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Woman's Hour

What's a feminist city look like? Female doctors and the menopause. Jan Etherington on bickering.

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Glasgow has become the first city in the UK to officially adopt a feminist town-planning-approach. Emma Barnett speaks to the woman behind the proposal Scottish Green Councillor Holly Bruce and the author of ‘Feminist City’ Leslie Kern. What's a feminist city look like and what changes can we expect to see in Glasgow. One in five female doctors say they have considered early retirement due to menopause symptoms. A new report warns that without better support there could be ‘an exodus’ of female doctors from the NHS. Emma talks to Dame Jane Dacre, President of the Medical Protection Society, a not-for-profit protection organisation for healthcare professionals, who conducted the survey. Plus, Dr Nadira Awal, a GP who specialises in Women’s Health. The Treasury has warned of "inevitable" tax rises as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seeks to fill a "black hole" in public finances. They agreed "tough decisions" were needed on tax rises, as well as on spending. The Treasury gave no details but said "everybody would need to contribute more in tax in the years ahead". So how did we get here, what are the changes announced in a couple of weeks' time likely to be and how will they affect you? We hear from two women in the know Claer Barratt the consumer editor at the Financial Times and Dame DeAnne Julius a Fellow in Global Economy and Finance at Chatham House, and a founder member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England Plus Jan Etherington the writer of Radio 4’s comedy Conversations from a Long Marriage joins Emma to discuss the highs and lows of bickering. Producer Beverley Purcell Presenter Emma Barnett

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts

0:05.3

Hello, I'm Emma Barnett and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.

0:09.8

And while much attention is directed towards the now-most senior woman in government, the

0:14.0

home secretary, Suella Braverman, her choice of language about migrants after telling MPs

0:19.2

she wanted to stop the invasion and her grip on the situation at the Mansden Migrant Centre

0:24.7

in Kent.

0:26.2

There was also another important meeting yesterday afternoon between the new Prime Minister

0:30.4

and his new Chancellor.

0:32.4

If you've been wondering what will replace so-called trust dynamics, the mini-budget that

0:36.8

never was under LizTruss' short-lived premiership and how it will affect you, the announcement

0:41.9

being worked on now for November 17th is where to place your attention.

0:47.2

The Treasury has warned of inevitable tax rises after trust promised tax cuts in a bid

0:53.1

to fill the black hole in public finances and the Treasury sources told the BBC it's going

0:58.1

to be, quote, rough.

1:00.1

Today we aim to put you in the picture with the help of two women in the know.

1:04.3

And if you want to share your take on what you think should be the way forward or how things

1:08.4

have been for you financially, since LizTruss' intervention do get in touch.

1:13.3

The number you need is 84844, that's what we charge your standard message rate on social

1:17.8

media, or at BBC Woman's Hour, or email me through our website or send a WhatsApp message

1:23.0

or voice note using the number 03700-100444.

1:28.0

It's also striking to note today that the ousting of two prime ministers and the tough economic

1:32.9

climate has led to the word permacrisis being named the word of the year by dictionary

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