Women of colour and gardening, Children, fake news and anxiety, Exercise at home
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2020
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
For women of colour, planting is becoming a popular way to establish ownership and celebrate cultural heritage. Aimée Grant Cumberbatch, founder of Grown, a gardening club for women of colour, and Flo Headlam, professional gardener and BBC Two’s Gardeners’ World’s first black presenter discuss.
Ten organisations across the UK including Rape Crisis and End Violence Against Women have issued a joint statement about the impact Covid-19 could have on the lives of women and children. Women's Aid, Lucy Hadley on what action they would like to see taken.
Dr Camilla Pang was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight. Now aged 26, and with a PhD in biochemistry, she has used her specialist scientific knowledge to identify what it really means to be human in her new book, 'Explaining Humans'.
Why do we choose the clothes we do? In her new book, ‘Dress Your Best Life’, the American fashion psychologist Dawnn Karen explains how our clothing is the ‘connective tissue’ between the physical and emotional.
How can parents help their children navigate the constant stream of information about Covid-19 online? Sonia Livingstone, professor of social psychology at the London School of Economics and an expert in digital literacy in children, and GP Dr Radha Modgil discuss.
How is Covid-19 affecting regular Woman's Hour listeners? We hear from Mercy Haruna.
Exercising when you're isolated at home. Fitness instructor Rosemary Mallace of Over Fifty Fitness and Professor Janet Lord, an expert in muscle health and immunity from the University of Birmingham, about why keeping moving is particularly important as you get older, and what you can do to exercise at home.
Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Dianne McGregor
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Good afternoon and welcome to Weekend Woman's Hour. |
| 0:07.8 | In today's program, the inspiring Dr. Camilla Pang, |
| 0:11.6 | whose diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder |
| 0:14.6 | happened when she was eight. |
| 0:16.8 | She's now 26, has a PhD in biochemistry, |
| 0:21.2 | and she's the author of Explaining Humans. |
| 0:25.4 | Dawn Karen is a fashion psychologist. |
| 0:28.2 | How does she explain why we wear what we wear? |
| 0:32.4 | And I hope it's not still pajamas at four o'clock |
| 0:35.2 | in the afternoon. |
| 0:36.7 | In this difficult first week, a full confinement to home, |
| 0:41.2 | how to help children deal with anxiety |
| 0:44.2 | and the fake news they may encounter online. |
| 0:47.8 | It's a good opportunity to get out to the garden, |
| 0:50.6 | but how do women of color manage |
| 0:53.0 | when they're a minority among the gardening fraternity? |
| 0:57.3 | We've been told we must get some exercise. |
| 1:00.8 | We've some examples of what you can do at home |
| 1:03.4 | if you're over 50 and need to improve muscle power |
| 1:07.6 | and your immune system. |
| 1:10.3 | It's come as no surprise that it's predicted |
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