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Woman's Hour

#MeToo in Comedy, Prom Dresses, Crowd Surfing

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The comedians Katherine Ryan and Sara Pascoe have been making headlines in recent weeks following comments they made on Katherine’s new TV show. Both revealed instances when they’ve worked with men they believe to be predatory and despite complaining these men have not been reprimanded. Emma is joined by Kathryn Roberts who quit comedy because of her experiences and also by Chloe Petts who will be performing her show Transience at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer. School proms return this year, but with more and more families feeling the pinch during the cost-of-living crisis, some students are missing out on this milestone event as they can't afford a dress. Across the UK, pop-up shops for preloved dresses are helping relieve the financial burden for disadvantaged teenagers. We speak to two women involved in such intiatives. When Amy Maynard offered to take in a Ukrainian lady called Iryna, she didn’t realise the other struggle Iryna had been dealing with – fertility. Her first round of IVF was successful until she had a stillbirth, and she has one embryo left in Kyiv. Amy has now decided to raise money for Iryna and her husband Sergey, so they can have the chance to have a family of their own. Have you ever tried crowd surfing before? One woman decided she would try her hand at it and won a competition. Amanda Mansell from York has been crowned 'Middle-Aged Crowd Surfing Champion'. She had never done it before but now thinks more women should be doing it. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Emma Pearce

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:05.3

Hello, I'm Emma Barnett and welcome to Woman's R from BBC Radio 4.

0:10.1

Good morning, welcome to the programme.

0:12.6

Hope the weekend provided a little bit of a break,

0:14.9

but apparently with rail strikes on the way.

0:17.8

We're going back to the 70s.

0:19.4

Well, that's what some of the newspaper headlines are screaming this morning.

0:22.6

But how has women's role in striking in the affected industries

0:26.1

changed our women going to be around the negotiating tables this time around

0:29.8

and what the non-striking women make of such strikes in 2021

0:34.2

and perhaps we could also reflect on how has the role of women in unions changed and evolved.

0:39.7

A few questions there for you to think about depending on your vantage point,

0:43.1

your experience, where you've worked, and your politics, of course.

0:46.9

You can text me here at Woman's R on 84844.

0:49.9

That's the number you need.

0:50.7

Text will be charged at your standard message rate on social media,

0:53.8

where at BBC Woman's R or email me as you often do

0:56.8

and please continue to do so through the Woman's R website.

1:00.6

I also want to ask something completely different today.

1:03.3

You might feel like it after the strikes,

1:04.9

depending on where you are with them,

1:06.3

whether you're being affected by them or whether you feel you need to take strike action

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