Toilets and gender equality, Domestic violence against men, Female squash player who competed as a boy
Is the position of women in society reflected in its toilets? Plus the female squash player who competed as a boy, domestic violence against men, and epilepsy in pregnancy.
Professor Clara Greed, a specialist in urban planning, on her belief that women's true position is society is reflected in its toilets and why inequality in their provision remains one of the last frontiers to be conquered.
The story of Maria Toorpakai, Pakistan's top female squash player, and why she competed as a boy until the age of 16.
After the conviction of Sharon Edwards for murdering her husband, we discuss domestic violence against men with Professor Marianne Hester, Chair in Gender and Violence at Bristol University and Mark Brooks, chair of trustees for the domestic violence charity Mankind.
Midwife Kim Morley, who specialises in supporting women with epilepsy through pregnancy, on her award as Royal College of Midwives 'mum's Midwife of the Year'.
Presenter: Jenni Murray
Producer: Anne Peacock.
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Domestic violence against men
Marianne Hester and Mark Brooks discuss Sharon Edwards' murder conviction
Duration: 09:14
Squash player Maria Toorpakai
Maria Toorpakai is Pakinstan’s top player, but competed as a boy until the age of 16
Duration: 10:24
Epilepsy and pregnancy
Kim Morley and Louise Cousins talk about managing epilepsy in pregnancy
Duration: 08:23
Women in one
The women of Abergavenny talk about their lives
Duration: 03:20
Toilets and gender equality
Clara Greed on whether women's true position in society is reflected in its toilets
Duration: 07:10
Pregnancy and Epilepsy
Epilepsy Action: For women who have concerns about particular issues.
Epilepsy Action Reference Guide: Obstetrics pack for health professionals
Epilepsy Research:National charity exclusively dedicated to funding independent research into this condition
Domestic violence against men
Confidential helpline for domestic violence perpetrators - male or female, in heterosexual or same-sex relationships
Freephone number 0808 802 4040
Confidential helpline for male victims of domestic violence - in heterosexual or same-sex relationships)
Freephone number 0808 801 0327
Freephone 24-Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline run in partnership between Women's Aid and Refuge
0808 2000 247
For men experiencing domestic violence
0808 801 0327
Helping men escape from domestic abuse
01823 334244
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Jenni Murray Interviewed Guest Clara Greed Interviewed Guest Maria Toorpakai Interviewed Guest Marianne Hester Interviewed Guest Mark Brooks Interviewed Guest Kim Morely Producer Anne Peacock Broadcast
- Wed 9 Mar 201610:00BBC Radio 4
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