Nicola Sturgeon resignation; Sharon Rose plays Sylvia Pankhurst; The power of sport; Femicide in Europe

Woman's Hour

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Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

As Scotland’s First Minister announces her resignation after nearly a decade in the job we consider her legacy, the reasons for and the timing of her decision to go and consider who might take over with the Scotsman’s Political Editor Alistair Grant and journalist Ruth Wishart. The musical Sylvia has just opened at the Old Vic celebrating the life of Sylvia Pankhurst – feminist, activist, pacifist, socialist, rebel who was at the heart of the Suffragette movement, with her sister Christabel and mother Emmeline. Actor, singer and musical theatre performer Sharon Rose who plays this lesser-known Pankhurst discusses her role. Woman's Hour is in the process of putting together our Power List for 2023 - this year focussed on finding 30 of the most powerful women in sport. But what about the power of sport itself? Hayley Compton and Jessica Morgan who say sport got them through very difficult times in their lives explain why. What is Europe doing to tackle the issue of femicide? Since the start of 2023, there has been a wave of news coverage in Europe on violence against women, and specifically, femicide, the act of killing a woman because she is a woman. The Spanish government has called its second emergency meeting of domestic violence experts after the murder of six women and a young girl since the start of January. And in France, 18 women have been murdered this year, according to the organisation ‘Femicide by a partner or ex partner’. This is despite both countries having introduced measures to fight against gender based violence. Mélina Huet, a journalist at the French news channel LCI and director of the documentary on femicides ‘Protect the Living, Honour the Dead’ and Susana Pavlou, the director of the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies join Anita to discuss. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Alistair Grant Interviewed Guest: Ruth Wishart Interviewed Guest: Sharon Rose Interviewed Guest: Hayley Compton Interviewed Guest: Jessica Morgan Interviewed Guest: Melina Huet Interviewed Guest: Susana Pavlou

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:04.4	Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4. Good morning, welcome
0:11.6	to Woman's Hour. The power of sport, have you felt it? Well, two of my guests on the program
0:17.1	today absolutely have Haley Compton discovered playing rugby with a special group of women
0:22.7	helped her switch off her brain from the grief of losing her baby and Jessica Morgan really
0:27.9	struggled with her mental health after a sexual assault until her dad suggested they go for
0:33.2	a run together. They'll both be joining me later to tell me their stories, but this morning
0:38.1	I want to hear from you as well. Has sport or any kind of physical activity helped you cope
0:43.4	when life has got tough? It can be anything from finding camaraderie in a team sport,
0:48.6	going out for a walk even with a friend or maybe like me you love the feeling of going for a long
0:53.9	lonely run to clear the cobwebs. Although these days I'm joined by my dog who adds a special joy,
0:59.5	plus she gives me an excuse to stop every now and then when she's distracted on route.
1:03.4	I would love to hear from you this morning, especially if it's the last thing you've wanted
1:07.7	to do, get up and do some exercise. Have you found going for a walk or a dip or a workout,
1:13.2	wherever your level has changed your frame of mind? I've also discovered a love for kickboxing
1:18.5	recently and punching a bag for an hour does me the world of good, highly recommend it. So do
1:23.8	get in touch in the usual ways. You can text me 84844, you can email via the website or you can
1:29.3	WhatsApp or leave a voice note if you haven't already done so. Save this number in your phones
1:34.5	under Woman's Hour. It's 0300, 1004444. Ellen Thompson's been in touch already. She says,
1:40.3	I started running four years ago after surgery for early breast cancer, both to help regain my
1:45.7	confidence and raise funds for a centre where I'd needed support. She says, I'm still running
1:51.9	with a marathon planned in May. Go girl, it helps keep my stress levels in check when things
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