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03/01/2011

Jane Garvey presents: Gardener's World's Carol Klein on 'Life in a Cottage Garden', boardroom quotas for women, pig keeping, Susan Maushart on cutting her family's screentime.

Jane Garvey presents: Gardener's World's Carol Klein on "Life in a Cottage Garden", boardroom quotas for women? or is self regulation possible? Female pig farmers and author Susan Maushart talks about taking away all her children's techie equipment and describes the effect it had on their family life.

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Mon 3 Jan 201110:00
BBC Radio 4

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  • Boardroom Quotas

    Gita Patel, of the first women’s investment fund, Trapezia, and Averil Leimon, co-author of ‘Coaching Women to Lead’, discuss whether self-regulation is possible.

    Duration: 11:29

  • Susan Maushart

    Author and parent, Susan, talks about how she decided to rid her house of all screens for six months.

    Duration: 09:46

  • Pig Keeping

    Carron McCann keeps rare breeds of pigs and says more and more women are deciding to keep them. Lizz Pearson went to meet her at one of her pig husbandry courses.

    Duration: 09:10

  • Carol Klein

    Carol Klein on 'Life in a Cottage Garden'

    Duration: 08:15

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  • Mon 3 Jan 201110:00
    BBC Radio 4

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