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Lianne Sanderson is back for another episode of the Women's Football Show! She's joined by Kathryn Batte, Women's football writer for the telegraph to discuss The lionesses 0-0 draw against USWNT on Saturday and look ahead to their game vs Switzerland tomorrow. She's also joined by talkSPORT's Uma Gurav to discuss Barbra Banda winning the BBC Women's footballer of the year and the controversy surrounding it. She'll also introduce a brand new feature ‘Three in Three' where she discusses three of the biggest topics in the world of women's football right now. And finally you'll hear the second half of the exclusive interview that Lianne did with Emma Hayes last week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill for an England-USA preview episode. First we celebrate the success of Barbra Banda and her BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award. Then we look ahead to England's showdown with the USA at Wembley. And we build our combined XI from the two rival nations. Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill Producers: Jonathan Fisher and Flo Lloyd-Hughes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jen Beattie, Ellen White and Ben Haines talk international break as England take on the USA and Jen heads into the Scotland camp! Jen is in Edinburgh and catches up with her former teammates Sam Kerr and Nic Docherty as Scotland prepare to face Finland in the Euros play-off finals. Nic and Sam give an insight into where we find this Scottish side who will be looking to book their place in Switzerland next summer. Jen also chats to manager Pedro Martinez Losa who shares details of how important it is to bring through the next generation of Scotland players. Ben is at St Georges Park talking all things USA with Gotham FC defender Jess Carter and how she is feeling coming up against the Olympic champions.Timecodes: 00:20 Intro 03:00 England v USA 06:40 Jess Carter 17:50 Jen in Scotland! 16:30 Pedro 26:46 Sam Kerr & Nic Docherty 35:00 Barbra Banda voted BBC Women's Footballer of the yearBBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries this week: Tue 26 Nov: Sporting v Arsenal – UEFA Champions League Wed 27 Nov: Liverpool v Real Madrid – UEFA Champions League Wed 27 Nov: Celtic v Club Brugge – UEFA Champions League – 5 Sports Extra Thu 28 Nov: Tottenham v Roma – UEFA Europa League

Back in 2015, BBC World Service launched the first BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award, to raise the profile of the women's game but also highlight key issues within the sport. Ten years ago, the current Champions League winners Barcelona and the Women's Super League in England still weren't professional, the Women's World Cup was about to kick off in Canada using artificial pitches, much to the dismay of players and coaches – something which has never been repeated! To mark an historic 10th year of the award, past winners including Norway's Ada Hegerberg, Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala and England's Lucy Bronze reflect on winning the trophy. Along with previous nominees, they discuss key moments in the last decade and the challenges still ahead for the women's game.

Sacked from her job by voicemail the day after she informed her employer she was pregnant Joeli Brearley set up Pregnant Then Screwed to end pregnancy and maternity discrimination. The charity has helped to influence new flexible working and redundancy protection laws, providing advice to hundreds of thousands of women when they face discrimination and challenging employers and government in high profile cases. After ten years Joeli is stepping down as CEO. She joins Nuala McGovern in the Woman's Hour studio.The United States goes to the polls one week today and presidential candidates are campaigning furiously, with the two frontrunners being the Democratic nominee and current Vice President, Kamala Harris and the Republican nominee and former President, Donald Trump. As a programme, we're taking a look at whether there's such a thing as the ‘the woman's vote'. How are different groups of women likely to vote and why? Nuala speaks to Kathy Frankovic, Consultant to YouGov America and former director of surveys for CBS News and Debbie Walsh, Director of the Centre for Women and American Politics at Rutgers University.Last night's 2024 Ballon d'Or Awards in Paris saw the Ballon d'Or Feminin award go to Aitana Bonmati for the second year in a row, and former Chelsea coach Emma Hayes win Women's Coach of the Year. We hear from BBC Women's Football reporter Emma Sanders for a round-up. Rae Mainwaring was only 23 when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Since then she's gone on to be a successful writer and theatre maker, and a mother of two children, and now her play Bright Places, about growing up in the shadow of a chronic illness is being staged at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. She joins us in the Woman's Hour studio. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Kirsty Starkey

