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Woman's Hour

Dame Margaret Beckett MP. Author Susan Cain. And helping women get a job.

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Dame Margaret Beckett is one of Britain's most celebrated and respected female politicians and will be talking to us about her decision to stand down as an MP at the next elections She was first elected in October 1974. and has been described by Keir Starmer the leader of her own party as a “legend” and a “trailblazer”. She talks about the highlights of her time in politics and her plans for the future. Job interviews can be intimidating at the best of times, but not knowing how to present yourself, what to expect and what to wear can be a huge barrier and it’s easy to get trapped in a cycle of failed interviews and unemployment. Over the last eight years the charity Smart Works has been providing outfits and bespoke coaching to help women re-enter the job market. Most of the referrals come from the Government funded employment agency JobCentre Plus. We talk to Mims Davies Minister for Employment at the Department for Work and Pensions and Kate Stephens the CEO of the charity Now the Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has struck a deal to buy Twitter. Can he balance safety with free speech, and what does this mean for women? we hear from journalist Helen Lewis, staff writer at The Atlantic and former technoology columnist, who has recently left Twitter. And we hear from best selling author Susan Cain who's best known as the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, Her new book is called Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole. She tells Emma why she believes sadness can be a positive force in our lives. Presented by Emma Barnett Produced by Beverley Purcell

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:05.2

Hello, I'm Emma Barnett and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.

0:09.8

It won't have escaped your attention that Elon Musk,

0:12.2

the tech billionaire and the world's richest man,

0:14.9

has bought Twitter for $44 billion,

0:17.9

with the apparent aim of unlocking the full potential

0:20.8

of the social media platform.

0:22.7

He views it as the public square,

0:24.9

a place where political leaders and their voters debate.

0:28.7

The big and small issues of the day.

0:31.4

Now, that view may or may not be reflected

0:34.5

in your social media usage,

0:36.6

or how you think about those sorts of platforms.

0:39.2

But if you're on it or not,

0:41.3

Twitter is a place that impacts and can shape debate.

0:45.0

And yet abuse and threats can be a part of the experience

0:48.0

across social media platforms,

0:50.0

especially if you are a woman.

0:52.3

Mr. Musk has promised changes.

0:54.4

We don't quite know any of the details of those yet,

0:56.5

even the Twitter CEO has been saying he's not sure.

1:00.1

But how do you use your voice on social media?

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