General Election 2019, HRT shortages and Patricia Ward Kelly
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2019
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
What does the result of the 2019 General Election mean for women? What do we know about how women voted yesterday and what do we know about those women who were elected? We discuss the winners and losers – and how the result will shape the issues that women are affected by in the next parliament with Sarah Childs, Professor of Politics and Gender at Birkbeck, University of London; Alice Thomson, Associate Editor at The Times; Ash Sarkar, Contributing Editor Novara Media and, Dr Rosalind Shorocks, Lecturer in Politics at the University of Manchester. Back in August Woman’s Hour talked about the current shortage of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and what you should you do if your normal supply of HRT tablets, skin patches or gels is unavailable. Investigative journalist, Emma Hartley, decided to find out for Tortoise Media why the shortage existed and why it predominantly affects the UK. She joins Jane to explain what she discovered. And Singin’in The Rain, An American In Paris, On The Town - all those technicolour musicals often on over Christmas, and all starring Gene Kelly. His widow is Patricia Ward Kelly. She talks about why she wants everyone to remember him and his work.
Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Ruth Watts
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| 0:51.2 | a comment to make about the election. |
| 0:53.0 | There will be more women in Parliament, up 11 on the last one. |
| 0:58.0 | Round the table with me this morning, Sarah Childs, Professor of Politics and Gender at Birkbeck, University of London. |
| 1:04.0 | Sarah, good morning to you. |
| 1:05.0 | Alice Thompson's here, Associate Editor at The Times. |
| 1:08.0 | Good morning, Alice. |
| 1:09.0 | And Ash Sarker, Contributing Editor at Navarro Media, and hasn't had any sleep. |
| 1:13.2 | No sleep, no rest for the wicked. |
| 1:15.0 | Well Ash is here too and in our studio in Salford is Rosalen Shurak's, Dr. |
| 1:19.4 | Rosalin Shurak's lecturer in politics at the University of Manchester. We'll talk to her in a moment or two. |
| 1:24.7 | So let's just pick up on the figures then. There is something very significant to say, actually, |
| 1:29.2 | Sarah, about the fact that in terms of the parties there are now more female labor MPs than men |
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