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Radio 4,14 Sep 2016,54 mins

Victoria Hislop; Fostering; Hate crimes

Woman's Hour

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Best selling author Victoria Hislop on her new book 'Cartes Postales from Greece'. Fostering - Yvette Collier on being a foster carer for mothers and their babies. Advice from Kevin Williams, Chief Executive of the Fostering Network, on how to become a foster carer. In July Nottinghamshire Police introduced Misogyny as a category of hate crime. Two months on, we look at the types of offenses being reported and the impact of the change. With Melanie Jeffs, Manager at Nottingham Women's Centre, and Dr Loretta Trickett, Criminologist at Nottingham Trent University.

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