Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Child sex tourists; Lavinia Greenlaw; American variety star Sophie Tucker
How can Britain prosecute more people who commit sex offences against children abroad?
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Child minder regulations; The life of Marlene Dietrich
Is there a need for tighter regulations and better training of child minders?
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Souad Massi; Stillbirths; Heroines of Today
The biggest selling Islamic female artist, Souad Massi, talks about her music career.
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Dame Helen Reeves; Caring for a Parent
Dame Helen Reeves discusses how she has helped victims of crime for nearly 3 decades.
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Special: Women in Space
An look into the roles of women, both real and fictional, in space.
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The rise of raunch; The Slow Movement
Should we worry about porn culture moving into the mainstream? Plus, rejecting speed.
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Headteacher Dame Jean Else; Family pets
Jean Else on turning around Whalley Range High School in Manchester and her suspension.
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Thirtieth anniversary of the Sex Discrimination Act; Pregnancy and discrimination
Remembering the changes brought by the Sex Discrimination Act. Plus, discrimination today.
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Maternal ambivalence; Sex workers theatre
Examining the extent to which mothers experience ambivalence about their children.
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The Cinderella Story; Artist Sally Sheinman
A look at the Cinderella story's origin and the effects it has on modern society.
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Actor Sarah Lancashire; Children of the kibbutz
Coronation Street star Sarah Lancashire on Guys and Dolls. Plus, kibbutz childcare.
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Marrying asylum seekers; Barbara Clarke on Herceptin
Exploring Brides Without Borders campaign for couples which include failed asylum seekers.
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Conquering infertility; Cultural tolerance and women's rights
Barbara and Allen Pease on conquering infertility. Plus, effects of cultural tolerance.
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Scarlett Johansson; Gay marriage
Scarlett Johansson on her career so far. Plus, England's first lesbian civil partnership.
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Actor Martin Shaw; Afghan woman MP Shukria Barakzai
Martin Shaw on playing Sir Thomas More in A Man For All Seasons. Plus, a Afghan woman MP.
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Dutch MP under Fatwah; Single sex workplaces
Ayaan Hirsi Ali on free speech, Theo Van Gogh and criticising Islam.
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Tom Leonard on rape; Playwright Bonnie Greer
Poet Tom Leonard questions the canonisation of Maria Goretti and its message about rape.
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Phone-in: Parents and schools
How can parents help improve schools and should they need to? Listeners offer their views.
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Women bosses; Parents and schools
Esther Rantzen and Lorraine Heggessey on women bosses. Plus, parents and schools.
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Novelist Marina Lewycka; Clearing a parent's house
Marina Lewycka on A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian. Plus, parent's belongings.
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Iraq war protestor Cindy Sheehan; Women offenders
Cindy Sheehan on her son's death in the Iraq war and confronting George Bush.
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An all female Himalayan expedition; Glamour models over forty
Retracing the first female only Himalayan expedition. Plus, glamour modeling after 40.
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Children who sexually abuse; Mary Pickford's legacy
Examining the provision of services to deal with children who abuse. Plus, Mary Pickford.
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Feminism in the mainstream; Umbilical blood banking
Has the feminist agenda of the 1980s truly become part of the political mainstream?
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Teaching emotional literacy; Muslim women
Should emotional literacy be taught in schools? Plus, new definitions for Muslim women.
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Suicide and young men; Crime writer Kathryn Fox
An examination of the high suicide rates among young men in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
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Ellen MacArthur; The Scottish birthrate
Ellen MacArthur on sailing around the world. Plus, examining Scotland's falling birthrate.
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Flawed heroes; The story of Chicago May
Can someone be considered a hero despite their failings? Plus, the story of Chicago May.
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The politics of weight; Actor Samantha Bond
How constructive is the political rhetoric regarding the overweight? Plus, Samantha Bond.
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Novelist Amy Tan; Natural disasters and women
Amy Tan on novel Saving Fish from Drowning. Plus, how natural disasters impact on women.
