comes into force in England we talk to some of the businesses which’re now facing stricter restrictions. Hannah Butler who runs the Victoria Hotel in the ...
13 Okt 202045min
Pregnant women and the flu jab; HIV and BAME women; Autumn fashion trends; Debra Whittingham
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Royal College of Midwives are urging all pregnant women to take up the offer of a free flu vaccination this winter to protect themselves and t...
12 Okt 202044min
Power List judges - Living a greener life, Women and epilepsy, Identity politics and feminism, Essex girls
Around 300,000 women have epilepsy in the UK. Epilepsy Research UK say that hormones can affect epilepsy, and drugs used to control it need to be very carefully balanced with medication that women tak...
10 Okt 202056min
Hook ups, Identity Politics & Feminism, Surviving Grooming Gang in Rotherham
Jane Garvey talks to a woman who survived being groomed by a gang in Rotherham, also to Yasmin Alibhai Brown and Ruby Hamad about identity politics and feminism and we hear from the older women who en...
9 Okt 202050min
Age-gaps in dating, Women and Epilepsy and How to Build Resilience
Experts in epilepsy say women are disproportionately affected by the condition. Around 300,000 women have it in the UK. Epilepsy Research UK say that hormones can affect epilepsy, and drugs used to co...
8 Okt 202049min
Natalya Romaniw; Party political conference season, Essex Girls, the women behind the first hydrogen train.
The opera singer Natalya Romaniw joins Jane to talk about the challenges performing live in the Covid-era and her latest role as Mimi in the ENO’s La Bohème at Alexandra Palace in London. As the p...
7 Okt 202045min
Our Planet - the Power List judges answer your questions on greener living
We've been overwhelmed by the phenomenal response we’ve had from listeners about this year's Woman's Hour Power List - so today we’re making it all about you! Do you have questions about living a gree...
6 Okt 202050min
