Consent, Top Fuel drag racing, Grey hair
Woman's Hour

Consent, Top Fuel drag racing, Grey hair

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 8, 202657 min
  • Interview
  • Society

To mark our 80th anniversary, Woman's Hour commissioned a survey of 2,000 women across the UK to explore how women feel about using their voice in different areas of their lives, from the most public to the most private spaces. One of the questions we asked was: How many times, if any, have you felt unable to say no in a sexual encounter? More than one in three women surveyed said this had happened to them, and over a quarter said it had happened more than once. The figures were even higher among younger women. Anita Rani is joined by...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Part of why I blew the whistle was I didn't want to lay in bed in 20 years, having seen another million people die and know that I could have done something when I had a chance. This week on The Interface, we're talking to Frances Haugen,

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the Facebook whistleblower who leaked the documents that changed how the world saw social media. And now she is the subject of Erin Sorkin's latest movie, The Social Reckoning. So join me, Thomas Germain, and me, Jess Maddox, for The Interface. Listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4. Good morning and welcome to the programme. Woman's Hour turned 80 yesterday and if you missed our special broadcast, Nula was in front of a live audience at the Glasgow Women's Library. You can listen back to that on BBC Sounds. Well, to mark the landmark birthday,

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