Brexit negotiations, Parenting a shy child, Cook the Perfect with Claire Thomson
Boris Johnson is in Brussels today to have a face to face meeting with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen. They’re trying to find a post-Brexit trade deal. So how will the dynamics w...
9 Dec 202044min
Gail Bradbrook: co-founder of Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion has used civil disobedience to put the climate crisis firmly at the top of the news agenda. It’s also attracted women and whole families to take to the streets to protest for the ...
8 Dec 202051min
Ladies' Loos, Family Secrets, Dame Stephanie Shirley
What goes on in the ladies? Office gossip, getting locked-in, the most embarrassing moments, confessing to a stranger, a place for bonding, bullying, and bunking-off? We hear your stories about women’...
7 Dec 202046min
Working in retail; Sparking a love of nature; Women’s innovation in tech; Women and underpaid state pensions, Evil women
Non-essential shops reopened in England this week after the second Lockdown - thousands of jobs now hang in the balance. We hear from Joanne Cairns, deputy head of research at USDAW and Catherine Sh...
5 Dec 202056min
Festive drinks, Post-partum psychosis, Outliving your mum.
Sandrae Lawrence from the Cocktail Lovers Magazine stirs up some Christmas spirit in the Woman's Hour studio with a selection of festive drinks ideas. She'll be preparing traditional Snowballs and te...
4 Dec 202050min
Is Joint Enterprise being used unjustly? A career in virology. A true crime quest. My life in shoes
Is the continued use of Joint Enterprise, where an individual can be jointly convicted of the crime of another, unjust?Next week, 800,000 doses of the first coronavirus vaccine will be available. It...
3 Dec 202044min
Sparking a love of nature; the Keira Bell judgement; Evil women; US female voters
The Woman’s Hour Power List 2020: Our Planet is celebrating the women making a significant contribution to the environment. Today, we’re speaking to two women who strive to spark a lifelong love of na...
2 Dec 202045min
Women's innovation in tech; Working in retail; Valerie's Life in Shoes
Two of this year’s TechWomen100 Award winners join Jane to discuss getting more women and girls into the tech industries, including via a new app. June Angelides, an investor, speaker and mentor who ...
1 Dec 202050min
