Covid Inquiry, Poet Andrea Gibson remembered, Supporting survivors of violence
The Covid Inquiry led by Baroness Hallett has concluded that the UK did too little too late in response to Covid-19, that the lockdown could have been avoided if steps such as social distancing and is...
21 Nov 202557min
Boxer Francesca Hennessy, NEETS, Painter Caroline Walker
Francesca Hennessy is the 21-year-old shaking up women’s boxing. Nicknamed the 'Billion Dollar Baby', she’s unbeaten in her first six professional fights and will be fighting on the bill when boxing ...
20 Nov 202557min
Saskia Reeves, Childminders, Women in Camps
Childminders play a vital role in the early years of children’s lives, offering care, stability and a familiar face during those formative years. But their numbers are in sharp decline. Many are no lo...
19 Nov 202557min
The pension gap, Rape trial delays, Author Harriet Lane
Over a third of women could face poverty in retirement due to a growing gender gap in private pensions, according to a report from Scottish Widows, with women's finances being hit by caring responsibi...
18 Nov 202557min
Bouncing back after getting fired, Brain fog, Sheikh Hasina verdict
Former US magazine editors-in-chief Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill were both ‘let go’ from their respective jobs. They felt blindsided, devastated and temporarily lost their identities - until, unit...
17 Nov 202556min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Christine Flack, Women’s Football Stadiums, Pelvic Girdle Pain, Fatherhood, Eleanor of Castile
Caroline Flack was a Bafta-winning TV presenter, host of shows including Love Island and The X Factor. In February of 2020, she took her own life ahead of a court case in which she was charged with th...
15 Nov 202556min
Women pursuing peace, Pelvic girdle pain, New musical Coven
Pelvic Girdle Pain, also known as pubic symphysis dysfunction, affects an estimated one in five pregnant women. It is often mild but can sometimes be debilitating and it's been highlighted by a BBC ne...
14 Nov 202556min
Earthshot Prize winner, High blood pressure in childhood, Wild Cherry drama
Runa Khan is a globally recognised leader in social innovation. She founded Friendship in 2002, an NGO helping marginalised communities in Bangladesh. Last week, the organisation won the Earthshot Pri...
13 Nov 202557min
