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Woman's Hour

Women's safety, Paralympics

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

'Enough'. That’s the name of a new communication campaign launched by the Home Office this week to tackle violence against women and girls. It comes in the week of the anniversary of the abduction and murder of Sarah Everard in London, by a serving police officer. So one year on, where are we in the fight to deal with violence against women and girls? We speak to Labour MP Dame Diana Johnson who is the chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, and to Woman's Hour listeners Polly and Rebecca about their concerns. The Winter Paralympics begin tomorrow in Beijing and ParalympicsGB are sending 24 athletes to compete - the biggest British Winter Paralympic team in nearly thirty years. There are five female athletes including alpine skier Menna Fitzpatrick, who won four medals in Pyeongchang four years ago. Jessica discusses our medal prospects with Andy Stevenson, 5 Live’s Paralympic Winter Games reporter; and the International Paralympic Committee's decision not to allow Russian or Belarussian athletes to take part with Rebecca Myers, journalist at The Sunday Times. On Sunday the BAFTAs red carpet rolls out to recognise the very best in British film. One of the nominees in the short film category is about a small and unique community in the heart of South London - locals at the London Palace Bingo Club. Their beloved club is being forced to close down, and the film follows the regulars who have depended on it for years. Jessica speaks to the director Jo Prichard. The film is available to stream on the Bertha DocHouse website this weekend. Danielle Marin is the author of Top Girl, a book exploring her first-hand experiences with drug dealing, gangs and violent crimes. Danielle wants people to know about young women who get caught up in this kind of lifestyle, and how she found a way out. She joins Jessica.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BVT Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:05.4

Hello, I'm Jessica Crichton. Welcome to the Woman's Hour podcast.

0:09.4

Good morning and welcome to the program.

0:11.4

Now, over the last two years, there's been a shocking number of murders

0:15.2

that have focused attention on the issue of women and girls' safety in our society.

0:20.1

They include sisters Nicole Smallman and Bueh Henry in June 2020.

0:24.6

Primary school teachers have been a nether last September.

0:27.6

And a year ago today, the abduction and murder of Sarah Everard by Wayne Cousins,

0:32.3

a serving police officer.

0:34.1

This week, the home secretary, Priti Patel,

0:36.6

announced a launch of a new national communications campaign called Enough.

0:41.2

They want to challenge perpetrators and raise awareness of what we can all do

0:45.1

to safely call out abuse.

0:47.2

She's also announced that tackling violence against women and girls

0:50.0

will become a national priority for police forces

0:52.9

alongside terrorism, serious and organised crime, and child sexual abuse.

0:57.5

Now, shortly, you'll hear the views of the MP who is chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee

1:02.0

on whether the government is doing, indeed, enough.

1:06.0

But we also want to hear from you as well.

1:08.4

Tell us, how safe do you feel if you don't feel safe?

1:12.0

How could you be made to feel safer?

1:14.6

What would that look like? What would need to happen?

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