Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
2495 episodes transcribedNearly 10 years after the Larry Nassar case exposed the abuse of hundreds of young women and girls in gymnastics in the US, are athletes any safer tod...
The government has been consulting on its plans to tackle pay discrimination. The Equality and Human Rights Commission wants a ban on employers asking...
According to the White House, Melania Trump has taken on an unexpected diplomatic role. It's been reported that she helped to broker a temporary cease...
Comedian Katherine Ryan’s new memoir explores the impact being a Firstborn Daughter has had on her approach to life. From becoming the family’s ‘Head...
For decades, Delia Smith taught us how to cook with confidence through her bestselling books and popular television programmes. She sold more than 20...
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Raye has just won the Mercury Prize 2026 with her album This Music May Contain Hope. Anita Rani talks to music journalist Sophie Williams, who was on...
When the writer E L James first self-published Fifty Shades of Grey as an e-book in 2011, she had no idea that her erotic novel would go on to become...
A government review into antisemitism in schools and colleges in England will publish its recommendations today. The report from former Ofsted inspect...
Campaigners deliver a petition to Downing Street calling for parents of children with SEND to be exempt from being fined if their children miss school...
It was World Menopause Day yesterday, the last before employers of more than 250 people in England, Scotland and Wales are mandated to have a Menopaus...
Navanetham 'Navi' Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has won the 2026 Nobel Pe...
Last night, architects gathered to celebrate some of Britain’s most acclaimed buildings as the RIBA Stirling Prize marked its 30th anniversary. The pr...
An estimated three million deepfake images were non-consensually requested from Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok around Christmas of last year, mostly of wome...
1 in 10 women of reproductive age suffer from endometriosis. A new report on the condition, just published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on End...
A new study suggests that women going to the doctor with symptoms of auto-immune conditions are up to 74% more likely than men to be told their sympto...
Navanetham 'Navi' Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has won the 2026 Nobel Pe...
To mark our 80th anniversary, Woman's Hour commissioned a survey of 2,000 women across the UK to explore how women feel about using their voice in dif...
A new review into autism, ADHD and mental health provision by the NHS in England has warned there has been a substantial increase in mental health dis...
To mark our 80th anniversary, Woman's Hour commissioned a survey of 2,000 women across the UK to explore how women feel about using their voice in dif...