On today's episode Dave catches up with how the three relegated sides from the Premier League are doing, with Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton all having a mix start with life back in the Championship. He also looks at BBC Women's Player of the year award and young players in the Premier League to watch out for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on One For The Road, i am joined by Kate Baily who is an author, speaker and community and podcast host. Kate is an ICF Certified Holistic Midlife, Menopause and Sobriety Coach and yoga teacher, a She Recovers® Designated Coach and holds certificates in Counselling, The Science of Happiness, The Neurobiology of Stress and Positive Psychology. She was a Finalist in the International Coaching Awards in 2019. Kate raises awareness about sobriety and supports women to boss their midlife, mental health and wellbeing by choosing alcohol free living as the foundation of self care and self empowerment.Kate co-founded Love Sober to provide a platform for her 1-1 Coaching, online courses, workshops and writing. She coaches women and carers to feel empowered by their choice to stop drinking alcohol, harnessing their decision to go sober to pivot from surviving to thriving in all areas of their lives using a holistic approach to growth, mindset and wellbeing. Kate's first book ‘Love Yourself Sober: A Self Care Guide to alcohol free living for busy mothers' , co-written with Mandy Manners was published Sept 2020 by Trigger Press. Her second book “Love Your Sober Year: A Seasonal Guide to Alcohol Free Living' was published by Hachette in 2022Kate Baily holds a BA (hons) degree in Sociology and English, a PGCE in English and Drama and a Level 5 diploma in Life Coaching and Personal Performance and certificates in counselling, positive psychology and The Science of Happiness. She is a Certified Menopause Doula and a Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher. She worked in journalism for 20 years, for lifestyle magazines and the national press and is still regular contributor to national press on the subjects women, alcohol and stress. She has also appeared on BBC Women's Hour raising awareness about the feminisation of alcohol. Love Sober Life School: 3 month group coaching program starts November 3rd 2024https://www.lovesober.com/love-sober-life-school-copy-3https://www.instagram.com/mskatebaily/Facbook: https://www.facebook.com/lovesober.cicIf you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/or via my website https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice.www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-serviceshttps://nacoa.org.uk/Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-MartinezInstagram - @TheDaniellaMartinezhttps://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/www.instagram.com/grownuphustle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan chats to Telegraph sports journalist Fi Tomas about where women's rugby needs to go next. Fi has worked on the paper since 2019, was number 11 on 2023 BBC Women's Hour Power List and recently nominated for the 2023 British Sports Journalism women's category. She is a keen advocate for a stronger voice in female sports.In the podcast, they look at:Why women want to play rugbyThe hurdles facing women in sportHow the media portrays women in sportWhat needs to be addressed in terms of language and attracting a broader audienceThe issues that rugby faces, from male-dominated spaces to the role of governing bodiesHow sports should appeal to a new generation, and why commentators need to ensure they help grow the gameTo find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!

Jeanette Kwakye is former international athlete turned broadcaster.This British sprinter was five-time British champion, Olympian and world indoor silver medallist, competing in the Olympic final of the 100 meters in Beijing 2008. Since retiring as an athlete and becoming a journalist in 2013, Jeanette's become a regular broadcaster across the BBC, Sky Sports and Channel 5. Jeanette works across many sports, having anchored world championships and athletics, swimming and taekwondo, along with Olympic and Commonwealth Games. In 2020, Jeanette became the first Black woman to present boxing on British TV and regularly presents the BBC Women's Football Hour show, BBC Five Live Breakfast and Fighting Talk. She's also hosting an exciting new show for Sky Sports' this autumn, bringing the British Basketball League, Men's and Women's games, to our screens. In 2017, Jeanette wrote a children's book called Femi the Fox, which teaches the younger generations about West African culture, and in 2021, she was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to sports and sports broadcasting. Jeanette is incredibly open about her life as an elite track athlete - who as a youngster was sometimes a challenge to coach. We talk everything from the issue of drugs in sport and the revealing sports kit worn by female athletes (which Jeanette loved when competing) through to her own challenges with injuries and how it felt to miss out on London 2012, having started the year as Britain's fastest woman. We track Jeanette's career path to becoming a prominent sports broadcaster in a space where there were few black women, and how it feels to now be on the other side of the microphone being the first person to talk to emotional British athletes as they finish their events at major Championships.Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangersHosted by Sue AnstissProduced by Sam Walker, What Goes On MediaA Fearless Women production

A group of families affected by failures in NHS maternity care are calling for a full statutory public inquiry into maternity safety in England. Emily Barley from the Maternity Safety Alliance group told Jessica Creighton why she thinks fundamental reform is needed. And presenter Krupa Padhy draws on her own personal story of baby loss in her BBC Radio 4 investigation, How safe is maternity care? The Covid inquiry is already under way and has heard about an internal report into the culture at the top of Government in the early months of the pandemic. This found that female staff were talked over and ignored. So what is the impact on the workplace when women can't speak out? And how can women get their voices heard in the workplace? Barbara Nixon is a success and leadership coach and she joined Jessica to discuss. There is a new superstar in women's football. Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmatí has won one of the sport's most presitgious awards... the Ballon d'Or. She is also one of five women nominated for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award. Jo Currie, the BBC's Women's Football Correspondent, outlines the nominees. Princess Leonor of Spain turns 18 today and has been swearing allegiance to the country. So who is the young princess, and what role might she play in Spanish public life? Rafa de Miguel is the UK and Ireland correspondent for the Spanish newspaper El Pais and he joined Jessica to discuss. Producer: Hannah Sander Presenter: Jessica Creighton

