Cush Jumbo on playing Hamlet; Reaction to our equality poll; Day of the Scientist
Radio DJ Emma Wilson believes that the policeman Wayne Couzens who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard exposed himself to her in an alleyway some 13 years ago. Emma reported it to the police a...
12 Okt 202157min
As we mark our 75th anniversary, how do you feel about equality in 2021? Your chance to have your say
To mark our 75th anniversary last week we commissioned a poll to explore how you feel about equality in 2021 and how much progress you believe women have made since the first episode of Woman’s Hour w...
11 Okt 202157min
Weekend Woman's Hour: 75th Birthday, Mina Smallman, Celibacy, Professor Anita Hill
Baroness Brenda Hale is a former judge who served as the first female president of the Supreme Court. She has written a book, Spider Woman, that spans her life and work.We hear from Professor Anita Hi...
9 Okt 202154min
Musician & singer, Abi Sampa; Celibacy; Chinaza Onyechi; Femicide
Over the last few years, the figures around celibacy have generally been on the rise - particular amongst young women. What’s to be gained from making this life choice? And what should one know before...
8 Okt 202157min
Woman's Hour turns 75 today
Our specially commissioned poll to celebrate Woman’s Hour at 75 looks at women and equality in the UK today. It finds the place that women feel the most unequal is in the home, at work in terms of pay...
7 Okt 202157min
Mina Smallman, Pauline Campbell, FASD
Mina Smallman, the mother of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry, the sisters who were murdered in a North London park last year, speaks to us about her grief and women's safety. She also talks about want...
6 Okt 202157min
Anita Hill on her book Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.
We hear from Professor Anita Hill who thirty years ago faced an all-male, all-white Senate Judiciary Committee—led by the then, Senator Joe Biden—to testify that her boss, Supreme Court Justice nomine...
5 Okt 202157min
Institutional Misogyny, Bullying in Parliament, Women Magicians
Is the Police institutionally misogynistic? It's the question that's been raised now that a police WhatsApp group has come to light which Wayne Couzens was part of. It contained offensive messages. We...
4 Okt 202157min
