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Woman's Hour

Naz Shah, 'Alpine divorce', Sexism at football matches

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Naz Shah has been the MP for Bradford West since 2015, after a battle with George Galloway’s Respect Party, but her personal journey into politics is remarkable. Naz was born in Bradford but sent to Pakistan at the age of 12, to escape the attentions of her mother’s abuser. Then when she was 20 her mother was convicted of his murder. For years Naz looked after her younger siblings, while campaigning alongside Southall Black Sisters for her mother’s release and was instrumental in achieving a reduction in her mother’s jail term. She joins presenter Kylie Pentelow to discuss her story as she publishes her memoir Honoured: Survival, Strength and My Path to Politics.

Have you heard about the ‘alpine divorce’ trend? Women on social media are describing it as an extreme style of breakup in which a man leaves his partner stranded during a hike or outdoor adventure. Jo Hemmings, a Behavioural Psychologist and Relationship Counsellor, and broadcaster and author Mary-Ann Ochota discuss this troubling new relationship trend and how women can feel safe while navigating the outdoors.

The Anti-discimination charity Kick it Out has received 131 reports of sexist incidents at football matches from the start of the men's season until the end of February this year. That's more than double than for the same period last season, with comments to female fans including, 'What do you know about football? You should be in the kitchen getting your husband's tea." We discuss why this sexism is increasing and what can be done about it with BBC Sport senior journalist Sally Freedman, who's written a book about her expereinces, and Sarah Collins, head of Safeguarding at Stockport County Football Club.

In the new play, John Proctor is the Villain, high school girls in small town America are studying The Crucible, Arthur Miller's allegorical portrayal of the Salem witch trials. The play takes place just as the #MeToo movement catches fire, and comes close to home. As the Broadway hit premieres in the UK at London's Royal Court Theatre, playwright Kimberly Belflower and director Danya Taymor join Kylie to discuss viewing Miller's classic through a #MeToo lens.

Presenter: Kylie Pentelow Producer: Sarah Jane Griffiths

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1:25.3

Hello and welcome to the program. Thanks for your company this morning. There's plenty to come in the next hour. We'll be hearing the remarkable life story of Nas Shah. She's a Labour MP who is known for talking passionately about her Bradford community. But what you may not know is that her mother was jailed for the murder of her abuser,

1:45.2

leaving Naz to care for her two young siblings. She's just written her memoir, and she'll

1:50.1

join me to talk about why she chose to tell her story. Also, have you heard of Alpine divorce?

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