Weekend Woman's Hour: Body image; Caring for an abuser; Tracey Thorn on her friend Lindy Morrison
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2021
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The 2011 Census found that 6.5 million people in the UK are carers and provide unpaid care by looking after an ill, older or disabled family member, friend or partner. It found that women are more likely to be carers than men, with 58% of carers being female and 42% male. Emily Holzhausen, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK and Alyson Corner, psychologist and co-runs the 'My Horrid Parent' website discuss carers who have a relationship with the person they are caring for that involves a history of abuse.
A parliamentary report into body image has just been published. The Women's and Equalities Committee has been looking into why so many people feel dissatisfied about the way they look. We hear from Caroline Nokes MP, Chair of the committee. Tatyana Findlater who's 21 and has visible burn scars who gave evidence to the Committee and Dawn Estefan, Psychotherapist who works with black women's groups.
Janice Baker, shepherdess on a farm in the Durham Hills, was badly injured when she working having been trampled by one of her own sheep. Her son, the Countryfile and former One Show presenter Matt Baker dropped everything to help keep the farm going. They discuss what happens when the roles are reversed and a child has to help a parent.
Women play a critical role in the cacao industry in West Africa but their voices are rarely heard. Dr Nyagoy Nyong'o’s, Fairtrade Global CEO talks about what life is like for women cocoa farmers.
Hairdressers and beauty salons have been closed for a total of eight months since the start of the pandemic. Weddings were banned in the UK for more than three months last year. Our reporter Melanie Abbott spoke to hair and make-up artist Kirsty McCall.
Writer and singer-songwriter Tracey Thorn talks about her new book, My Rock 'n' Roll Friend. The friend in question is Lindy Morrison who was drummer for an Australian band, The Go-Betweens. Tracey talks about friendship, being a female performer and why she chose to write about Lindy.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Paula McFarlane Editor: Siobhann Tighe
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| 0:00.0 | Choosing what to watch night after night the flicking through the endless |
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| 0:19.0 | Lovely. Off the telly with me Joanna Paige. |
| 0:21.0 | And me, Natalie Cassidy, so your evenings can be a little less |
| 0:25.0 | searching and a lot more auction listen on BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:35.0 | Good afternoon and welcome to Weekend Woman's Hour. |
| 0:39.0 | I've got a selection of some of the finest cuts from the week just gone. |
| 0:42.0 | It gives us an opportunity to hear from some of the finest cuts from the week just gone. It gives us an opportunity to hear from |
| 0:44.4 | some of you and your reactions to the show. |
| 0:47.8 | A new report into body image suggests stitching BMI as a measurement of health and increasing representation and |
| 0:54.0 | diversity in advertising. We'll be hearing all about that and how to cope if you |
| 0:58.8 | feel pressure to care for your abuser. Plus writer and singer-songwriter Tracy Thorn talks about being a female performer and |
| 1:06.4 | her friend Lindy. The fact that I was 20 when we met meant that I was wide open to that notion of being inspired by someone else. |
| 1:16.0 | I think what I didn't realize until much later on when we talked was how she'd taken stuff back from me as well. |
| 1:22.8 | But first, the 2011 census found that 6.5 million people in the UK are carers |
| 1:29.9 | and provide unpaid care by looking after an ill, older or disabled family member friend or partner. |
| 1:36.2 | It found that women are more likely to be carers than men with 58% of care as being female |
| 1:41.2 | and 42% male. But what if your relationship with the person you're |
| 1:45.6 | caring for involves a history of abuse? Last week we received this email from a listener |
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