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Woman's Hour Episodes

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    Women and Labour, Zarifa Ghafari, Leicester women united

    Why are women more likely than men to vote Labour if an election were held now?

  2. Author Kamila Shamsie. People smugglers. Family WhatsApp Group.

    Author Kamila Shamsie on her new novel, Best of Friends.

  3. 26/09/2022

    Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

  4. Women gambling, Male friendships, Anna Fedorova, Catherine Mayer, Sheep shearing and Beige flags

    The dangers of gambling to meet the cost of living, and world record sheep shearing.

  5. World record sheep shearer, Cuts to part-time work benefits,Seoul Femicide, Actors:Hayley Mills & Rula Lenska, Author Ira Mathur

    What is it like being one of the few female sheep farmers in the UK?

  6. Anna Fedorova, Women and Gambling, Iran Demonstrations, The End of Covid, Japan's Under-35s Rejecting Marriage

    Concert pianist Anna Fedorova joins Emma to talk about the Ukraine Freedom Orchestra.

  7. Beige Flags, Prince Andrew, The Waste Land poem

    You may have heard of red flags but how about beige flags?

  8. The Queen's funeral, Male friendships, PM Liz Truss as diplomat, Death of Mahsa Amini in Iran

    We speak to one of the community volunteers invited to attend the Queen's state funeral.

  9. Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Julia Gillard, Ophelia Lovibond, Medusa

    Julia Gillard, the former Prime Minister of Australia, pays tribute to the Queen

  10. Pregnant women in Pakistan, Salary transparency, Writer Lottie Mills, Clothes and grief

    The impact of the floods in Pakistan on pregnant women.

  11. Julia Gillard, Dame Sheila Hancock, Tree Climbing Champion and Abortion in Hungary

    Dame Sheila Hancock shares her memories of the Queen.

  12. The role of Princess Anne, Fracking, Medusa

    The Times' royal editor, Roya Nikkhah, speaks about the Princess Royal.

  13. The role of Queen Consort; Samantha Cameron, Ophelia Lovibond, Women's Institute

    How will Camilla, former Duchess of Cornwall, make the role of Queen Consort her own?

  14. Woman's Hour special following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

    Woman's Hour special following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

  15. Why has the post of women's minister been scrapped? Car park composer, Brown Gal Can't Swim

    Prime Minister Liz Truss will not have a dedicated women's minister. Why?

  16. Liz Truss's first day as PM, breaking away from Judaism, Mursal Hedayat

    On Liz Truss's first full day as PM, Emma speaks to Baroness Gabby Bertin.

  17. Strictly's Motsi Mabuse, New PM priorities, Author Holly Bourne on female friendship, Women and cost of living crisis

    Strictly's Motsi Mabuse on her new autobiography.

  18. Why do Conservatives elect female leaders?

    The Conservative Party and female leaders and a midwife on board a search and rescue ship.

  19. Baroness Hale, Gossip, Women and unions, Becoming a mother when yours is dying, 'Frock Up Friday', Fangirls

    Baroness Hale on Roe v Wade, the barrister strikes and how rape cases are tried in the UK.

  20. 'Frock up Friday', Sexual harassment in Parliament, Young Conservative women, Fan Girls, Exercising outside

    In three weeks during lockdown, 'Frock up Friday' had 10,000 members worldwide.

  21. Baroness Hale on Roe v Wade, Women missing out on state pensions; Lara Feigel, Becoming a mother when yours is dying

    Baroness Hale talks about the law on abortion in light of Roe v Wade being overturned.

  22. Friends Forever, Fangirls, Period justice and flood victims, Energy crisis and use of public facilities

    We begin a new series on female friendship and explore if fan girls can change the world.

  23. Outliving Mum, Women and Unions

    How does it feel to reach the age your mum was when she died? Women and trade unions.

  24. Gossip: why we love it, why we do it, professional gossips, & its use in novels, films and television

    Gossip: is there really a difference between the amount women and men indulge in it?

  25. Ukraine sponsorship, Quizzes, Matrilineal communities, Anorexia and sectioning, Public hair loss, Trapezing

    Listener week: One woman's experience of hosting an Ukrainian student.

  26. DJ BB, DJ Ritu, Dame Esther Rantzen, Ros Whitehouse, Dr Caroline Boyd, Joy Porter, Dr Mariaelena Huambachano

    Older Women DJs on the UK鈥檚 club scene

  27. Rosie's Plaques, Anorexia and Sectioning, Hormones and Learning to Trapeze

    Emma speaks to Rosie's Plaques, a group from Norwich memorialising brilliant daring women.

  28. Listener Week: 106 marathons in 106 days, Universal Basic Income, Widowhood

    Emma and Fay join Emma Barnett to talk about their mammoth marathon challenge.

  29. Listener week: Patriarchal wedding practices. Ukraine sponsorship. Rural bullying. Pubic hair loss in menopause

    Listener week: Patriarchal wedding practices. Ukraine. Pubic hair loss in menopause.

  30. Listener Week: a basic guide to economics, quizzes, ageing without children

    Stories suggested by listeners.

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