Are you 'unemployable' like Daniella Genas? "And my dad in particular was always of this kind of idea that you should create your own ways of generating revenues that are not reliant on having a boss." (Want to read a full written for reading transcript version of this episode? Download it here.) Who is Daniella Genas BA, MA, MBA? Daniella Genas is a transformative business coach and consultant with experience in helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses across all industries. She adds significant value to solopreneurs, mid-size companies and large enterprises with multi-million pound turnover. She has accelerated the growth of many six figure earners by leveraging her sharp wit combined with strategic prowess and authority when it comes managing people or making decisions about key aspects such as marketing strategies etc.. What is "She's the Boss"? The STBVISSA (Shes the Boss) Model for Business Growth and Sustainability is Daniellas powerful framework within which she helps entrepreneurs to be more successful in their businesses. The model has been developed after many years of consulting with SMEs, which are crucial when it comes to growing your company's profits long-term success. It works by implementing these five key components: strategy building; operations & leadership development ; marketing automation systems and processes improvement. With this comprehensive approach you can gain control over all aspects related specifically around growth! The story behind why Daniella claims she's 'unemployable' and wears that like a badge of honour! Daniella's story is fascinating and takes us on a journey through starting a pop group, going on a hip hop talent show, becoming the UK's Oprah and starting two businesses. Among all that, there's theft, tribunals, and nagging parents. This is a real 'show the scars not the injuries' packed episode, with some inspiring conversation around knowing thyself, and accepting our place in the world when it comes to being employable or otherwise. Key leadership learning moments 01m42s - Hopes and dreams - from pop star to UK Oprah 11m36s - Being 'unemployable' and embracing it 20m53s - Being sued and selling the business 25m55s - Succeeding outwardly but being 'alone' internally (the BBC Women's Hour drama) 37m20s - Feeling like you've 'made it' 41m13s - The importance of impact 49m46s - How does Daniella Genas define leadership? Useful links Daniella Genas Instagram Daniella GenasLinkedIn Daniella Genas She's The Boss Follow the podcast If you've just stumbled across this podcast episode by chance, please do click here to follow it so you never miss a future episode. If you want to learn more about this podcast, and myself, Sope Agbelusi, you can do so using any of the below links. Connect with Me Website Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Email: hello@mindsetshift.co.uk I am always keen to hear your thoughts and connect with the community of listeners. If you have any comments, feedback or thoughts, please drop me an email at https://mindsetshift.co.uk/#ask-me-anything

Are you 'unemployable' like Daniella Genas? "And my dad in particular was always of this kind of idea that you should create your own ways of generating revenues that are not reliant on having a boss." (Want to read a full written for reading transcript version of this episode? Download it here.) Who is Daniella Genas BA, MA, MBA? Daniella Genas is a transformative business coach and consultant with experience in helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses across all industries. She adds significant value to solopreneurs, mid-size companies and large enterprises with multi-million pound turnover. She has accelerated the growth of many six figure earners by leveraging her sharp wit combined with strategic prowess and authority when it comes managing people or making decisions about key aspects such as marketing strategies etc.. What is "She's the Boss"? The STBVISSA (She's the Boss) Model for Business Growth and Sustainability is Daniella's powerful framework within which she helps entrepreneurs to be more successful in their businesses. The model has been developed after many years of consulting with SMEs, which are crucial when it comes to growing your company's profits long-term success. It works by implementing these five key components: strategy building; operations & leadership development ; marketing automation systems and processes improvement. With this comprehensive approach you can gain control over all aspects related specifically around growth! The story behind why Daniella claims she's 'unemployable' and wears that like a badge of honour! Daniella's story is fascinating and takes us on a journey through starting a pop group, going on a hip hop talent show, becoming the UK's Oprah and starting two businesses. Among all that, there's theft, tribunals, and nagging parents. This is a real 'show the scars not the injuries' packed episode, with some inspiring conversation around knowing thyself, and accepting our place in the world when it comes to being employable or otherwise.     Key leadership learning moments   01m42s - Hopes and dreams - from pop star to UK Oprah 11m36s - Being 'unemployable' and embracing it  20m53s - Being sued and selling the business 25m55s - Succeeding outwardly but being 'alone' internally (the BBC Women's Hour drama) 37m20s - Feeling like you've 'made it' 41m13s - The importance of impact  49m46s - How does Daniella Genas define leadership?   Useful links Daniella Genas Instagram  Daniella Genas LinkedIn Daniella Genas She's The Boss Follow the podcast   If you've just stumbled across this podcast episode by chance, please do click here to follow it so you never miss a future episode. If you want to learn more about this podcast, and myself, Sope Agbelusi, you can do so using any of the below links. Connect with Me Website Instagram  LinkedIn  Twitter  Email: hello@mindsetshift.co.uk I am always keen to hear your thoughts and connect with the community of listeners. If you have any comments, feedback or thoughts, please drop me an email at https://mindsetshift.co.uk/#ask-me-anything

