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Radio 4,08 Aug 2013,58 mins

Kelly Hoppen; Jackie Ashley; Women in Iran

Woman's Hour

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Kelly Hoppen on joining Dragon's Den. Jackie Ashley talks about caring for her husband Andrew Marr after his stroke, and the need for caring leave to be more commonly available. What a new president means for women in Iran. We discuss the appointment of President Hassan Rouhani with Dr Ziba Mir-Hosseini who specialises in Islamic family law and Iranian studies at SOAS and Sussan Tahmasebi, Iranian women's rights and civil society activist. And wives of gay men: we discuss the impact on the marriage and family when a husband comes out.

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