Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
1958 episodes transcribedSilence Is a Sense is a new novel by Layla AlAmmar: a Kuwaiti now based in Lancashire. Her novel is about a young woman from Syria who's living in a b...
From May mothers' names will finally be featured alongside fathers' details on marriage certificates, in England and Wales thanks to years of campaig...
As International Women’s Day approaches and peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban continue, what are the most pressing issues faci...
As the government announces plans for summer school and tutoring to help children catch up on their learning we hear from parents who think it’s more...
In her first in-depth broadcast interview since winning the High Court disqualification case regarding the disbanded children's charity Kids Company,...
Why the latest lockdown has left so many women feeling at breaking point as they try to juggle home schooling and working from home simultaneously. An...
People wanting to start a family, who need to use a sperm donor say they feel forced into finding sperm online in unregulated spaces because NHS fundi...
In her first in-depth broadcast interview since winning the High Court disqualification case regarding the disbanded children's charity Kids Company,...
It's been announced that around 31,000 women in England will be offered the opportunity to do a smear test at home. It's all part of a trial by the...
Is being a tough guy (or girl) no longer the key to getting on? How important is empathy in leadership now that we know the effect that working fro...
Are women in the UK jazz scene facing discrimination and sexual harassment? Sarah Raine, an academic and anthropologist, carried out research of ten i...
Anita Rani talks to Love Island Star Zara McDermott about her new documentary on the growing issue of Revenge Porn and we hear from Baroness Morgan a...
Harry Dunn was 19 years old when he was killed on his motorbike by an American woman driving the wrong way. His parents have been fighting for justice...
Emma Barnett presents Woman's Hour with Mary Beard who talks about her new BBC Two show Inside Culture looking at witches and their enduring presence...
The pandemic has pushed many working mothers to breaking point. Juggling family and career is nothing new, but working a full-time job while simultane...
Loujain al-Hathloul, the Saudi women's rights activist, has just been released from prison after spending nearly three years in prison. Instrumental i...
We hear from Sandra Igwe, co-chair of an urgent inquiry set up to investigate how alleged systemic racism in the NHS manifests itself in maternity car...
An urgent inquiry to investigate how alleged systemic racism in the NHS manifests itself in maternity care was launched this week. Anita is joined by...
As many as one in six young people now experience mental health problems ranging from depression to self-harm and anorexia. The situation’s got worse...
Pip Hare has been competing in the Vendee Globe race, sailing around the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance. She is on the home straight now...