Are you 'unemployable' like Daniella Genas? "And my dad in particular was always of this kind of idea that you should create your own ways of generating revenues that are not reliant on having a boss." (Want to read a full written for reading transcript version of this episode? Download it here.) Who is Daniella Genas BA, MA, MBA? Daniella Genas is a transformative business coach and consultant with experience in helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses across all industries. She adds significant value to solopreneurs, mid-size companies and large enterprises with multi-million pound turnover. She has accelerated the growth of many six figure earners by leveraging her sharp wit combined with strategic prowess and authority when it comes managing people or making decisions about key aspects such as marketing strategies etc.. What is "She's the Boss"? The STBVISSA (She's the Boss) Model for Business Growth and Sustainability is Daniella's powerful framework within which she helps entrepreneurs to be more successful in their businesses. The model has been developed after many years of consulting with SMEs, which are crucial when it comes to growing your company's profits long-term success. It works by implementing these five key components: strategy building; operations & leadership development ; marketing automation systems and processes improvement. With this comprehensive approach you can gain control over all aspects related specifically around growth! The story behind why Daniella claims she's 'unemployable' and wears that like a badge of honour! Daniella's story is fascinating and takes us on a journey through starting a pop group, going on a hip hop talent show, becoming the UK's Oprah and starting two businesses. Among all that, there's theft, tribunals, and nagging parents. This is a real 'show the scars not the injuries' packed episode, with some inspiring conversation around knowing thyself, and accepting our place in the world when it comes to being employable or otherwise.     Key leadership learning moments   01m42s - Hopes and dreams - from pop star to UK Oprah 11m36s - Being 'unemployable' and embracing it  20m53s - Being sued and selling the business 25m55s - Succeeding outwardly but being 'alone' internally (the BBC Women's Hour drama) 37m20s - Feeling like you've 'made it' 41m13s - The importance of impact  49m46s - How does Daniella Genas define leadership?   Useful links Daniella Genas Instagram  Daniella Genas LinkedIn Daniella Genas She's The Boss Follow the podcast   If you've just stumbled across this podcast episode by chance, please do click here to follow it so you never miss a future episode. If you want to learn more about this podcast, and myself, Sope Agbelusi, you can do so using any of the below links. Connect with Me Website Instagram  LinkedIn  Twitter  Email: hello@mindsetshift.co.uk I am always keen to hear your thoughts and connect with the community of listeners. If you have any comments, feedback or thoughts, please drop me an email at https://mindsetshift.co.uk/#ask-me-anything

Today the government launches its much awaited Women's Health Strategy for England. For generations women have lived with a healthcare system that is designed by men, for men. Despite making up 50 percent of the population and living longer than men, women have been under-represented in research, with little known about some female-specific issues, spending a greater proportion of their lives in ill health and disability, with growing geographic inequalities in women's life expectancy. Having spoken to nearly 100,000 women the government say this will reset the dial on women's health. Krupa Padhy speaks to Women's Health Minister Maria Caulfield and Dame Professor Lesley Regan the newly appointed Women's Health Ambassador. Tonight England's Lionesses will take on Spain in the quarter finals. The two teams will go head to head in Brighton, in what will be the first knockout game of the tournament. Although both are strong teams, England and Spain have previously competed against each other 15 times resulting in the Lionesses winning twice as many games as their opponents. England have also been scoring more goals than any team has ever done in the group stage. BBC Women's Sport Reporter, Jo Currie gives us an overview of the brilliant Lionesses taking to the pitch this year. Tim Berners Lee is often credited as the inventor of the World Wide Web. But who are some of the women who played an instrumental role in building the internet and the technology that surrounds it? We hear about Karen Spärck Jones, Sophie Wilson and Hedy Lamarr. And with a fifth of women in the UK experiencing online harassment and abuse, how can the internet be made more friendly to women? Krupa Padhy speaks to Charlotte Webb, who teaches internet equality at University of the Arts London and is the co-founder of the Feminist Internet and to Dame Stephanie Shirley who founded an all-women software company in the 1960s. Presenter: Krupa Padhy Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Marie Caulfield Interviewed Guest: Dame Professor Lesley Regan Interviewed Guest: Catherine Burns Interviewed Guest: Jo Currie Interviewed Guest: Dame Stephanie Shirley Interviewed Guest: Charlotte Webb

