The Partition of India in 1947 and its impact on Women
It’s been described as one of the most seismic events of the 20th century, but how did the Partition of the former imperial domain of British India into two countries, India and Pakistan, affect women...
12 Aug 202251min
England Captain Leah Williamson
Having led the England women’s team to Euro 2022 victory, Lionesses captain Leah Williamson joins Woman’s Hour for a very special programme. Leah joins Jessica Creighton to reflect on winning England’...
12 Aug 202256min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Recognition for first England women's football team, Harriet Harman MP & the poet Lady Unchained
In a report published on Friday, the Joint Committee on Human Rights says the Government bears ultimate responsibility for the pain and suffering caused by public institutions and state employees that...
10 Aug 202256min
Tennis icon Serena Williams, Recruiting women to the armed forces, Afghan women radio, Stem cell donors, Women and bodybuilding
It looks like Serena Williams is leaving tennis. She's won 23 grand slam titles and four Olympic golds but has suggested it's time to move on. She's made the announcement in Vogue, where she's said re...
10 Aug 202257min
Brit and Mercury Prize-winning singer Heather Small, Chronic illness, Abortion
The British-born actor and singer Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73. Best remembered for playing the iconic role of Sandy in the musical film Grease. We pay tribute with Stockard Channing w...
9 Aug 202255min
Child strip searches, Dr Sam Roberts of NICE
In 2020, a black 15-year-old schoolgirl, known as Child Q, was strip-searched by police while on her period after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis. A safeguarding report on the incident co...
8 Aug 202257min
England's netballers - the Roses, School exclusions, South Asian women in WWII, Rape survivors and therapy, Women artists
This time last week we were looking forward to the big match: The Lionesses at the European Championship Final at Wembley. We hoped, but we just couldn't predict what would happen, but what a great mo...
5 Aug 202256min
Manipulating body images in ads. National Poet of Wales Hanan Issa . Abortion stories. Nancy Pelosi Taipei visit.
Last week we talked about the Spanish equality ministry’s summer campaign promoting body positivity on the beach featuring diverse women of different shapes and sizes. But the campaign has received a ...
4 Aug 202257min
