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🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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The fallout from Angela Rayner's departure continues to dominate the headlines today as Labour's National Executive Committee is expected to meet to agree the timetable for the race to replace Rayner as the party's deputy leader. Since the reshuffle, women fill three of the four great offices of state for the first time, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Home Secretary, and the Foreign Secretary. To discuss the role of women in Labour’s reshuffled cabinet and the party's future leadership - as well as Rayner's legacy - Nuala McGovern is joined by Lucy Dunn, political correspondent at The Spectator, and Rachel Cunliffe, Associate Political Editor at The New Statesman As the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea's independence from Australia approaches later this month, we hear why the country is currently one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman. Two-thirds of women in PNG have experienced some form of sexual violence in their lifetime, which is almost twice the global average. Tahina Booth is a former elite athlete and founder of Grass Skirt Project who is trying to break the cycle of gender-based violence through sport. Tahina joins Nuala along with Joku Hennah, a journalist and activist who regularly speaks out about all forms of gender-based violence - including domestic and sexual violence, and killings related to sorcery accusations. Playwright Danusia Iwaszko has spent 17 years running writing workshops in high-security prisons. Her new play Penned Up draws on that work, following a teacher who helps a group of men find their voices through theatre. Over the course of the 10-week programme we see the humanity in these inmates, as well as the cracks in our criminal justice system. You may have seen articles and social media posts branding creatine supplements as the ‘secret weapon’ for women, claiming they can ‘boost brainpower’, and ‘level up’ our lives, especially during the menopause or perimenopause. But what is creatine? Should we all be taking it - and what impact might it have? To find out more, Nuala is joined by GP Dr Fionnuala Barton and registered dietician Laura Clarke, who specialises in the menopause. Presented by: Nuala McGovern Produced by: Sarah Jane Griffiths
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| 0:40.7 | Hello, this is Neula McGovern, and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast. |
| 0:45.5 | Hello and welcome to the programme. |
| 0:47.3 | Well, it was a bumper weekend of women's sports. |
| 0:50.7 | Whether you're a women's rugby or a football or a tennis fan, you'd a ton of opportunities to be wowed. |
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| 1:01.8 | And you'll know it was also a very busy weekend for politics too, with a woman at the centre of the storm. |
| 1:09.8 | You will know, of course, Friday afternoon. |
| 1:12.0 | It was when Angela Rainer resigned as Deputy Prime Minister, |
| 1:15.0 | Deputy Labour Party leader and Housing Secretary. |
| 1:18.1 | That was after failing to pay enough tax on a flat she had bought. |
| 1:21.8 | So what does that mean this Monday morning |
| 1:24.1 | as the Labour Party's National Executive Committee meet to look ahead. |
| 1:29.0 | Well, after the Cabinet reshuffle, three of the four great offices of state are now held by women. |
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