Weekend Woman’s Hour: Olympics preview, Holocaust documentary, Poet Zara Sehar, Sculptor Dominique White, Comedian Sashi Perera
The Paris 2024 Olympics start this evening with the opening ceremony. It's the first time an equal number of men and women will compete in a summer Games. To discuss the sportswomen you should keep an...
27 Juli 202457min
Mercury Prize Nominees, Paris Olympic Athletes, Adoption
The Paris 2024 Olympics start this evening with the opening ceremony. It's the first time an equal number of men and women will compete in a summer Games. To discuss the sportswomen you should keep an...
26 Juli 202452min
Kamala Harris and female votes, Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, Poet Zara Sehar
Kamala Harris has spoken about making childcare and eldercare more affordable, securing universal paid maternity leave and signing into law a bill that would restore and protect the right to abortion....
25 Juli 202456min
Kamala Harris and 'brat summer', Holocaust documentary, Comedian Sashi Perera
Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has been inspired by Charli XCX and her recent album release, brat. The link between the two is all over social media – but what does it all mean? Nuala McGovern i...
24 Juli 202457min
Megan Davis, Cambridge Vice-Chancellor, Kate Lister on banning partners from social events
What makes women become whistleblowers? And what happens after they’ve brought wrongdoing to light? Nuala McGovern talks to lawyer-turned-author Megan Davis about her experience blowing the whistle on...
23 Juli 202457min
Biden drops out and backs Harris, Maternal health in Gaza, Female coaches, Sculptor Dominique White
President Biden has bowed to pressure and made the decision to drop out of the US presidential race. He’s endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the potential Democrat Party nominee to run against D...
22 Juli 202457min
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Nelly Furtado, Woman in Myanmar, Woman’s Hour from Lord’s, Taking children out of school
The Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and won awards including a Grammy. Her upbeat, genre-defying pop music dominated the charts in t...
20 Juli 202455min
Vula Malinga, Paedophile Hunters, Survivors of the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus
Vula Malinga started out as one of the lead singers for the London Community Gospel Choir, before becoming a lead vocalist with Basement Jaxx and she has also collaborated with the likes of Adele, Diz...
19 Juli 202454min
