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Woman's Hour

Hygiene Poverty, Hanna Flint, Lumberjills

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed his team of top ministers but out of 31 members there are only seven women in his team. The BBC’s Leila Nathoo joins Jessica alongside Dr Meryl Kenny. Film critic and journalist Hanna Flint has been covering film and culture for nearly a decade. She's now written a book, Strong Female Character: What Movies Teach Us in which she reflects on how cinema has been the key to understanding herself and the world we live in. She joins Jessica Creighton in the studio. The latest inflation figures show the cost of household items like shower gel, toothpaste and shampoo rose by up to 11% from the same time last year. It's led to 3.2 million people saying they are no longer able to afford hygiene products. Ruth Brock is Chief Executive of the charity The Hygiene Bank and joins Jessica alongside Bryony, a mum from the South of England, who explains how it's impacting her. Flo & Joan are the multi-award winning British musical comedy duo Nicola and Rosie Dempsey. They cover everything from women’s safety to dating apps to mental health through their witty and irreverent comedy songs. Their sell-out 140-date international tour, Sweet Release, has just been extended. They will be performing for us live in the studio. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Women’s Timber Corps - or ‘The Lumberjills’ as they were affectionately called. During World War Two Britain was so desperate for wood it was forced to step-up home-grown timber production. But with a lack of men to saw, manage and count the trees, meant that women from all over the UK stepped into the roles. Joanna Foat, author of Lumberjills: Stronger Together joins Jessica. Presenter: Jessica Creighton Producer: Emma Pearce

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts

0:05.5

Hello, I'm Jessica Criton, welcome to the Woman's Hour podcast.

0:08.8

Now recent figures show the cost of keeping ourselves clean is rising, with some people struggling

0:14.3

to afford products like toothpaste and shower gel.

0:17.3

We'll be talking to a woman who was worried about being seen at a food bank and how asking

0:22.3

for help makes her feel like nothing.

0:24.8

Also, you've heard of lumberjacks, but what about lumber jills?

0:28.8

Well, these were the women that were working in forests, felling trees during the Second

0:33.4

World War.

0:34.4

We'll be finding out why it took more than 60 years for their vital effort to be acknowledged,

0:39.7

and even here from some lumberjills themselves on the back breaking work that they did,

0:43.8

it's a fascinating story.

0:45.4

Plus, film critic Hannah Flint takes us through the movies and TV shows that have helped

0:49.8

her better understand the world and herself, and this is where we'd like your input this

0:54.6

morning.

0:55.6

I know if there are any female characters in films or TV shows that really resonated with

1:01.2

you, someone maybe that helped you feel more comfortable in your skin or changed your

1:06.3

view on something or maybe you just love their style.

1:09.5

I definitely fell for a few female superheroes when I was growing up and watching films.

1:14.8

You can WhatsApp us on 03700-100-4, that's 03700-100-4.

1:22.6

You could even send me a voice note if you like, it'd be good to hear your voice.

1:26.0

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