Ecofeminist Vandana Shiva, how to quit well, Fay Weldon

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The author and environmental activist Vandana Shiva has released a new book, Terra Viva to coincide with her 70th birthday. She joins Anita Rani to discuss her life campaigning for climate justice and equality. Eleanor Williams, a 22 year old woman from Barrow-in-Furness, who claimed she had been trafficked by an Asian grooming gang has been convicted of perverting the course of justice. Her false Facebook post about being trafficked and beaten was shared more than 100,000 times and led to protests in the local area. The North of England Editor for the Guardian Helen Pidd has been following the story and has interviewed some of her victims, Helen joins Anita to discuss the case. New year, new job? Today we discuss the art of quitting well. Anita is joined by Mandy Dennison Director of Engagement from the International Federation of Coaching UK, and Karen Danker from Women Returners, which helps women returning to the work place after an extended break. In our series Finding My Voice we’re talking to women about the moment they realised they had something to say or stand up for. Moud Goba fled her home country of Zimbabwe at the age of 20 due to harassment she faced over her sexuality. She is now the Chair of the Board of Trustees for UK Black Pride and has spent over a decade helping other LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers to integrate into their new communities. She joins Anita Rani to discuss how she found her voice as an activist once she was finally able to express her sexuality freely. We hear the Woman's Hour archive from 2015 following the death of novelist Fay Weldon. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Emma Pearce Photo credit: Kartikey Shiva

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:04.4	Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.
0:10.5	Good morning, welcome to Woman's Hour. Do not look at your calendar, it's not Friday,
0:15.5	it's definitely Thursday. Whilst Emma's away on maternity, I'll be steering the mothership
0:20.2	on both days, anything can happen and it's very nice to be here. So a change to 2023.
0:26.0	And today I want to ask if you're contemplating a change when it comes to your job at least.
0:31.2	Are you considering quitting your job? It's a new year, maybe it's time for something
0:35.7	different. Did living in lockdown and working from home make you reconsider your job options?
0:40.5	Have you thought of your strategy of how to walk away? Are you going over the conversation
0:46.0	you could have with your boss on repeat in your mind? Have you done it already and finally
0:50.9	quit? How did it go? Was it a smooth exit with all relations kept in
0:55.0	tact? Or did you well and truly burn every bridge and future employment possibilities?
1:00.6	I want to hear from you this morning. Share your quitting stories with me. Was it a huge
1:04.6	drama? Did it go according to your plan? Or was it a complete disaster? Did you finally
1:09.9	work up the courage to tell your boss what you really think of them and feel great?
1:13.2	Or did it not work out quite that well for you? Whatever happened, I would love to hear
1:17.6	you can text me. It's 84844. The text will be charged at your standard message, right?
1:22.6	You can contact us via social media. It's at BBC Woman's Hour. You can email me through
1:27.4	the website and you can also send me a WhatsApp message or even a voice note if you fancy
1:33.3	and the number is 037004444 which you should save in your phone under Woman's Hour.
1:40.1	Then I'm also going to be joined by eco-feminist Vandener Shiva. She'll be here to discuss
1:44.7	her new book and her thoughts on protecting seeds and standing against the appropriation
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