Girly Swots is a podcast exploring the challenges facing women. For this series, host Hannah and guests will be discussing the challenges facing women in politics.
For the third episode of Girly Swots, Hannah is joined by Chloe Shaw and Lowri Morgan to discuss the lack of diversity in political journalism and journalism as a whole.
During this episode, host Hannah interviews Leanne Wood the AM for Rhondda Cynon Taf and former party leader of Plaid Cymru. Leanne tells of her experience as a woman in politics, why women are subject to misogyny and gives her advice to women who want to become involved in politics.
For the first episode, host Hannah is joined by guests Sevda Moyassari and Sophie Woodley to discuss issues facing women in the political world. Hannah, Sophie and Sevda discuss why so many female MPs are standing down for the 2019 General Election, the differences between male and female political engagement and what can be done to tackle the lack of female engagement in politics.