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Woman's Hour

Ayanna Witter-Johnson

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Mark Carney will step down as Governor of the Bank of England on January 31st 2020. The search is on for a successor and the Chancellor hopes to make an appointment in October. An executive search agency has been tasked with widening the diversity of candidates and a number of high-profile women have been tipped for the role – who are they? Classically trained cellist, songwriter and jazz singer Ayanna Witter-Johnson has just released her debut album Road Runner. She performs live and talks about being inspired by her mum, how Reuben her cello is her dancing partner and being an advocate for the women’s movement. An estimated 5000 women a year around the world are killed through so-called honor killings, often by a member of their own family. What drives a person to murder their sister, mother or daughter? What is life like in a society in which women are imprisoned for their own "protection," while their potential killers walk free? Jenni speaks to Lene Wold, an investigative journalist, author of Inside an Honor Killing: A Father and A Daughter Tell Their Story. With the arrival of the Meghan and Harry’s new baby, we consider the best ways to help new parents as they celebrate a new arrival. In Berlin an ‘It’s A Boy!’ balloon was given to the Duchess of Cornwall, Niagara Falls has been lit in blue, and trees were planted in New Zealand. But as Prince William noted, the reality is what he called, “the sleep deprivation society that is parenting." So, are balloons and flowers in order, or would short visits, ready-made food, and practical help in the house be more welcome? To discuss, Jenni is joined by Ellie Gibson, one half of parenting comedy duo Scummy Mummies, and parenting blogger Clemmie Telford. Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Laura Northedge Interviewed Guest: Ayanna Witter-Johnson Interviewed Guest: Lene Wold Interviewed Guest: Ellie Gibson Interviewed Guest: Clemmie Telford

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts

0:04.8

Hello, Jenny Murray, welcoming you with the Woman's Hour podcast for Wednesday, the 8th of May.

0:11.8

In today's program, Insighting Honor Killing, Lennor World is an Norwegian journalist

0:17.6

who met a Jordanian woman, maimed by her father, who killed her sister, and she also spoke

0:24.4

to the father about his motivation.

0:28.0

As Megan and Harry prepare to reveal their son to the press, what about all the other

0:31.9

new parents across the country?

0:33.8

What do family and friends need to know about gifts and visiting time?

0:40.3

And the woman who dances with her cello known as Rubin, Ayanna, Witter, Johnson, played

0:48.1

and sang live in the live program, I'm sorry you can't hear it because of copyright

0:54.4

doing the podcast.

0:57.4

As you may have heard, the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, will step down on

1:01.9

the 31st of January 2020 after seven years and the search is on for a successor.

1:08.2

The chancellor hopes to make an appointment in October and a number of high profile women

1:12.9

have been tipped for the job.

1:15.1

Who are they?

1:16.3

And what difference if any would a woman make to the decisions the bank makes and the British

1:21.7

economy?

1:23.1

Well, Anna Isaac is the economics and trade correspondent at the Daily Telegraph.

1:28.2

Why is this job such an important one?

1:31.2

Well, as governor of the Bank of England, you're in charge fundamentally of keeping prices

1:35.4

stable in the UK.

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