Roisin Murphy, World Cup 2023, US abortion, Flexible working
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 July 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
The law on flexible working changes today. This should make it easier for employees to argue for a flexible working arrangement. It’s the culmination of years of hard work and campaigning for more family friendly workplaces. Anita speaks to the Minister for Small Business, Kevin Hollinrake, and Amy Butterworth from the flexible working consultancy Timewise.
An investigation by BBC Newsnight and the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has uncovered a row over controversial research about the impact of abortion on the mental health of women. An independent panel resigned from the British Journal of Psychiatry after their recommendation to withdraw the research, which is still being used in US legal cases about abortion access, was not followed. Newsnight’s Science Correspondent Kate Lamble joins Anita to discuss what has happened.
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off today in New Zealand and Australia. It’s set to be the largest ever, both in terms of viewing figures and the number of fixtures. But the tournament starts against a backdrop of uncertainty. This morning came the news of a shooting which left two people dead in the centre of Auckland, New Zealand. And off-pitch there have been frustrations around pay and treatment of the women’s teams. Kathryn Batte, Women's Football Correspondent for the Daily Mail talks to Anita.
The Irish singer-songwriter Roisin Murphy first rose to fame in the 1990s as one half of the electronic pop duo Moloko, with hits such as Sing it Back and The Time is Now. She has gone on to have a successful solo career with award-nominated albums including Hairless Toys and Róisín Machine. Her upcoming album ‘Hit Parade’ is produced in collaboration with electronic music auteur DJ Koze and is due for release in early September. She joins Anita live in the studio to talk about her music and to perform her single 'Fader' with James McCredie on guitar.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Rebecca Myatt Studio manager: Bob Nettles and Duncant Hannant
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour |
| 0:08.5 | from BBC Radio 4. Good morning, lovely to have you with me. I'm just checking there's |
| 0:13.6 | no lions or lionesses crawling around in the Woman's Hour office today, no we are clear. |
| 0:19.0 | Wonderful to have you with me this Thursday. Are you working today? And if so, where are |
| 0:23.4 | you working from? Are you in the office? Do you have the option of working from home? How |
| 0:27.5 | might your life change if you did have the opportunity to work from home more, work more |
| 0:32.3 | flexibly, job sharing, flexing your hours? What impact could this have on your life? Or |
| 0:37.7 | are you someone who runs a business? How do you feel when your employees ask for flexible |
| 0:42.4 | working? The reason I'm asking is because the law is changing and it's going to be easier |
| 0:46.6 | for employees to request flexible working. I'll be speaking to the Minister for Small |
| 0:51.4 | Business, Kevin, holland rake shortly, but most importantly, I would like to hear from |
| 0:55.4 | you on this. Tell me your thoughts and the positive or negative changes flexible working |
| 1:01.6 | could have on your lives. You can get in touch with me in the usual way. Text number |
| 1:05.4 | 84844, you can also email us by going to our website. You can WhatsApp me or voice |
| 1:11.2 | note me on 03700, 1004444 and our social media is at BBC Woman's Hour. Now, when I got |
| 1:19.5 | this gig, I drew a list of dream guests and I'm overjoyed to say that one of them is |
| 1:23.8 | on the show today. Godess Rochine Murphy will be in the studio and it gets better. She's |
| 1:29.9 | going to be singing live. What a treat this Thursday. And of course, we want to be hearing |
| 1:34.4 | from you throughout the programme, your thoughts and opinions on anything you hear on the show. |
| 1:39.6 | Text number 84844. But first, the law on flexible working is changing. The government is |
| 1:46.6 | committing to giving employees the right to request flexible working from day one of |
| 1:51.3 | a new job, rather than having to wait 26 weeks. It's the culmination of years of hard work |
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