Weekend Woman's Hour: Gisèle Pelicot and Mother Courage
In 2024, Gisèle Pelicot waved her legal right to anonymity for the trial of her then husband, declaring that shame has to change sides. Her then husband had drugged and raped her and invited other men...
6 Juni 57min
Emergency C-sections, Hannah Murray, Strip clubs
The way women give birth is changing, according to BBC analysis, which has discovered that one in four births in England are now emergency caesareans. The current figure is 26% - an increase of 8% in ...
5 Juni 57min
Al Fayed abuse allegations, Co-housing, Ovarian cancer, Queens
Survivors who say they were abused by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed met Sir Keir Starmer yesterday afternoon, in what campaigners have described as a potentially significant moment. More than ...
4 Juni 57min
Lady Brittan on false accusations, playwright Anna Jordan on Mother Courage, author Claire Powell, strength training
New research shows that strength training twice a week can lengthen your life. Sarah Best and Emma Holmes, who are 49 and 51, will compete at an elite indoor fitness competition, the Hyrox World Champ...
3 Juni 57min
Medical school misogyny, Wales’ fastest woman, Marilyn Monroe, HIV & AIDS
A newly qualified doctor Charlotte Buttercase, has said she was subjected to repeated sexual harassment and intimidation while studying medicine at the University of Manchester. 32 other female studen...
2 Juni 57min
Gisèle Pelicot, Women's Tennis, Osteoporosis, Zoe Birkett
In 2024 Gisèle Pelicot waved her legal right to anonymity for the trial of her then husband, declaring that shame has to change sides. Her then husband had drugged and raped her and invited other men ...
1 Juni 56min
Weekend Woman's Hour: Rugby star Ellie Kildunne, Kimberlé Crenshaw
World Rugby Player of the Year and World Cup Champion Ellie Kildunne joins Nuala McGovern fresh from a Player of the Match performance at the Six Nations final. She reflects on her rise to the top and...
30 Maj 57min
Baroness Jacqui Smith, Global manosphere, Working from bed
What are the implications for girls and young women of Alan Milburn's review for the Government into rising levels of inactivity among 16 to 24-year-olds? There are currently just under a million youn...
29 Maj 57min
