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Radio 4,16 Aug 2013,58 mins

Living with an alcoholic; Graduate earnings; Japanese women

Woman's Hour

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Why a University degree is worth much more to women than it is to men. Anne Morshead on why she decided to write about her husband's alcohol addiction. Jo Baker imagining life below stairs in Jane Austen's England. Why Japanese women struggle for equality and the women scouring the globe for the world's rarest plants. Presented by Jenni Murray Produced by Nicola Swords Interviewed guest: Prof Ian Walker Interviewed guest: Anne Morshead Interviewed guest: Sadie Barber Interviewed guest: Fiona Davison Interviewed guest: Mariko Oi Interviewed guest: Dr Lola Martinez Interviewed guest: Jo Baker

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