Hope Powell, Dr Gladys McGarey, Deirdre O'Kane, suicide and young women
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Nuala McGovern is joined by one woman who has had a huge impact on the women's game over many years - Hope Powell - the former Lioness head coach will discuss England's chances, the growth of the game and how to continue building a legacy for women's sport.
A fifth of young women suffering a mental health crisis were asked if they were on their period, a new survey has found. Research by the prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) also found that women’s calls for help were sometimes dismissed. We talk to Wendy Robinson, Head of Services at Suicide prevention charity, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
Dr Gladys McGarey, cofounder of the American Holistic Medical Association, began her medical practice at a time when women couldn't even own their own bank accounts. Now a 102 and still practicing as a doctor, she was born in India in 1920. She started medical school just before the Second World War, married a fellow doctor, Bill and together they practised medicine, first in Ohio, then In Arizona. They also produced six children. Dr Gladys has now written a book, The Well-Lived Life.
Deirdre O'Kane became a stand-up comic in 1996, getting to the finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards of that year. A co-founder of Comic Relief in Ireland, she also fronted her own talk shows, Deirdre O’Kane Talks Funny on RTÉ as well as a brand-new series, The Deirdre O’Kane Show on Sky Max. One of Ireland’s favourite comedians, she is also known for acting roles such as Chris O’Dowd’s Moone Boy and the biopic of philanthropist and children’s rights stalwart Christina Noble called Noble, for which she received an IFTA Award. Deirdre joins Nuala to discuss her wide-ranging career and her new stand up show Demented, which is coming to London’s Soho Theatre this week.
Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Manager: Gayl Gordon
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| 0:34.8 | Hello, this is Nulam Agarren |
| 0:37.8 | and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast. |
| 0:39.8 | Well, just a few days to go until the women's world cup in Australia and New Zealand. |
| 0:45.8 | Woman's Hour is the home for women's football, |
| 0:48.8 | so we are delighted to have Hope Powell, England manager for 15 years |
| 0:52.8 | and a pioneer in the women's game. |
| 0:54.8 | She is going to join us today from the other side of the globe. |
| 0:57.8 | And as England take on Haiti for their first match on Saturday. |
| 1:01.8 | How does it look for the lionesses, now that we are finally on the cusp |
| 1:05.8 | of seeing them perform there? |
| 1:07.8 | We also want Hope's thoughts on the review carried out by Karen Karney |
| 1:10.8 | into Women's Football on how to capitalize on the lionesses Euro 2022 success. |
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