Listener Week: Women and trades, Afghanistan, Stealthing, Dumping a friend
A recent survey revealed that tradespeople are £35,000 better off than university graduates. But only 14.5% of the construction workforce as a whole is female, and that drops to just 2% when it comes ...
23 Aug 202157min
Lesley Manville, Afghanistan, Menopause and dental health, Conceived by rape, Ruby Wax, Pens
The actor Lesley Manville on her mission to change the way the world sees older women - not least in her latest TV performance in Channel 4's I am series. Lesley plays Maria, who at 60 and after 30-o...
21 Aug 202157min
Divorce, Ruby Wax, the FIRE movement, Strings duo Balladeste
How common is it to experience ‘hate’ towards someone you once loved? We tend to think of 'hate' as one of the strongest emotions we can have, so what happens if you find yourself 'hating' your former...
20 Aug 202157min
Afghanistan, Adoption, Lesley Manville
We continue reporting on what's happening to women and children in Afghanistan. We hear from our BBC corespondent in Kabul, Secunder Kermani. Also Larissa Brown who's Defence Editor at The Times tells...
19 Aug 202157min
Priti Patel on Afghan crisis, Aisha Jawando as Tina Turner
The UK government has announced plans to resettle 20,000 Afghan refugees over the coming years, with 5,000 coming to the UK in the first year. This will be in addition to those such as interpreters an...
18 Aug 202155min
Dental health and menopause, Lisa Nandy, Police disclosures, Joy of stationery
Hot flushes are probably the first thing you associate with going through the menopause. But Radio 2's Liza Tarbuck had an interesting angle on it she wanted us to investigate - gums! Decreases in oes...
17 Aug 202158min
Clothes sizing, Afghan women, What's driving men who define themselves as incels?
Many bigger-busted women find it difficult to find clothing tailored to their chest size. The last time a national size survey was conducted in the UK was back in 2001, so why don’t clothing manufactu...
16 Aug 202157min
Weekend Woman's Hour - Mental health and dating, Charlotte Worthington BMX gold & comedy writer Georgia Pritchett
Dating apps have seen a growing trend towards individuals disclosing that they have a mental health disorder in their online profiles. Jo Hemmings a behavioural psychologist and Beth McColl a lifestyl...
14 Aug 202156min
