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Radio 4,09 Jun 2017,45 mins
Elisabeth Moss, General Election Results and the Impact on Women
Woman's HourAvailable for over a year
Woman's Hour is joined by Alicia McCarthy, BBC political reporter, for an update on the General Election results so far. The General Election is over and Jenni is joined by Helen Lewis, deputy editor of the New Statesman, Anne McElvoy, Senior Editor at The Economist and Sam Smethers, Chief Executive of the Fawcett Society to pick apart the results and what they mean for women in the UK. Actor, Elisabeth Moss discusses her role as Offred in the television adaption of The Handmaid's Tale. Why is the story still resonant more than thirty years after it was first published? Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Kirsty Starkey.
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