As Boris Johnson starts what could be seen as one of his toughest days yet as Prime Minister - after two of his most senior ministers dramatically quit, Emma Barnett speaks to The Sun's Political Reporter Noa Hoffman, who broke the story about MP Chris Pincher, and Conservative Baroness Kate Fall, who was the Deputy Chief of Staff to David Cameron when he was in No 10. The American soul singer PP Arnold started out singing gospel at church and found fame in the 1960s as an Ikette with the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. She moved to London for a solo career, supporting the Rolling Stones and enjoying success with hits such as The First Cut is the Deepest and Angel of the Morning. In a career spanning more than 50 years, she has worked with artists from Eric Clapton and The Small Faces to Barry Gibb, Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene and Primal Scream. She has appeared in musicals including Starlight Express, and most recently has performed solo at Glastonbury. She has now written her story in Soul Survivor, and she joins Emma to discuss her life and music A group of Labour Party MPs and Peers is challenging the party's decision to turn down an application by Labour Women's Declaration to have a stall at this year's Conference in Liverpool in September. Known as LWD, they describe themselves on their website as “a movement to raise the profile of women's sex-based rights within the Labour Party and the wider socialist movement.” We speak to one of those challenging the decision, Baroness Dianne Hayter - who is a former Chair of the Labour Party's ruling body, the NEC. Maria Klandorf is one of a thousand women in Estonia who have joined the Women's Defence Organisation. The women, who range from school teachers to architects, are all receiving training in the Estonian Defence League. They say they're preparing for any future potential invasion by Russia. Today is the first day of the European Women's Football Championships and tonight's first England game against Austria at Old Trafford is sold out. After getting to the semi-finals three consecutive times at major tournaments, can the Lionesses harness the tactical experience of their relatively new manager Sarina Wiegman and the love of the roaring home crowds to get to the Final this time? We hear from Lioness and midfielder Ella Toone on her thoughts for the team and the championship. And Emma is joined live by Gabby Logan, the BBC's Women's Euros lead presenter and ex-Lioness, Fara Williams, England's most-capped player and a BBC Women's Euros pundit.

In the first lockdown of 2020, Juno Dawson's editor was expecting a YA thriller—but all she wanted to write was Desperate Housewives, with witches. We talk about organizing multiple storylines, plotting a trilogy, and the question of “At what point do you turn the card”—when do you reveal information to the reader? Plus the delightful idea that a story is like a VHS tape for your brain, the fact that the voice of Lady Whistledown narrates her audiobook, and how you can find YOUR story—and tell it best. Juno Dawson is a bestselling novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude Magazine. Juno's books include the global bestsellers, THIS BOOK IS GAY and CLEAN. She won the 2020 YA Book Prize for MEAT MARKET. Her first adult fantasy trilogy HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL COVEN arrives in 2022. She also writes for television and has multiple shows in development both in the UK and US. Her debut short film was THE BIRTH OF VENUS (BBC 2020) and she created the first official Doctor Who scripted podcast DOCTOR WHO: REDACTED (BBC Sounds 2022). An occasional actress and model, Juno had a cameo in the BBC's I MAY DESTROY YOU (2020), a recurring role in HOLBY CITY (BBC 2021) and was the face of Jecca Cosmetics Play Pots campaign. Juno grew up in West Yorkshire, writing imaginary episodes of Doctor Who. She later turned her talent to journalism, interviewing luminaries such as Steps and Atomic Kitten, before writing a weekly serial in a Brighton newspaper. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, The Pool, Dazed and the Guardian. She has appeared on Pointless Celebrities, BBC Women's Hour, Front Row, ITV News, Channel 5 News, This Morning and Newsnight. Juno lives in Brighton. She is a part of the queer cabaret collective known as CLUB SILENCIO. In 2014, Juno became a School Role Model for the charity STONEWALL.

Lynsey Hooper is joined by Lucy Ward, former Leeds United player turned broadcaster, and Jo Currie, BBC Women's Sport Reporter, to digest all the weekend's WSL action. Plus an exclusive interview with Manchester City and England's Lauren Hemp. How did bottom Birmingham tactically topple leaders Arsenal? What's the secret behind Hemp's stunning form this season? And what do Coventry United's struggles say about how women's football is valued in England? RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Moments of the WSL with NOW! (3.00) PART 2a - Birmingham City 2 - 0 Arsenal (5.30) PART 2b - Brighton 0 - 6 Manchester City (17:15) PART 2c - Lauren Hemp interview (22.45) PART 2d - Reading 1 - 0 Leicester City (33.45) PART 3a - Coventry United, transfers and Best FIFA finalists (38.15) PART 3b - Coming up in the WSL (46.15)

The US Supreme Court is set to hear a case on a Mississippi abortion law, which would ban abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy. It was signed in 2018 by the state's then Republican Governor, Phil Bryant. But it was blocked by several lower courts, so didn't come into effect. Now, Mississippi is asking the Supreme Court to rule in favour of their law and overturn the landmark case of Roe v Wade, which legalised abortion nationwide. Our reporter Melanie Abbott spoke to Jenny Ma, Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, which represents the last abortion clinic in Mississippi and Amanda Taub, a reporter for the New York Times, joins Chloe live. Many of us have probably scribbled a poem to past lovers, but imagine writing a whole book dedicated to them. The poet Kim Moore has done just that with her new collection All the Men I Never Married. She joins Chloe to talk about the impact of those different relationships and the contradictions and complexities of desire. Last Saturday while talking to football fans outside the Castellani stadium in Empoli after a Serie A match, Greta Beccaglia, an Italian journalist with Toscana TV, was assaulted live on air. A fan appeared to spit in his hand before slapping the journalist on her bottom. Beccaglia has since filed charges after police managed to identify the man. Investigative journalist, Alessia Cerantola joins Chloe Tilley to explain why this story has caused such a stir in Italy. Last night in their World Cup 2023 qualifier the Lionesses - England Women's football team - beat their opponents Latvia 20-0. Whilst a great win, and one that saw Manchester City's Ellen White become the top scorer ever for England, what does that score line actually tell us about the structure of the women's game - are such results a failing of trying to mimic the way men's football is organised and does it need overhauling? Chloe speaks to BBC Women's Sport reporter Jo Currie.

