Woman's Hour Episodes Episode guide
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Director Niki Caro; Cartoonist Alison Bechdel
How to cope with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Plus, US cartoonist Alison Bechdel interviewed.
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Single parent dating; Afghanistan's Minster for Women; Elsie Aidinoff
How do you navigating the minefield of dating as a single parent?
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Two tier reproductive health; Camilla Gibb; Girl music groups
Is the 'one-to-one' midwife service for £4000 creating a two tier health care system?
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Alice Herz Sommer; Sexual abuse by doctors; Dating
Pianist Alice Herz Sommer tells her extraordinary story of surviving the Holocaust.
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Regina Spektor; Female fertility; Football landladies
Regina Spektor speaks about her musical career. Plus, the uses of fertility test kits.
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Stress; Women in MI6
What is the true link between stress and ill-health?
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Lost Feminism; School Milk; Mature students
Where have all the feminists gone? Plus, do children need playtime milk?
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Babies in politics; Linn Ullmann; Tennessee Williams' women
Are babies being used by their politician parents to gain political support?
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Using prostitutes; Male mid life crisis; Learning maths
Jonathan Gornall discusses the mid life crisis. Plus, does your partner use prostitutes?
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Sexy sportswomen; Asian single mothers
Women athletes as calendar girls - just fun or bad idea that undermines credibility?
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Ruthie Henshall; Multiple births; Honour killings
Ruthie Henshall talks about the British love of musicals. Plus is it time to reassess IVF?
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Val McDermid; Elizabeth David; Feminism and the father figure
An interview with Author Val McDermid. Plus, the connection between feminism and fathers.
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High heel harassment; Georgina The Duchess of Bedford
US city women take action against discrimination. Plus the life of The Duchess of Bedford.
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Biased family courts; Sister Helen Prejean
Are family courts biased against men? Plus the leading activist against the death penalty.
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Breast cancer treatment; Actor Gabrielle Drake; Anglo-Indian women
What are the best treatment drugs for breast cancer?
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Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh talks to Jenni Murray about her career on the big screen
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Abortion in India; Director Paulette Randall; De Beauvoir and Sartre
Why are 10 million females missing in India due to sex selective abortions.
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Binge drinking and the female body; How to distribute food aid
How does binge dinking affect the body and why has the trend for binging increased?
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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.