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Radio 4,25 Jun 2012,58 mins

Women in Greece, Gender Pay Audits, Portrait Painting

Woman's Hour

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What impact is the Greek economic crisis having on prospects for women? Why the little known Joan Clarke deserves a place in the history of wartime code-breaking, alongside Bletchley's Alan Turing to whom she was once briefly engaged. The Liverpool artist who is helping turn around the lives of women by encouraging them to paint their own portraits. MP Axelle Lemaire on her new role in the French parliament, representing fellow countrymen and women abroad. Will women who are paid less than men at work be any better off after the government's latest announcement on gender pay audits? Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Lucinda Montefiore.

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