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Woman's Hour

Equal pay judgement. Birth partners attending scans. Bangladesh at 50.

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Today the Supreme Court will give its judgement on one of the largest ever equal pay claims . It could have implications for women working in retail all over the UK. It involves those working in the supermarket Asda stores, who are mainly women, who are being paid less than those working in the distribution depot, who are mainly men. The case has been going on for over 5 years. Reporter Melanie Abbott will tell us about its implications for workers across the sector and we hear reaction from Wendy Arundale, who worked at Asda in Middlesbrough for 32 years. Since the start of lockdown many pregnant women have been campaigning to have their birth partners with them when they go for scans. At the end of last year NHS Trusts in England changed their advice and said ,dependent on a risk assessment, they should do all they can to ensure pregnant women are accompanied. But those doing the scans, the sonographers, feel their rights have been overlooked. One wrote a heartfelt letter about this to the professional trade magazine, headlined "We cannot allow professional ultrasound to become entertainment." Her hospital trust won't allow her to come on the programme. But her views are echoed by Gill Harrison who is the professional voice for Ultrasound at the Society of Radiographer. Radio One’s Vick Hope presents a new BBC Sounds podcast called Songs To Live By, celebrating Black voices and experiences through the songs that shaped them. In each episode Vick talks to two guests of different generations about the music that has defined them - personally, politically, musically. She tells Krupa about some of the women involved and the music she enjoyed with her mum. And to mark Bangladesh's 50th year of independence we talk to BBC Asian Network presenter Nadia Ali and Shaz Aberdean, a community worker in Swansea. Presenter Krupa Padhy Producer Beverley Purcell

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:05.1

Hello, this is Krupa Party with Friday's edition of Women's Hour.

0:09.2

Hello and welcome to the programme on a Friday.

0:12.5

It's been an uncertain and unusual time to be pregnant for many women,

0:17.2

not having that natural support system of extended family and friends,

0:21.7

and not being able to share those tender moments associated with carrying a baby

0:26.2

or having a newborn.

0:27.6

Part of that pregnancy journey is, of course,

0:30.0

having those ever-important scans.

0:32.4

In many cases over the past year,

0:34.3

partners have not been allowed to be in the room whilst that scan is taking place.

0:39.2

Guidelines issued in December reversed that decision

0:42.8

on the condition of a risk assessment being carried out.

0:46.1

But in COVID times, it's caused concern amongst some synographers

0:50.4

and we'll hear why.

0:51.7

If you've been pregnant over the past year,

0:53.9

if you've had a scan with or without your partner or loved one with you,

0:58.0

what's it been like for you?

0:59.7

On the subject of life journeys,

1:01.5

what would the soundtrack to different parts of your life be?

1:04.5

We're going to introduce you to a new podcast called Songs to Live by.

1:08.5

It celebrates black voices through the tracks and lyrics that mean something to the guests.

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