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Radio 4,15 Oct 2012,58 mins

Alison Balsom; The End of Men and the Rise of Women

Woman's Hour

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Alison Balsom, the award-winning trumpeter talks about her new album. The End of Men and the Rise of Women - Hanna Rosin and John Harris discuss "plastic woman" and "cardboard man". The effect of the recession on vulnerable children - and the future of family policies - we talk to social policy analyst Clem Henricson and Polly Neate from Action for Children. The Pope recently declared Saint Hildegard of Bingen a 'doctor of the Church', meaning someone who is a great teacher - what impact might this have on women in the Catholic Church? Presented by Jane Garvey Produced by Lucinda Montefiore.

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