The Turkish elections and female voters
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
In the last two years Turkey has withdrawn from the Istanbul Convention which "creates a comprehensive legal framework and approach to combat violence against women" and at the same time international observers have raise concerns over femicide rates in the country as well as violence against women and girls. Anita Rani talks to the independent journalist Barcin Yinanc and Ravza Kavakci from Erdogan’s ruling AKP party.
A recent survey of a thousand teenage girls has found that nearly half of them have struggled to access products at school. On Sunday a Period Parade will make it’s way through London to call for continued support to combat period inequality and shame. We talk to Emily Wilson - the International chief executive of I Rise, a period-equality charity
Tracey Curtis-Taylor is a British aviator who has paid tribute to pioneering female aviators like Lady Mary Heath and Amy Johnson by flying the paths they once flew. Now she’s written a book all about her flights, and the reasons behind them. She joins Anita in the studio to talk more about her adventures.
Bar Pandora is the emerging alt-pop project and stage name of Coventry-based musician, writer, artist & performer, Charlie Tophill. The new single Ultramess is out this week. Charlie joins Anita to discuss the inspiration for her work, overcoming shame and self-policing in the music industry.
Liz Harvie and Debbie Iromlou are both adult adoptees in their 50's and Woman's Hour listeners. Having heard our discussion about adoption on Tuesday they decided to get in touch. They wanted to talk about the impact of being adopted on their mental health all through their lives.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Manager: Duncan Hannant
Transcript
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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. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm very excited this morning as we are entering peak Woman's Hour today and discussing |
| 0:15.3 | periods. |
| 0:16.3 | Oh yes indeed. |
| 0:17.3 | There's a period March and Sunday celebrating the young activists who are fighting for all |
| 0:23.5 | schoolgirls to have fair access to towels and tampons and look how far we've come. |
| 0:29.2 | A traditionally shame-laden topic is now quite rightly being celebrated and shouted about. |
| 0:34.4 | It sparked a great conversation in the office here at Woman's Hour HQ about how things |
| 0:38.2 | have changed since we were young in the Jurassic Age, so I'd like to hear from you this morning |
| 0:43.5 | how have things changed in your world around periods. |
| 0:47.9 | What was your experience of getting it? |
| 0:49.9 | Who if anyone spoke to you about it and how different is it for your daughter and her |
| 0:54.7 | generation? |
| 0:55.7 | As someone who could never bring myself to talk about it because of all the usual shame |
| 1:00.0 | and all that nonsense, this feels like a very liberating moment. |
| 1:03.3 | It's come full cycle, if you'll excuse the pun. |
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| 1:14.2 | or even voice note me. |
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| 1:21.4 | you to do, it's at BBC Woman's Hour. |
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