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Men Who Pay for Sex; Grace Dent

Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, presented by Jane Garvey, discussing men who pay for sex, music in the workplace, and Grace Dent on Growing Up a Girl.

Three men who use prostitutes tell us why they do it. Fiona MacTaggart MP and Jean Urquhart MSP discuss the political debate surrounding buying and selling sex - what, if anything, should be illegal?

Messy bedrooms, friendship bracelets and Grease sing-alongs. The writer and comedian Grace Dent looks back on her childhood and gives a Guide to Growing Up a Girl. She'll be reminiscing about being a brownie, learning to swim in pyjamas and wanting to snog a boy.

The author Shereen El Feki on the ever changing attitudes towards sex in the Arab world.

Why women are more likely to take sick leave than men. Clare Bambra from Durham University and Helen O'Brien, a specialist in Human Resources, discuss.

It's Shakespeare Week and the Royal Shakespeare Company tours schools with The Taming of the Shrew with Kate being played by a man and Petruchio by a woman. So what difference will it make to teenagers' understanding of the play?

Plus as music in the workplace becomes more popular you can get a chance to hear the Woman's Hour team exercise their vocal cords. And why ought men to be better dancers than women?

Presented by Jane Garvey
Produced by Rabeka Nurmahomed
Edited by Jane Thurlow.

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58 minutes

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Sat 22 Mar 201416:00

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterJane Garvey
Interviewed GuestFiona Mactaggart
Interviewed GuestJean Urquhart
Interviewed GuestGrace Dent
Interviewed GuestShereen El Feki
Interviewed GuestClare Bambra
Interviewed GuestHelen O'Brien
Interviewed GuestLisa Jardine
Interviewed GuestTessa Marchington
Interviewed GuestPeter Lovatt
Interviewed GuestTina Thaiya
ProducerRabeka Nurmahomed
EditorJane Thurlow

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  • Sat 22 Mar 201416:00

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