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Tom Parker's widow on dealing with grief and deciding to take off her wedding rings. How society's view of the 'other woman' and mistresses has changed in recent decades.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. It has been almost two years since the death of The Wanted star Tom Parker after he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in aged His wife, Kelsey Parker, announced last month that, after a lot of reflection, it was time to take off her wedding rings. What is the impact of 'sharenting' on the first generation of kids who grew up with it? Dorothy Koomson's new thriller, Every Smile You Fake, follows the daughter of a parenting influencer who has mysteriously disappeared. Tomorrow is the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Skip to content Global Player Global Player. Sign In Sign Up. Subscribe Share. Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. Mistresses, Ultrasound 'bra', Diane Foley, Black girls in education It is has been 11 years since the American journalist James Foley was kidnapped in northern Syria, and nearly a decade since his mother, Diane Foley, discovered he had been beheaded by Islamic State fighters. She joins Emma Barnett in the studio. In the UK, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer; around 55, women are diagnosed every year. Emma speaks to Professor Canan Dagdeviren, who has invented a piece of wearable tech that fits inside a bra which may lead, one day in the future, to the creation of an ultrasound bra, able to screen for breast cancer in between check-ups. From Queen Camilla to Monica Lewinsky, has the perception of mistresses changed in recent decades? Someone who believes that the so-called 'other woman' has had a cultural rebrand is the author Madeleine Gray, who has written a novel about an affair - but from the perspective of the mistress. Green Dot follows year-old Hera who starts a messy relationship with an older married colleague. Madeleine joins Emma to discuss. How do black girls and women experience education in Britain today? Sociologist Dr April-Louise Pennant of Cardiff University joins Emma to discuss why the adultification of black girls means that Black Caribbean girls are excluded from school at double the rate of white girls and why intersectionality means the issue of afro hair continues to affect black girls' education today.

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It is has been 11 years since the American journalist James Foley was kidnapped in northern Syria, and nearly a decade since his mother, Diane Foley, discovered he had been beheaded by Islamic State fighters. She joins Emma Barnett in the studio. In the UK, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer; around 55, women are diagnosed every year. Emma speaks to Professor Canan Dagdeviren, who has invented a piece of wearable tech that fits inside a bra which may lead, one day in the future, to the creation of an ultrasound bra, able to screen for breast cancer in between check-ups. From Queen Camilla to Monica Lewinsky, has the perception of mistresses changed in recent decades? Someone who believes that the so-called 'other woman' has had a cultural rebrand is the author Madeleine Gray, who has written a novel about an affair - but from the perspective of the mistress.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. On 27 February, Emma Barnett spoke to Zoe Clark-Coates, who runs the baby loss and bereavement charity The Mariposa Trust, about her campaign for baby loss certificates. A gut reaction or a tingly spidey-like sense that tells you something is off? Carolynne Hunter cares for her year-old daughter who has severe cerebral palsy. She spoke out about her rising household costs back in and Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet paid her energy bill. Carolynne joins Emma to give an update on her life since then. It's been announced that a breast cancer drug - Pembrolizumab, sold under the brand name Keytruda - could help thousands more women than previously thought. Emma finds out more from Dr Liz O'Riordan, retired breast surgeon who has had breast cancer herself, twice. But what would her economic plans mean for women? Bestselling novelist Lesley Pearse has written 31 books and sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

Womans hour podcast

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. On 27 February, Emma Barnett spoke to Zoe Clark-Coates, who runs the baby loss and bereavement charity The Mariposa Trust, about her campaign for baby loss certificates. A gut reaction or a tingly spidey-like sense that tells you something is off? Carolynne Hunter cares for her year-old daughter who has severe cerebral palsy. She spoke out about her rising household costs back in and Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet paid her energy bill. Carolynne joins Emma to give an update on her life since then. It's been announced that a breast cancer drug - Pembrolizumab, sold under the brand name Keytruda - could help thousands more women than previously thought.

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Professor Katrin Hohl is the new independent advisor to the Government on rape. She tends to be remembered best for Fairytale of New York, and for her untimely death in From cute cat memes to plush toys, a new exhibition at Somerset House explores the power of cuteness in contemporary culture. Green Dot follows year-old Hera who starts a messy relationship with an older married colleague. Jameela Jamil, Claudia Winkleman, Abortion buffer zones, Female Israel border soldiers The actress Jameela Jamil talks to Emma Barnett about her crusade for gentle exercise and body positivity as well as her new strategy for how she communicates on social media. Lorraine Kelly CBE has been described as the queen of morning television. Since then, nearly 25, civilians have been killed in the Israeli bombardment that followed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Two female journalists who spent over a year in prison for covering the death of Mahsa Amini have been released on bail by Iranian authorities. A recent report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health says that climate change is causing an existential threat to the health and wellbeing of all children. Parenting coach and psychologist Sue Atkins joins Anita to discuss. Her debut solo album, Walking in the Dark, was nominated for a Grammy award. To listen to our discussion about women in Gaza, please head to BBC Sounds to find it in yesterday's episode. Many in the Trump camp are watching closely too, as right-wing conspiracy theories run wild that the pop megastar might use the event to influence the presidential elections. How do you navigate sex and consent as a teenager? As she approaches a year in the job, Rain speaks to Nuala McGovern about what progress has been made.

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The ways you show your love? Can you have a true friendship or relationship if one of you has more money than the other? She talks to Emma about swapping wellness for stoicism, alongside classicist Professor Edith Hall. How could people step in safely if they see a woman being harassed in public? But when her son Jazz, an aspiring actor, found that he was only being sent typecast roles, Lisa enrolled herself into a creative writing masters and wrote her own play, casting her son in the lead role. According to a new report by the charity Brainkind, up to one in two survivors of domestic abuse in the UK may be living with an undiagnosed brain injury. Conductor Marin Alsop, actor Diana Quick and a campaign to protect domestic abuse victims Marin Alsop is one of the most famous conductors in the world. Is the Government's key childcare promise to parents in trouble? The public debate around the subject has been revived in recent months by leading figures such as Esther Rantzen - who revealed that she is considering travelling to a Dignitas clinic in Switzerland if her cancer worsens; and the late Dame Diana Rigg, who made a recording before her death making the case for assisted dying. At its peak, it was selling more than a million copies a week. An ageing workforce, combined with the country's strict immigration control, has, among other things, led to significant labour shortages. New research out this week suggests that women working in agriculture are finding life worse now than they did 10 years ago.