American Vogue's new editor, Sandie Peggie tribunal, Sabrina Carpenter's lyrics, Life after a parent's suicide
There's a new woman deciding what's hot and what's not in the world of fashion. Chloe Malle has been appointed as the head of US Vogue - the biggest job in the industry - replacing the formidable Dame...
3 Sep 202556min
Femicide Census, Period Pain, Eve Myles, Forced Adoption
New figures from the latest Femicide Census out are out today. It records the killings of women. It shows that 122 women, that’s more than 2 women a week, were killed by men and boys in 2022. Most wom...
2 Sep 202557min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Forced adoptions, Author Paula Byrne, Is rugby safe?, Stalking and heart disease, Wool Sourcing
The former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has added his voice to calls for an apology for what he has called the state's role in the "terrible tragedy" of historic forced adoptions. Between 1949 and 1976...
1 Sep 202556min
Childcare, Robin Wright on The Girlfriend, Life after a loved one's suicide
As of today, eligible working parents in England can access 30 funded hours of childcare – in term time only - for children aged nine months to four years. The government is doubling the amount of fun...
1 Sep 202557min
Forced adoptions, Belinda Carlisle, Harvest mice release
The former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has added his voice to calls for an apology for what he has called the state's role in the "terrible tragedy" of historic forced adoptions. Between 1949 and 1976...
1 Sep 202555min
Double jeopardy fight, Fertility rates, SRY tests, Wool sourcing
New ONS stats show that fertility rates are the lowest in England and Wales since 1938 when they were first recorded. Dr Bernice Kuona is researcher in fertility and family relationships at the Unive...
28 Aug 202556min
Child abuse & VAWG, Novelist Miriam Robinson, Taylor Swift's engagement, Private midwives
Ten child protection organisations have written an urgent letter to the home secretary expressing concern over the omission of child sexual abuse from the upcoming government strategy on violence agai...
27 Aug 202556min
Gender pay gap, 'Spicy' fiction, Is rugby safe? Labubu dolls
A new report, published yesterday, says Britain’s gender pay gap has been understated for two decades, casting doubt on the accuracy of official figures. It's news that might have big implications for...
26 Aug 202557min
