Helen Lewis on Difficult Women, elder abuse in care homes, the National Women's Register

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.1 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Helen Lewis discusses her new book ‘Difficult Women: a history of feminism in 11 fights’ and why she believes that today’s feminists could gain from being more generous to the feminists of previous generations.

A new Care Quality Commission report says that in a three month period in 2018, 899 sexual incidents or incidents of alleged sexual abuse were reported that took place in adult social care services such as residential and nursing homes. Elderly women were the ones most at risk. Jenni is joined by Veronica Gray, deputy CEO for Action On Elder Abuse to discuss their concerns.

Dorka Herner studied psychology at university before becoming a TV journalist in Hungary. After having five children, she decided to change career and write a book ‘Inspired Parenting’ about what she had learnt as a mother. How do you become a more patient parent? How do you share attention between all of your children? And, what are the most common flashpoints in a crowded house? In 1960, a Guardian article on the isolation of mothers in suburbia sparked a network of women to meet up. There was only one rule: no talking about children or housework. The National Women’s Register as it’s become known is still going strong with members all over the country. Jenni talks to its national organiser Natalie Punter and to one of its trustees Jo Thompson, who’s a member of her local group in Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, about how the organisation and its groups have changed over the years.

Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Ruth Watts

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0:41.0	Hello Jenny Murray welcoming you to the Women's Our Po- podcasts. Article in the Guardian about the isolation of young mothers in suburbia sparked what began as the
0:55.9	housebound wives register, became the National Housewives Register and is now the National
1:02.4	Women's Register. What has it achieved?
1:06.2	Difficult women, a history of feminism in 11 fights. Helen Lewis writes about the women
1:12.0	who changed the world by not being nice.
1:16.2	And inspired parenting the Hungarian psychologist Dr. Hanna on becoming a patient parent.
1:23.0	A report by the Care Quality Commission has just been released
1:28.0	and reveals some alarming details of alleged sexual abuse cases
1:32.0	which have taken place in adult social care
1:35.2	services such as nursing and residential homes.
1:39.4	In a three month period during 2018, 899 such incidents were reported and elderly women have
1:47.4	been found to be most at risk. I'm joined by Veronica Ray who's the Deputy Chief
1:52.2	Executive of Action on Elder Abuse and joins us from
1:56.1	Belfast.
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