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Allergy training, A Woman of Substance, Ramadan & 'sandwich generation', Model Charli Howard
Today
Schools in England to provide allergy awareness training for staff in new guidance.
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Matrescence, Mexico's 'searching mothers', New novel The Night Nag
Yesterday
Neurologists report a change in grey matter in pregnant women's brains.
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Sarah Everard anniversary, The Traitors' Harriet Tyce, Geniuses
Tuesday
Five years after Sarah Everard's murder by a police officer, what has changed?
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Women in Iran, George Eliot on stage, Professor Kate Pickett
Monday
What do current events in Iran mean for women in the country?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Tracey Emin, SEND reforms, Student midwives
Saturday
Groundbreaking artist Tracey Emin talks about her body of work in a new exhibition.
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Tracey Emin, Menstrual blood, Hannah Spencer MP
Last Friday
The groundbreaking artist talks about her body of work in a new exhibition.
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'Molly vs the Machines' doc, Female Afghan Ambassador, Maternity care, Cleopatra re-imagined
Last Thursday
Molly Russell's friends discuss the negative impact of social media.
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Kyla Harris, Womb transplants, Women in farming, Alev Scott
Last Wednesday
How have Kyla Harris' experiences as a disabled person impacted her unflinching TV series?
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SEND reforms: A Woman's Hour and SEND in the Spotlight special
Tue 24 Feb 2026
We hear from a range of voices on the impact of the government's SEND reforms in England.
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Marian Keyes, SEND, Designer Tolu Coker, Student midwives
Mon 23 Feb 2026
Irish author Marian Keyes on her new BBC series, The Walsh Sisters.
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Rosamund Pike, Nadiya Hussain, Gisele Pelicot memoir, Dr Punam Krishan, Ketamine & young people
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Actor Rosamund Pike on motherhood and masculinity.
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Rosamund Pike, Ketamine, Author Madeline Cash, Winter Olympics
Fri 20 Feb 2026
The actor Rosamund Pike on motherhood and masculinity.
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George Sand, SEND provision leak, Dr Punam Krishan, Divine Feminine Opera
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Remembering the hugely successful prolific writer and feminist.
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Belle Burden, Controversy at the Civil Service, Women in Sudan, Pelvic mesh
Wed 18 Feb 2026
The woman tipped to be the next cabinet secretary faces accusations of bullying.
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Gisèle Pelicot memoir, Catrin Finch, Ice Hockey mixed teams
Tue 17 Feb 2026
We speak to the co-writer of the Gisèle Pelicot memoir, Judith Perrignon.
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Nadiya Hussain, Actor Kate Fleetwood, 200 marathons in 200 days
Mon 16 Feb 2026
Nadiya Hussain shares her recommended recipes for quick comfort food.
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Kinship carers, Ashley James, Mia Brookes’s mum, impact of Ian Paterson's crimes, Charles Dickens’s women
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Why kinship carers want the same parental rights as others in a parental role.
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Gender guidance for schools, Eva Brookes, Kim Jong Un's daughter
Fri 13 Feb 2026
The BBC's education editor on the government's guidance on gender in schools in England.
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Ashley James, Nancy Guthrie disappearance, Kinship carers
Thu 12 Feb 2026
Broadcaster Ashley James unpacks judgemental labels used to describe women and girls.
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Virginia Giuffre’s co-author, SEND reforms, impact of Ian Paterson's crimes
Wed 11 Feb 2026
After weeks of Epstein revelations, Virginia Giuffre's co-author, Amy Wallace, responds.
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Mia Brookes' mum, Cyberflashing, Samurai, Sex in older age
Tue 10 Feb 2026
We're joined by Vicky Brookes, mum to Team GB snowboarder Mia Brookes.
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Epstein files, Lindsey Vonn, Knife crime, Charles Dickens' women
Mon 9 Feb 2026
Why has the 'Epstein file' release focused on the political fallout and high-profile men?
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Undercover Police Inquiry, Foster care expansion, AI boyfriends
Sat 7 Feb 2026
We hear from one of the women giving evidence to the Undercover Police Inquiry.
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Sinners, AI boyfriends, Autistic girls, Abuse and Muslim women
Fri 6 Feb 2026
Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw on Academy Award nomination for film Sinners.
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Cervical cancer testing, Imogen Poots, Syria and women, Janet Jackson play
Thu 5 Feb 2026
A period blood test could offer a less invasive alternative to cervical screening.
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Foster care expansion, Romola Garai, Greenland’s Gender Equality Minister
Wed 4 Feb 2026
We discuss government plans to create new foster care places in England.
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Sarah Ferguson, Child free guilt, Actor Susan Wokoma, Understanding the courts
Tue 3 Feb 2026
Why has Sarah Ferguson's charity, Sarah's Trust, closed?
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Undercover Police Inquiry, Anne Boleyn, The Puppini Sisters, Cyber voyeurism
Mon 2 Feb 2026
We hear from one of the women giving evidence to the Undercover Police Inquiry.
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Pensions gender gap, Winter Olympics, Paris Paloma
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Research shows that there is a pensions gender gap, what can be done about it?
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Paris Paloma, Repair Cafes, French conjugal rights, Gynae care in Wales
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Singer-songwriter Paris Paloma on creating feminist anthem Labour & new single Good Girl.
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