Women and Water
After a summer when hot weather has drawn many of us towards the water, we explore its pull as a place of freedom, adventure and friendship, as well as the risks it can pose.Writer and wild swimmer Br...
31 Aug 48min
Weekend Woman's Hour: HPV home-testing kits, Nigeria schoolgirl kidnappings, author Louise Doughty
Women who have missed a cervical screening appointment in England are to be offered HPV self-testing kits by the NHS. Over the next year, nearly four million women will receive invites on the NHS App ...
29 Aug 29min
HRT and dementia, Cookbook author Amy Sheppard, Cosplay
Hormone replacement therapy may reduce the risk of dementia, a new study has found. Researchers tracked more than 180,000 postmenopausal women and their analysis suggests that those who had used HRT ...
28 Aug 56min
Parent Strike, Bella Mackie, non-recent child sexual abuse
People who were sexually abused as children and later seek help for mental health problems are being failed by the NHS, according to The Royal College of Psychiatrists. The RCOP has issued a public ap...
27 Aug 57min
Remembering Dolly Parton, Karen Carney, restriction zones for violent offenders, poet Georgie Jones
Singer-songwriter, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton has died aged 80. She was a feminist icon, although she denied the former. Known as The Queen of Country, she paved the way for many women ...
26 Aug 56min
HPV home-testing kits, Women-run hospitality map, Digital wardrobe apps
Women who have missed a cervical screening appointment in England are to be offered HPV self-testing kits by the NHS. Over the next year, nearly four million women will receive invites on the NHS App ...
25 Aug 57min
Author Louise Doughty, Scottish women offenders, Boxer Chantelle Cameron
After the death of both her parents best-selling novelist Louise Doughty made a startling discovery whilst clearing out the family home. Inside a black suitcase, she stumbled upon a treasure trove of ...
24 Aug 57min
GCSE resits, Hotel safety, Baby milk, Alisha Palmowski
Are GCSE's working for all children? Figures show resits in Maths and English are dragging down the overall results in those subjects. Whilst post 16 education has evolved with A levels, BTECs and T...
21 Aug 57min
