Franny Armstrong and climate comedy, Violence against women and girls, Women with learning disabilities and employment
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2020
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Environmental filmmaker and Woman's Hour power lister Franny Armstrong thinks it's time for a bit of climate comedy. Having spent the best part of two decades making serious documentaries such as The Age of Stupid, Rivercide and McLibel, Franny talks about reaching new audiences with her film Pie Net Zero, featuring fake news reporter Jonathan Pie.
A 10 week consultation period run by the Home Office looking at violence against women and girls has just been launched focusing on "the crimes that disproportionately affect women and girls ranging from rape to FGM to upskirting and online offences." We hear from Safeguarding minister Victoria Atkins.
Women with learning disabilities are among the thousands of older and disabled people who've been described during the Covid crisis as ‘vulnerable’. But many are unhappy with that label – because not only have they been working throughout the pandemic – they've been working on the frontline. Statistically women with learning disabilities are the least likely to have a job. Disability Affairs reporter Carolyn Atkinson has been hearing from women with learning disabilities. Diane Lightfoot, CEO of the Business Disability Forum and Claire Cookson, CEO of DNF Project Search discuss.
Christmas can be a particularly hard time for those who have experienced miscarriage or subfertility. Leading Gynaecologist and early pregnancy specialist Dr. Jessica Farren shares insights from her own personal experience of miscarriage and those who she has cared for.
Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Dianne McGregor
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| 0:41.0 | Hello welcome to the Women's Hour Podcast on Thursday, the 17th of December. |
| 0:46.0 | I'm Andrea Catharwood. |
| 0:48.0 | Hello and welcome. |
| 0:49.6 | When it comes to climate change, it doesn't feel like there's much to laugh at but today on the |
| 0:54.9 | program women's our powerlister and filmmaker Franny Armstrong tells us about why she is |
| 1:00.4 | turning to comedy to save the planet. We're going to meet women with |
| 1:04.8 | learning difficulties who've been on the front line during the pandemic and |
| 1:09.7 | coping with miscarriage can feel lonely at any time but Christmas brings its own |
| 1:14.6 | set of problems for anyone who's lost a baby or is struggling with fertility |
| 1:18.3 | particularly when relatives ask when there's going to be another stocking on the mantelpiece. |
| 1:24.0 | I'll be joined by a gynecologist whose own experiences have given her a special insight |
| 1:29.0 | and she's going to share some advice. |
| 1:31.0 | If you've got any questions that you'd like me to put to Dr. |
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