The UK’s first woman vascular surgeon, South African choreographer Dada Masilo, Benefits of older siblings.

Woman's Hour

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🗓️ 23 February 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Averil Mansfield was the UK’s first woman vascular surgeon and first female professor of surgery. She qualified as a surgeon in the early 1970s, at a time when only two per cent of her colleagues were female – and was often met with disbelief bordering on amusement when telling people what she did. She talks to Woman’s Hour about her medical achievements, which she downplays to, ‘It’s just glorified plumbing,’ as detailed in her memoir ‘Life in Her Hands.’ A a new app to block child abuse images has received £1.8m pounds of EU funding, with the aim to help combat what has been described as a "growing demand" for child abuse images. According to the NSPCC, child abuse image offences have reached record levels with more than 30,000 reported in the last year. It also revealed that the police have recorded the first child abuse crimes in the metaverse, with eight instances recorded last year. We hear from Rani Govinder, Senior Child Safety Online policy officer from the NSPCC and John Staines, former police officer from E-Safety Training who goes into schools to educate children and teens about online safety. Dada Masilo is a South African choreographer, who is known for her re-working of classic stories to reflect black female identity. Her latest show is called Sacrifice, inspired by Stravinksy’s iconic ballet Rite of Spring is on a national tour of the UK, and will be performed at the Sadler’s Wells in London this weekend. Plus the new study from the Cambridge Centre for Family Research which shows that having an older sibling helped keep children well-adjusted during lockdown. Prof Claire Hughes joins Nuala to discuss how older siblings can provide protection from stress. Presenter Hayley Hassall Producer Beverley Purcell

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts
0:04.9	Hello, this is Haley Hassel and you're listening to the Woman's Hour podcast.
0:09.4	Good morning and welcome to the program. We have got some exciting interviews and guests
0:13.4	coming up on the show for you this morning. Shortly I'll be talking to Averill Mansfield
0:17.7	who made history as the UK's first female vascular surgeon. She was often met with disbelief
0:23.9	and what would today be called misogynistic comments, but her amazing achievements have
0:28.9	stood out for themselves and I'll be talking to her very shortly. I'll also be joined
0:33.1	by Dada Masilo as she talks about her new ballet called Sacrifice. It's an empowering
0:39.4	display of female power, dance and nature. It's got some rhythm and style that you probably
0:45.1	have never come across before so make sure you stay tuned and with us for that. And we
0:50.0	have some new research from the Cambridge Centre of Family Research which has served a
0:54.3	children over lockdowns from around the world and found that children with older siblings
0:59.9	have fared best whilst only children have suffered more. But I'd love to know if you
1:04.9	can relate to this. Perhaps you have siblings and feel they've supported you and protected
1:10.2	you in your life in some way. Have they been your linchpin during the pandemic? Well maybe
1:15.4	you wish you didn't have siblings and envy those only children who get to do more of
1:19.5	the things they want their way. Well I'd love to hear your thoughts on this one. Please
1:23.4	do get in touch. Women's Hour is of course all about you and your involvement in our
1:28.0	discussion so please let me know your thoughts on this one. You can text the programme. The
1:32.6	number is 84844. Text will be charged at your standard message rate. On social media
1:39.0	we're at BBC Women's Hour and you can email us through our website too. Many of you have
1:44.1	already been responding with me on this. From Instagram, Cameray's, my sister is 16 months
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