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Mpho Tutu; Misogynies; Gemma Collins

Mpho Tutu on forgiving. Joan Smith's Misogynies. Children's sleep. The role of women in the French resistance. What TV drama tells us about women's prisons. Gemma Collins.

Mpho Tutu, the youngest daughter of Desmond Tutu, on the process of how to forgive. The journalist Joan Smith on why she believes her book, 'Misogynies' is still relevant 25 years after it was first published. Val McDermid and Sophie Heawood describe the impact the book had on them. And Martin Daubney and Dr Claire Hardaker discuss misogyny online.

Dr Rebecca Martin and Sam Simms discuss what to do when young children struggle to sleep through the night.

We celebrate the role of women in the French Resistance and hear from one French woman now in her 90s about the crucial but often forgotten part women played. Juliet Lyon and Sara Crompton discuss Orange is the New Black and whether TV drama can tell us anything about life in women's prisons.

And Gemma Collins, car dealer turned fashion designer and star of The Only Way is Essex on plus size fashion and why diets don't work for her.

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Sat 7 Jun 201416:00
BBC Radio 4

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YOUTH CRIME COMMISSIONERS

This week it was reported that Kerry Boyd, the 20 year old Youth Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent, has been suspended from her post following allegations that she’d had a relationship with a 50 year old married man [who was an ex local councillor]. Kerry was appointed to replace 17 year old Paris Brown, who resigned from her post in April last year following criticism over posts she had made on Twitter when she was younger. So does this prove that young people have no place in positions of public authority, or should we be less quick to judge their mistakes and instead consider the valuable contribution they could make on matters of public policy?

CHRISTINE LAGARDE PROFILE

Christine Lagarde is the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund [IMF] and one of the most powerful women in world. This week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Lagarde’s name should be put forward as a candidate for the post of EU President. It’s a suggestion that appeals to the British Government but would she be a good choice? She only entered politics in 2005 but has made a good impression on the international scene, having been the first female finance minister in the G8 and a tough negotiator as boss of the IMF. Jenni speaks to Cyrille Lachevre.

GETTING CHILDREN TO SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT

Sam Sims is the mother of three year old Barney. Barney is not good at sleeping through the nightand so Sam has started a blog called Up All Hours for other parents experiencing the samething. She’ll be telling Jenni about the affect that Barney’s sleeplessness is having on her life. We’ll be joined by Dr Rebecca Martyn – a clinical psychologist in a paediatric sleep clinic – who’ll be giving Sam some advice about how to have an undisturbed night’s sleep.

LIPSTICK

New research has revealed that 40% of women admit to applying red lipstick in order to attract the attention of a male boss. They believe that it will lead to promotion. Women have been using lipstick for thousands of years but it was only with the arrival of photography and cinema that lipstick became popular across the globe. Social historian Madeleine Marsh is the author of The History of Compacts & Cosmetics.

Credits

PresenterJane Garvey
ProducerRabeka Nurmahomed
EditorJane Thurlow
Interviewed GuestMpho Tutu
Interviewed GuestJoan Smith
Interviewed GuestVal McDermid
Interviewed GuestSophie Heawood
Interviewed GuestMartin Daubney
Interviewed GuestClaire Hardaker
Interviewed GuestSam Simms
Interviewed GuestRebecca Martin
Interviewed GuestCecile Rol-Tanguy
Interviewed GuestHanna Diamond
Interviewed GuestJuliet Lyon
Interviewed GuestSara Crompton
Interviewed GuestGemma Collins

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  • Sat 7 Jun 201416:00
    BBC Radio 4

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