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Radio 4,09 Jun 2012,58 mins

Weekend Woman's Hour - Nina Conti

Woman's Hour

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Ventriloquist Nina Conti and her monkey. Are mandatory quotas the only way to get more women on Boards. Psychologist Terri Apter on understanding and overcoming the power of difficult mothers. Should the First Lady be promoting Beyonce as an aspirational role model? Award winning writing Kishwar Desai on a new scandal in the subcontinent, the renting of the wombs of poor women to produce children for the rich. Plus what makes the perfect fruit salad - and music from the Noisettes. Presented by Jenni Murray. Producer Louise Corley. Editor: Beverley Purcell.

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