Vivianne Miedema of the Netherlands and Arsenal has been crowned the winner of BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021. The annual award from the BBC World Service is voted for by football fans from around the world. She is the all-time leading scorer in the FA WSL (women's super league) and has scored more goals at the international level for the Netherlands than any other player, across both the women's and men's teams. This month, November 2021 she became the first player in the history of the WSL to score against every team they have faced, after scoring against Manchester United. Nicola Adams OBE is officially Great Britain's most successful female boxer of all time. She won gold at the London Olympics in 2012 and repeated the achievement in Rio in 2016. She is the only female boxer in the history of the sport to have won every major title available to her; Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth. So, it's not a surprise that Amazon Prime Video have made a documentary about her. Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story explores her difficult upbringing and her battles with sexism, racism and homophobia to get in the ring. We find out how a girl from a council estate in Leeds became a #Lioness. In the first part of a new series 'Under Pressure' Zoe and James explain how 'Ed' which is the name they gave Zoe's eating disorder changed their lives. How is a relationship impacted when life stuff happens? We don't often hear about adoptions that break down, but last week former BBC Scotland health correspondent Eleanor Bradford wrote about her "heart-breaking" decision to return her adopted son to the care system. She said she was unable to cope with her son's “extremely challenging” behaviour and that she was “furious about the lack of support for adoptive parents” in Scotland. Eleanor Bradford joins Emma to share her experience along with the chief executive of Adoption UK, Sue Armstrong Brown. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Vivianne Miedema Interviewed Guest: Nicola Adams Interviewed Guest: Eleanor Bradford Interviewed Guest: Sue Armstrong Brown

In this episode Shireen Ahmed interviews Ashley Lawrence, a member of the gold-medal winning Canadian national soccer team. She currently plays for PSG in France and a finalist for both the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021 and the prestigious Ballon d'Or award. This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Has has the past two weeks been a decisive moment for athlete climate activism? As COP26, the United Nations climate change conference, ends what impact has sport had on delivering for the future? Athletes, organisations and members of the sporting community have signed a manifesto calling on, amongst other things, net zero and to protect communities and natural habitats. We hear from English cricketer Joe Cooke, one of those who signed the manifesto. Plus Fiona Morgan is the Global Director of Purpose & Impact at SailGP, a championship that races all over the world but has added a sustainability aspect to the action, rewarding teams as much for their speed on the water as their impact on the environment. She told us about the role sport is playing at COP26 and what it's like to take part in one of the panel discussions at the summit. It's been a busy month for Vivianne Miedema, banging in the goals for Arsenal, nominated for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year and alongside her partner, West Ham's Lisa Evans, joined the "Common Goal" movement. Created by Manchester United's Juan Mata, people donate 1% of their wages to support those in need all over the world. Viv and Lisa reveal a little bit about their life off the field and explain why they wanted to get involved. As a star of the NFL Mark Pattison knew what it was like to hit the heights of professional sport. When, in retirement, that feeling disappeared Mark was left asking himself questions about much more than sport. It lead him on an extraordinary adventure that saw him conquer the seven highest peaks on earth. We also hear from the recently retired international footballer, famed for saving a Leo Messi penalty at the World Cup finals and for being part of the Icelandic team who made it to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 by knocking out England. So what do you do if you're Hannes Thór Halldórsson and it's time to hang up the gloves? Go back to your original love... movies! Cop Secret is his first full-length film. The goalkeeper-turned-director explained all. This time last year Germany's Andreas Seewald was an electrician but always sparked into life by sport... and eventually, he found the funding to give his first love, mountain biking, a go professionally. This time last month Andreas was crowned Mountain Bike World Champion, he explained how. Image: Lasse Schöne of Genoa under a big banner concerning climate changes issues during a Serie A match (Photo by Paolo Rattini/Getty Images)

Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are back and joined by BBC Women's Sport Reporter Jo Currie to reflect on an eventful opening weekend in the WSL. On the podcast today, we run the rule over all six opening fixtures including Arsenal's impressive win over Chelsea, fantastic debuts for Man City, VAR controversy and a tribute to Lance Hardy. RUNNING ORDER Arsenal 3-2 Chelsea (2:10) Everton 0-4 Man City (15:45) Spurs 1-0 Birmingham (22:30) Manchester United 2-0 Reading (25:05) Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester (32:40) Brighton 2-0 West Ham (36:05) Get an Athletic subscription here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I speak with author, speaker and behavioural & data scientist, Pragya Agarwal.Pragya Agarwal is a behavioural and data scientist, who has worked as a consultant and speaker for the United Nations, UNESCO, Environment Agency, NHS, UK Police Commissioners, Cabinet Office, and US Defence Services, and various international universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia, Koblenz, Imperial College and more. Pragya has held a Leverhulme Fellowship and senior academic positions in US and UK Universities for over 12 years. She has also held fellowships at University of California- Santa Barbara, University of Melbourne and Johns Hopkins University.Pragya is the author of a number of academic books and numerous scholarly articles, and three non-fiction books and many articles for a general audience. Her writing has appeared in Guardian, Prospect, Forbes, Huffington Post, BBC Science Focus, Scientific American, WIRED and New Scientist, Wellcome Collection, as well as magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Stylist, Elle and so on. Her creative non-fiction writing also appears in a number of literary magazines. Besides non-fiction books for adults, she has also recently written her first book for children. She is a two-time TEDx speaker and has appeared as an expert on many international podcasts and shows such as NPR, BBC Women's Hour, BBC Radio 4 'The Spark' and Darren Brown's podcast 'The Bigoted Brain'.Pragya moved to the UK from India 20 years ago, and now lives in the north of the country, near the sea, with her family. She has three children, a dog and a cat.

"You will never find a husband in this job, be a doctor", "Indian girls never make it in those industries", "You will never make money in a creative job". When talking to South Asian Aunties about getting into a creative career, these are some of the things you might hear them. I'm joined by BBC Women's Hour presenter and broadcaster Anita Rani. We discuss her experiences as a brown woman in a predominantly white industry and the pressures of following a particular career path.

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In this episode, Hannah is joined by Juno Dawson, who is a bestselling author, screenwriter and journalist. Juno discusses trans rights, and also transphobia in the British media. Her and Hannah talk about healthcare for trans youth, and her new book What's the T?. Finally, Hannah and Juno discuss the evolving nature of language, and how women with an x may not be as inclusive as it first seems.CW: Transphobia and JK Rowling.MORE ABOUT JUNO DAWSONJuno Dawson is a bestselling novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude Magazine. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, The Pool, Dazed and the Guardian. She has appeared on Pointless Celebrities, BBC Women's Hour, Front Row, ITV News, Channel 5 News, This Morning and Newsnight.Juno's books include the global bestsellers, THIS BOOK IS GAY and CLEAN. She won the 2020 YA Book Prize for MEAT MARKET. She also writes for television and has multiple shows in development both in the UK and US. An occasional actress and model, Juno had a cameo in the BBC's I MAY DESTROY YOU (2020) and was the face of Jecca Cosmetics Play Pots campaign.Juno grew up in West Yorkshire, writing imaginary episodes of Doctor Who. She later turned her talent to journalism, interviewing luminaries such as Steps and Atomic Kitten, before writing a weekly serial in a Brighton newspaper.Juno lives in Brighton. She is a part of the queer cabaret collective known as CLUB SILENCIO. In 2014, Juno became a School Role Model for the charity STONEWALL.- Twitter: https://twitter.com/junodawson- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/junodawson/

