Chief Inspector of Schools Amanda Spielman, Divya Chadha Manek, Dr Jen Gunter, Hira Ali & Gary Ford.
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2021
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
The Chief Inspector of Schools Amanda Spielman, talks to Emma Barnett about the problem of sexual abuse in schools and colleges and reflects on what needs to be done to bring about change. Divya Chadha Manek who has just been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List tells us about her work with the Vaccine Taskforce, and Dr Jen Gunter, an American gynaecologist, obstetrician and author of 'The Vagina Bible' explains how Boric Acid Pessaries are being used to treat bacterial vaginosis . Do men need to actively become allies to the women they work with to stop sexism and discrimination? Would challenging behaviours that disadvantage female colleagues - from interrupting women in meetings to making assumptions about the career opportunities they want - make a difference? Emma talks to Hira Ali, a leadership trainer and author of a new book called 'Her Allies' and to Gary Ford who has co-written 'The Accidental Sexist', a handbook for men on workplace diversity.
Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Manager: Tim Heffer
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| 0:00.0 | Choosing what to watch night after night the flicking through the endless |
| 0:06.8 | searching is a nightmare we want to help you on our brand new podcast off the |
| 0:11.8 | telly we share what we've been watching |
| 0:14.0 | Fladiated. |
| 0:16.0 | Load to games, loads of fun, loads of screaming. |
| 0:19.0 | Lovely. Off the telly with me Joanna Paige. |
| 0:21.0 | And me, Natalie Cassidy, so your evenings can be a little less |
| 0:25.0 | searching and a lot more auction listen on BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:35.0 | Hello, I'm Emma Barnet and welcome to Womonsa from BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:39.6 | Hello and welcome to today's programme. |
| 0:41.4 | I hope you had a good weekend. Over mine, I seem to today's programme. I hope you had a good weekend over mine I |
| 0:43.6 | seem to have inadvertently stumbled into one of the biggest debates of all time. |
| 0:46.8 | So big I didn't even know it was a debate. Whether to wear nickels or not under your |
| 0:50.6 | pajama bottoms. To me it's crystal clear of course you do but according to |
| 0:54.3 | clothing guru Susanna Constantine she of trinny and Susanna fame you do not perhaps you can help |
| 0:59.5 | me out here I see no debate but apparently I'm in the minority. |
| 1:03.0 | On today's program, apart from your answers to that burning question of course, |
| 1:06.0 | we shall be hearing from one of the key women from the UK Vaccine Task Force, |
| 1:10.0 | who's just been awarded an OBE for her efforts, Divya Chadamanak. |
| 1:14.7 | 30 years on from the Seminole Thelma and Louise film, What's changed? |
| 1:19.0 | And men standing up for women in the workplace, hope or reality. |
| 1:23.0 | Your stories please. |
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