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Woman's Hour

Impact of Eleanor Williams case, miracle baby, women in early animation, teachers' strike

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Last week we reported how 22-year-old Eleanor Williams who claimed she had been trafficked and raped by an Asian grooming gang was convicted of perverting the course of justice. She will be sentenced in March but we consider the possible impact her conviction could have on how rape is reported, how it’s handled by the police and whether women are believed. We hear from the former chief prosecutor for the north west Nazir Ali and Maggie Oliver, the former senior police officer who became a whistle blower for exposing the poor handling of the Rochdale child sex abuse ring case by her own force. Whether it's rail, nurses, ambulance staff or postal workers strikes are becoming an increasingly common part of life. Could teachers across the UK be the next to follow? This week sees some teachers in Scotland striking with unions in England, Wales and NI. balloting their members in the coming days. Three quarters of teachers are female. Nuala talks to a teacher with nearly 30 years experience Michelle Richards and Natalie Perera, Chief Executive of the Education Policy Hira Ahmad is the first woman with Bruck Syndrome, a brittle bone condition, to give birth to a healthy baby. The 28-year-old gave birth to baby girl Dua last January l and now wants to share her story to inspire others with similar conditions. She was given specialist care in St George's Hospital, London led by Professor Asma Khalil, consultant in obstetrics and maternal foetal medicine. Until recently, it was believed that the early pioneers of animation had all been men. That consensus was shattered when historian Mindy Johnson uncovered the previously unseen work of the animator Bessie Mae Kelley from the 1920s. Kelley’s films are now the earliest surviving hand-drawn animations by a woman (before this the earliest woman’s work was from the 1950s.) Mindy joins Nuala McGovern to discuss gender bias in film history and why this discovery is so ground-breaking. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Beverley Purcell

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:04.8

Hello, this is Nulam Agarvern, and you're listening to the Woman's Hour podcast.

0:10.0

Hello and welcome to Woman's Hour.

0:12.0

I hope you had a good weekend.

0:13.6

Well, we want to follow up on a conversation we were having last week on Eleanor or Ellie

0:18.4

Williams, as she is also known.

0:20.4

She was convicted of eight counts of perverting the course of justice.

0:24.9

For falsely claiming, she had been raped and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang.

0:29.2

This is a highly unusual case, but one that some believe may have future implications

0:35.1

for people coming forward to report rape, among other societal impacts.

0:40.2

Also, schools are facing further closures in Scotland.

0:43.3

That's as teachers prepare for a fresh wave of strike action.

0:46.8

There are talks taking place today.

0:49.1

Elsewhere in the UK, there are teachers also considering industrial action over pay.

0:55.0

Now, the vast majority of teachers are females.

0:57.8

We want to talk about your reality of teaching in a post-pandemic world.

1:01.6

And also, whether strikes are the answer.

1:04.6

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1:06.1

The number is 84844.

1:08.3

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1:11.6

or at BBC Woman's Hour.

1:13.6

And you can also email us through our website at WhatsApp message or voice notes.

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