Weekend Woman's Hour: Women and confidence in the police; Syria; the future of the handbag

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Susannah Fish, former Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police and Olivia Pinkney Chief Constable for Hampshire talk about how confident women can be in reporting crime to the police.

We hear from Conroy Harris, CEO of A Band of Brothers, David Challen, domestic violence campaigner and Mike Berry, Consultant Clinical Forensic Psychologist on why men attack women and what can be done to stop it.

Why is inclusion in beauty important? Make-up artist and model Sasha Pallari and founder of MDMflow, Florence Adepoju tell us how beauty brands can be more diverse and the damage face-filters can have on mental health.

This month marks the 10th anniversary of conflict in Syria. Dr. Rola Hallam, CEO and Founder of CanDo explains why women and children have been disproportionately affected.

How has lockdown changed what we want from our handbags? Lucia Savi curator of the V&A's Bags: Inside Out exhibition tells us about the history of handbags and how they will be used after lockdown.

Singer-songwriter and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson tells us about her career and sound which she describes as an eclectic, soulful sound with roots in soul, classical, with reggae and jazz influences.

Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Paula McFarlane Editor: Louise Corley

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0:00.0	Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something you may not know.
0:04.6	My name's Linda Davies and I Commission Podcasts for BBC Sounds.
0:08.4	As you'd expect, at the BBC we make podcasts of the very highest quality featuring the most knowledgeable
0:14.3	experts and genuinely engaging voices. What you may not know is that the BBC
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0:29.7	If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected, find your next podcast over at BBC Sounds.
0:36.0	Hello and welcome to the weekend edition of Woman's Hour.
0:40.0	We've had a packed week on the show and today you get a chance to hear some of the key moments.
0:45.0	Later we hear from Florence Adepojo, the founder of a diverse beauty range and
0:50.0	Sasha Polari, a makeup artist and model about why inclusion and beauty is so important.
0:56.7	And Dr Rola Hallam explains why women and children have been disproportionately affected by the conflict
1:01.8	in Syria.
1:02.4	And we have a fascinating discussion. proportionately affected by the conflict in Syria.
1:03.0	And we have a fascinating discussion by a group of men talking about why it is they think men attack women.
1:10.0	It's very much environment. We teach kids from a very early age to behave in certain ways.
1:16.0	Boys don't cry, man up, all these expressions that we're using.
1:20.0	So we're not allowing boys to express emotions to express weaknesses.
1:25.0	And how has lockdown changed what we want from our handbags?
1:29.0	We discussed the history of handbags and how they'll be used if at all after lockdown.
1:34.3	And you can catch up with any of the week's programs on our podcast on BBC Sounds.
1:39.3	But first, the death of Sarah Everard has led to concerns for women's safety in public.
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