Caring for older visitors at Christmas, Women's protests in Iran, Female jazz musicians
Women and babies have become targets in conflicts around the world, according to an investigation by The Guardian. Along with data collected by the NGO Insecurity Insight, it identified nearly 300 att...
23 Dec 202552min
Christmas hosting, Epstein files, Women in retail, FGM
Christmas parties, Christmas dinners, Christmas Day: this time of the year can be full of hosting duties and opportunities. But for many women, hosting can be the source of stress and worry, whether i...
22 Dec 202557min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Violence against women and girls, Kate Hudson, Female tribute bands
This week the Government set out its strategy to deal with violence against women and girls. This makes up nearly 20% of all recorded crime in England and Wales. Over the last year alone, one in every...
20 Dec 202543min
Kate Hudson, Undercover policing, Sophie Blake, Women on the Left
Hollywood actor Kate Hudson’s latest movie Song Sung Blue is based on the real life story of Wisconsin couple Mike and Claire Sardina. Kate plays Claire, who along with her husband Mike, played by Hug...
19 Dec 202557min
Violence against women and girls, Jenny Colgan, Weight loss jabs
Today the Government sets out its strategy to deal with violence against women and girls. This makes up nearly 20% of all recorded crime in England and Wales. Over the last year alone, one in every ei...
18 Dec 202557min
Romance fraud, the Sex Discrimination Act, Slady tribute band at Christmas
A man believed to be the UK’s most prolific romance fraudster, who conned a number of women into giving him almost a million pounds, has been jailed for seventeen years - the longest sentence ever han...
17 Dec 202557min
Why is Jane Austen still so relevant to women today?
Woman’s Hour celebrates the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. Nuala McGovern delves into the world that Jane was born into in 1775 to explore why her writing has such a following around the wo...
16 Dec 202556min
Violence Against Women and Girls strategy, Hanukkah food traditions, DIY
The Government is set to unveil its long-awaited Violence Against Women and Girls strategy later this week. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has described violence against women and girls as a 'national...
15 Dec 202556min
