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2269 episodes transcribedA parliamentary report into body image has just been published. The Women's and Equalities Committee has been looking into why so many people feel dis...
Writer and singer-songwriter Tracey Thorn has a new book out, My Rock 'n' Roll Friend. The friend in question is Lindy Morrison. They first met backst...
As we begin to emerge from lockdown, what are the similarities with the ‘Roaring 20s’ 100 years ago when Britain, having survived the Spanish Flu and...
What do you do, when your mother is in a spot of bother? You run to help…of course! That’s the situation the Countryfile and former One Show presente...
Inspired by her childhood in York, Emma Robertson, Senior Lecturer in History at La Trobe University, Australia explores chocolate and the history of...
It’s nearly 30 years since Sharon Stone starred in Basic Instinct, with the famous uncrossing-of-legs scene. In 2001, after adopting her first child,...
It’s exams season coming up. This summer, students will receive A-level and GCSE results based on their teachers’ predictions, after exams were cance...
It’s nearly thirty years since Sharon Stone was in the film Basic Instinct, with the famous uncrossing-of-legs scene. She really wanted the role but o...
Continuing our look at what’s being reported as “rape culture” in schools, we talk about the impact of pornography on young people and its effect on r...
Emma Barnett talks to Jessica Moxham about her memoir "The Cracks that Let the Light in: What I learned from my disabled son." Also to Noof Al Maadeed...
There are widespread allegations of peer to peer misogyny, harassment, abuse and assault of girls in schools. This eruption - which has been bubbling...
Last week marked the first anniversary of lockdown. We hear from three women of different ages, backgrounds and circumstances to discuss their experi...
Today the Supreme Court will give its judgement on one of the largest ever equal pay claims . It could have implications for women working in retail a...
A newspaper article reported on discussions around children in the UK being offered COVID-19 vaccines as early as August, although a spokesperson from...
Endometriosis is a condition where cells similar to the ones in the lining of the womb are found elsewhere in the body, often around reproductive orga...
It's exactly a year since Boris Johnson delivered the instruction to stay at home. To mark the occasion, we've assembled three women of different ag...
The average age of menopause is 51, and menopause itself only lasts for one day, because it simply marks the one-year anniversary of your last period....
Susannah Fish, former Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police and Olivia Pinkney Chief Constable for Hampshire talk about how confident women can be...
The Supreme Court are today announcing their judgement on the so-called "pizza test". That is whether a residential or home carer who "sleeps in" is e...
Today we have three men on Woman's Hour talking about male violence. They're discussing why some men attack women and what can be done to stop it. We...
