Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
2095 episodes transcribedSusan Sontag, the American essayist, novelist and critic rose to fame in the 1960s. She became an iconic cultural figure and during her life she was l...
There's a call for population wide testing for the BRCA gene in the Jewish community, which is at greater risk carrying the gene mutation which is lin...
Margaret Atwood's new novel is out today. It's science fiction and is called The Testaments. Science fiction is often stereotyped as a male genre, but...
We want to hear how Brexit is affecting your relationship, your mood and your behaviour. Do you feel more or less anxious about the future? Do you see...
In a week of extraordinary politics, how have female MPs and advisors fared? We discuss the “macho” culture and language of parliament with Katy Balls...
Researchers tell us women are responsible for the majority of consumer decisions, making an estimated 80% of purchases, and most of the final decision...
National Poet for Scotland Jackie Kay on a new production of her 1980's play Chiaruscuro.A new survey by NCT (National Childbirth Trust) and Netmums...
As BBC journalist Carrie Gracie prepares to release her new book, Equal, about her yearlong battle for equal pay, we discuss the impact this case has...
The comedian Jen Brister talks about what it was like becoming a non-biological mum. She had twin boys with her partner Chloe four years ago after tw...
The comedian Jen Brister talks about what it was like becoming a non-biological mum. She had twin boys with her partner Chloe four years ago after se...
Why is having sex while you've got your period such a taboo subject? Does the idea disgust you or your partner or has the experience brought you close...
Cara Delevingne is one of the most recognisable faces in the world with over 43 million followers on Instagram alone. She’s spoken openly about her se...
The artist Sam Taylor-Johnson began her career as a photographer, part of the Young British Artists set. She moved into film and became a household na...
Listener Ellie Kemp wants to raise the subject of school Parent Teacher Associations and the difficulties they face in finding parents who have the ti...
Is the jobs market working for women? We ask if policies on part time or flexible working actually work in practice? And, as more and more women leave...
Data from a large study of women's menstrual cycles shows that just thirteen per cent of women experience a 'text-book' 28 day menstrual cycle and t...
A £10 million campaign to diversify the building industry was launched this month by the CITB (Construction Industry Training Board), backed by the De...
Six female candidates continue to vie for the democratic nomination for president in 2020 elections. We take a look at the front-runners including El...
Why does society judge women who are single? We’ll hear from listener Joy, Emily Hill author of Bad Romance and from the journalist Bibi Lynch.Doreen...
Listener Trisha wonders why people seem find it odd that she and her adult son get on so well - she and her daughter don’t get the same surprised reac...
