We consider the latest advice for pregnant women when it comes to coronavirus. Jane speaks to Jess Brammer, editor in chief HuffPost UK, who is currently on maternity leave and Dr Mary Ross-Davie - Director for Scotland, Royal College of Midwives. And in other coronavirus news: many offices, shops, bars, restaurants, schools, are likely to close. Many workers and businesses will see their income collapse, almost overnight. So what if you are laid off? What if you are self-employed? What financial decisions should you be making? What support could you be entitled to?Glenda Jackson plays the poet, writer and critic Edith Sitwell in Radio 4 drama Edith Sitwell in Scarborough. She joins Jane to discuss Edith, as well as being on grandma duty and what books she would recommend during a period of isolation.
The Scottish Government is currently consulting on a Bill to reform the Gender Recognition Act. Jane talks to Rhona Hotchkiss, former governor of Cornton Vale prison in Stirling and signatory of SNP women’s pledge and James Morton, Manager of the Scottish Trans Alliance about concerns for protecting trans rights and women’s rights and how any Scottish legislation will sit with the UK Equality Act 2010.
Presenter: Jane Garvey
Interviewed guest: Dr Mary Ross-Davie
Interviewed guest: Jess Brammer
Interviewed guest: Jasmine Birtles
Interviewed guest: Glenda Jackson
Interviewed guest: Rhona Hotchkiss
Interviewed guest: James Morton
Producer: Lucinda Montefiore
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Folge vom 17.03.2020Glenda Jackson, Coronavirus & Advice for Pregnant Women
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Folge vom 16.03.2020Covid-19. Jane Garvey takes your calls.Jane Garvey takes your calls on Covid-19. Joined by Psychologist Laverne Antrobus and Sarah Stewart Brown Professor of Public Health at Warwick University .What measures are you putting in place? How will you manage with young as well as older children, do you face particular problems with those that have special needs. What about work ? If you are someone who can work at home do you have the tech to support that.Have you thought about setting up a local neighbourhood support network? What provisions are you putting in place for older relatives? How do you think you will cope with being socially isolated ? If you’re in cramped accommodation or shared housing, how do you see that working out.What about the financial implications - if you’re on low income or a zero hours contract and perhaps rely on things like free school meals We'd love to hear your thoughts. Lines open at 8am on Monday morning 03700 100 444. You can email via the website or tweet your comments @bbcwomanshour now.Presenter Jane Garvey Producer Beverley PurcellGuest; Prof Sarah Stewart Brown Guest; Lavern Antrobus
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Folge vom 14.03.2020Jessie & Lennie Ware, Christina Lamb, Barriers to disclosing sexual violence.We hear from the singer turned interviewer Jessie Ware and her mum Lennie about their hit podcast Table Manners, where they cook dinner for a different celebrity every week. They’ve turned their favourite recipes into a cook book. Black Women and sexual violence. What are the cultural barriers making it difficult for black women to discuss and disclose sexual violence? And what is cultural betrayal theory?Chief Foreign correspondent Christina Lamb tells us about her new book ‘Our Bodies Their Battlefield'. And we talk about the signficance of Women’s History Month with Professor Selina Todd and Professor Krista Cowman.Presenter Jane Garvey. Producer Siobhann TigheInterviewed guests: Jessie Ware Lennie Ware Christina Lamb Leanne Levers Jennifer Gómez Selina Todd Krista Cowman
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Folge vom 13.03.2020Why black women struggle to discuss sexual violence; Self-isolating as a familyOver the past few years we have seen a number of high profile men being publically accused of sexual abuse and assault. It’s become a pinnacle aspect of the #MeToo movement. So why is the act of speaking out still met with so much resentment? Why is it so difficult to criticise male celebrities who have large followings? And how much more complex does this issue become when it intersects with race? Jacqueline Springer is a contemporary black music and culture journalist and lecturer. Leanne Levers has a PhD in politics and international studies, focusing on sexual violence and justice reform in minority communities. Jennifer M. Gómez is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychology at Wayne State University in Michigan.How do you prepare your family in the event of a coronavirus lockdown? What plans should you make to keep your children entertained if the schools shut and they are stuck at home, how can you make home working work for you and how can you stop petty arguments with your partner or loved ones if you’re stuck in each other’s company for an indefinite period of time? Beverly Ramsey is living in Parma in Italy and tells us about the realities of coping with three children in a city in lockdown and Laverne Antrobus a Consultant Child and Educational Psychologist offers advice on we can best deal with this unusual situation.On Sunday it was International Women’s Day and one of the events to mark the occasion took place at the Roundhouse in North London. It was part of the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival and featured an all female line up including Jehenny Beth on going solo and her relationship with PJ Harvey.Presenter: Jane Garvey Interviewed guest: Jacqueline Springer Interviewed guest: Leanne Levers Interviewed guest: Jennifer M. Gomez Interviewed guest: Beverly Ramsey Interviewed guest: Laverne Antrobus Interviewed guest: Jehenny Beth Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed