Sara Sharif, Netball, Disability stigma, 80s egg donors
The father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif have been found guilty of her murder after subjecting her to "horrific suffering" for more than two years. Sara Sharif was described by her headtea...
12 Dec 202457min
Women triathletes, Imani Erriu and romantasy, Prostitute's caution
A new report from SheRACES and Fund Her Tri UK has found that women triathletes can experience unacceptable harassment at events. It also showed that women competitors struggle with the lack of toilet...
11 Dec 202457min
Childcare, Returning to Syria, Inclusive wigs after chemo
A new analysis on the quality and quantity of childcare provision in England has revealed that the huge expansion of free childcare currently underway is at risk of not delivering for poorer families,...
10 Dec 202457min
Syria, Raising a family in the UK, Lisa O’Neill
What does the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria mean for both the present and future of women on the ground? Nuala McGovern is joined by Chief Foreign Correspondent at The Times, Christina Lam...
9 Dec 202453min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Keira Knightley and Sarah Lancashire, Sutara Gayle, Uterine fibroids, Surviving grief, Josie Lloyd
Powerhouse actors Keira Knightley and Sarah Lancashire are starring alongside Ben Wishaw in new Netflix spy drama Black Doves. It follows the story of a female spy seeking revenge for the murder of he...
7 Dec 202454min
PCOS misinformation, Sutara Gayle, Raving
Influencers on TikTok and Instagram are selling fake ‘cures’ for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal condition, according to a new BBC investigation. The BBC World Service tracked the most-wa...
6 Dec 202453min
Afghan midwives, DJ Annie Mac, Artist Chila Burman, Surviving grief
There have been reports that Afghan women are being banned from midwife and nursing courses in the latest blow to their rights. Women training as midwives and nurses in Afghanistan have told the BBC t...
5 Dec 202457min
Pumeza Matshikiza, Josie Lloyd, CensHERship
South African soprano Pumeza Matshikiza has performed at many of the leading opera houses across Europe and the United States and released her debut album Voice of Hope, combining well-known arias wit...
4 Dec 202455min
