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Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Women and Equalities Minister, Rachael Denhollander & USA Gymnastics, Betty Boo

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Why in 2022 is there no position in the Cabinet solely dedicated to the job of Women and Equalities? Why is it always tagged onto another cabinet role? We hear from Amber Rudd who juggled the job of being Home Secretary, while she was also Work and Pensions Secretary and from Shadow Women and Equalities Minister Anneliese Dodds, who's also Chair of the Labour Party. There have been elections in India this week and one journalist who’s been covering them is Rana Ayyub. She’s an Indian, Muslim journalist who writes for the Washington Post but she’s based in Mumbai. At the moment she’s under extreme pressure because of her work. She's experiencing serious online abuse, so much so that international monitoring groups worry that her life is in danger. Anne Dickson's book, A Woman In Your Own Right: The art of assertive, clear and honest communication, was first published 40 years ago. It has been in print ever since. Anne outlines the skills and techniques she pioneered and why they are still relevant today. Our TV screens are full of Ukrainian refugees - mainly women and children - who are fleeing their country. However, we're increasingly seeing women who are staying. We hear from the Ukrainian MP, Inna Sovsun. In 2016 Rachael Denhollander became the first woman to publicly accuse the USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar of sexual assault. Rachael talks about her fight for justice and the impact on elite gymnastics culture. The singer and songwriter Betty Boo is back. The platinum success artist made a name for herself in the 1990s for her unapologetic attitude, and combination of Pop and Hip Hop music. Betty Boo has now released her first solo single in almost three decades.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts

0:05.2

Hello and welcome to Weekend Woman's Hour.

0:07.6

This is the show where we offer you some of the best and must-hate interviews from across

0:12.4

the week just gone.

0:13.9

In today's programme you'll hear from Betty Boo.

0:16.4

The singer and songwriter 90's pop icon is making a comeback.

0:21.0

The psychologist and writer Anne Dixon on the importance of assertive language and

0:25.7

we meet Rana Ayub, the Indian Muslim journalist who is risking her life for her work.

0:31.2

But first, how much do you know about the minister for women?

0:35.2

It's currently Liz Truss who is also our foreign secretary.

0:38.3

Before that she was international trade secretary.

0:41.2

Why is the job of minister for women and equalities always tagged onto another cabinet role?

0:46.8

Nikki Morgan did the job as well as being education secretary, Penny Morden did it while

0:51.0

she was defence secretary.

0:52.9

On International Women's Day Emma spoke to Amber Rudd who juggled being women and equalities

0:58.0

minister as well as home secretary and Annalise Dodds who is the present shadow women and

1:02.9

equalities minister and chair of the Labour Party.

1:05.8

Emma started by asking Amber Rudd about the purpose of the minister for women role.

1:10.9

Well, it's to be championed for issues to do with women and equalities and it has a small

1:16.6

department which used to move around with whoever was minister.

1:20.4

So under education for a while it was an education and then it moved to work in pensions.

1:25.9

These poor people trying to do women and equalities being made to move their jobs around

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