Endometriosis pill, Bollywood star Radhika Apte, Ramadan health
The first daily pill for treating endometriosis symptoms has been approved for use on the NHS in England - but only for patients who have tried all other options. Endometriosis affects 1.5 million wom...
13 Mar 202556min
Employment Rights Bill, SEND, Neath RFC tweet, Spitfire Girls
The government has said it supports bereavement leave for couples who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks gestation. Business Minister Justin Madders told MPs he "fully accepts" the principle of ...
12 Mar 202557min
Businesswoman Sara Davies, Holiday without kids, Restless Leg Syndrome
Do you have a business idea that you would realise, if only you had the time? Sara Davies firmly believes we’re all capable of creating a successful business from scratch, in just six minutes a week. ...
11 Mar 202557min
Toxic Town, Women in counter terrorism policing, Climbing Everest
It's been reported that more than 1,000 Syrians have been killed in the past few days in clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, and revenge killings that fo...
10 Mar 202557min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Twiggy, Misogyny and boys, Lucy Edwards, Segregation, Mhairi Black, Nieve Ella
Twiggy turned the modelling world upside down with her androgynous style, big round eyes, bold eyelashes, and pixie haircut, becoming a defining figure and fashion icon of the swinging 60s. Considered...
8 Mar 202552min
Mhairi Black, Women's boxing, Helen Castor and Rosanna Pike on writing history
In May 2015, 20 year-old Mhairi Black was the youngest person for more than a century to become a Member of Parliament – and she then remained a Westminster MP until standing down at the 2024 election...
7 Mar 202557min
Millie Bobby Brown's video, Tuppence Middleton on OCD, 30 years of Lush
A video made and posted by Stranger Things actor Millie Bobby Brown has gone viral. In it she criticises the recent press articles about her appearance, saying "this isn't journalism, this is bullying...
6 Mar 202557min
New womb cancer swab test, the legacy of the last woman hanged, music from Nieve Ella
Nuala McGovern hears about a new swab test which could mean women avoid having invasive tests used to detect womb cancer. About 800,000 women per year see a GP because they are suffering from abnormal...
5 Mar 202554min
