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Radio 4,17 Nov 2014,45 mins

Karen Blackett; Making part-time working work; Ann Cotton

Woman's Hour

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Karen Blackett of Mediacom has been named Britain's most influential black person - we hear how she became the first business woman to get the title. We discuss the complications of premature birth: why are 1,400 British children dying every year because they were born too early? We ask why more older women seeking treatment for alcohol problems. Improving education for girls - Ann Cotton on her work in rural Africa. And, how to make part-time working work for you: we ask how easy it is to be a flexible high-flyer.

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