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Radio 4,19 Feb 2014,58 mins

Female Defence Ministers; Shopping with Mum; Good Housekeeping

Woman's Hour

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The female defence ministers of Sweden, Norway, The Netherlands and Germany. We discuss the impact of benefit cuts on single parents with Caroline Davey from Gingerbread and some young mums. As Good Housekeeping becomes the most popular monthly women's magazine, editor Lindsay Nicholson and Sally Feldman talk about its appeal. And the highs and lows of a shopping trip with your mother - we discuss with Judith Woods from the Daily Telegraph and radio producer Elizabeth Burke who wants listeners' stories. Presented by Jenni Murray Produced by Jane Thurlow.

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