The only course I went on was the YouTube course, the YouTube school of life.Tskenya Frazer's business is one which is helping breakdown the barriers for LGBTQ+ fashion. It’s a gender free multi award-winning vegan footwear brand specialising in larger sized feet and has been featured in Vogue, The Economist, BBC Women's Hour, The Guardian and Drapers to name but a few. You’ll discover our guest to be a remarkable woman aged only 27 and with her purpose oozing out of every pore. She is also midst writing a book about the landscape of Black British business.In this episode we chat about how and why TSKENYA shoes was created, market research in Starbucks, the personal challenges Tskenya has faced, juggling a side hustle with many other roles including writing her book, working for MTC, a VC for Ada Capital and carer for her mum. I ask what it will take for her to make the leap to go full time with her much talked about and respected brand, where the shortfalls are for the younger generations to run their own businesses, how the Prince's Trust literally saved her life and loads more. By the end of the episode I could see Tskenya becoming a potent leader on the level with Michelle Obama and Arianna Huffington. She is one incredible woman as you will discover.My book recommendation: Fortune Cookie Principle ~ Bernadette JiwaTskenya's book recommendations: Your Silence Will Not Protect You ~ Audre Lorde & Hunger ~ Roxanne GayChocolate: Crunchie barQuote: 'We can choose to create of our lives an accident or adventure.' ~ AnonymousTSKENYA Shoes Insta: @officialtskenya Tskenya's personal insta: @tskenyaSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER WITH A CHANCE TO WIN OUR H&P CHOCOLATE BAR.Don’t forgot to hit follow to catch the latest episode and if you are feeling super generous I would treasure a rate and review (Apple). Do share away with any mates, neighbours, colleagues, family if you think they may gain a nugget or two of inspiration or insight. To keep up to speed with me and life with Hope & Patience join us on Insta/twitter @amelia_rope, Facebook @hopeandpatience Clubhouse: @ameliapodWorry less. Smile more. Until the next time … keep your sparkle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My guest this week is Juno Dawson. Juno is a bestselling novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude Magazine. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, The Pool, Dazed and the Guardian. She has also contributed to news items on BBC Women’s Hour, Front Row, ITV News, Channel 5 News, This Morning and Newsnight. She is presently adapting her 2019 novel, MEAT MARKET for television. Juno grew up in West Yorkshire, writing imaginary episodes of Doctor Who. She later turned her talent to journalism, interviewing luminaries such as Steps and Atomic Kitten, before writing a weekly serial in a Brighton newspaper. Juno writes full time and lives in Brighton. She is a part of the queer cabaret collective known as CLUB SILENCIO. In 2014 Juno became a School Role Model for the charity STONEWALL.I loved this conversation with Juno, I'd like to have chatted with her all day. I'm so grateful she is talking about this fear because it's not spoken about enough.We discuss how Juno became free to be who she is today, education, seeing a future for herself and how the "constant toothache" has gone. We talk about trolls, lockdown marriages, using your voice, living with a life limiting condition, anxiety and IBS, getting over embarrassment, the "imagined monster" and finding a version of your life you're happier with.** This episode was recorded remotely due to Covid-19 ** See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why are the world’s best female footballers signing for English clubs? In the past few weeks some of the world’s best female footballers have signed for clubs in the Women’s Super League, highlighting a power shift in women’s football globally and setting up an enticing season, which will be watched, at least remotely, by more fans than ever before. The new arrivals include five of the US World Cup-winning team, most notably Alex Morgan at Tottenham Hotspur, who scored one of the goals that knocked England out of the 2019 World Cup. To discuss the women’s game and the draw to English clubs, Jenni is joined by BBC Women’s Sport Reporter, Jo Currie, and Kristine Leine, Defender for Reading FC Women. New data from a parliamentary committee suggests the problem of poor body image has increased during lockdown. The social media survey by the Women and Equalities committee is being published today as they start hearing evidence from experts about body image on areas such as who’s at risk, the impact on mental health and issues such digital editing and image filtering online. Negative body image can have a serious effect on self esteem and lead to depression, eating disorders and the use of medication such as diet pills, laxatives and steroids. The committee’s chair Caroline Nokes talks about what the inquiry hopes to achieve. This year at least 266 women of colour - 175 Democrat and 91 Republican - are major-party candidates for the U.S. Congress, setting new records for the 2020 elections. We hear from Candace Valenzuela standing for office in Dallas, Texas and Desiree Tims in Dayton, Ohio. Kimberly Peeler-Allen, a co-founder of Higher Heights, an organisation supporting Black women into elected office, joins them. Sue Miller’s new novel Monogamy explores a long relationship and complicated grief. Annie and Graham have a loving relationship that has lasted for decades but when the unthinkable happens Annie has to re-evaluate everything.

On this not-at-all regrettable episode Oeuvre Busters, Liam and George welcome Nancy Schwartzman to discuss Akira Kurosawa’s No Regrets for Our Youth (1946), starring Setsuko Hara.Topics discussed? Swingers; heroic university professors; bending the knee; fast-asleep cops; ignorant villagers. Also, proper farmer etiquette!Topics not discussed? Nothing. This episode is incredibly ambitious, and we pretty much cover everything there is to cover in a tight 1:02:31. You’re welcome!Nancy Schwartzman is a Peabody Award nominated documentary film director, producer, and media strategist who uses storytelling and technology to create safer communities for women and girls. Roll Red Roll is her feature film debut, and goes beyond the headlines of the notorious Steubenville, Ohio high school sexual assault case to uncover the social-media fueled “boys will be boys” culture that let it happen. Roll Red Roll premiered in 2018 at the Tribeca Film Festival and Hot Docs, and has screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide and garnered 7 best documentary awards. The film opened theatrically at the Film Forum in New York City and the Laemmle Monica Film Center in Los Angeles to uniformly positive reviews with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was a Critic’s Pick in The New York Times and reviewed in The New Yorker, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, the Chicago Tribune, the Guardian, and the Los Angeles Times amongst others. Nancy appeared on CNN’s Amanpour, BBC Women’s Hour and People TV. The film opened the 32nd season of the acclaimed PBS documentary series POV, broadcast on BBC Storyville in the U.K., and is now streaming in 190 countries on Netflix.A globally recognized human rights activist, Nancy is a tech founder and created the Obama/Biden’s White House award-winning mobile app Circle of 6 designed to reduce sexual violence among America’s youth and college students. Over 350,000 people in 36 countries use Circle of 6 and it is currently being adapted for journalists working in Mexico in partnership with Article 19 and the Guardian Project. She has presented her work at the White House, the United Nations, TEDxSheffield, CNN, Forbes, Good Pitch, DOCNYC and at over 60 colleges and universities. She is a graduate of Columbia University.Hey, you all know we love you out there, right? But do you love us? If so, please consider subscribing to our new Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/oeuvrebusters For only $3 dollars a month, you’ll get a bonus episode and a essay from George about the films being discussed on the podcast. (George promises no problematic manifestos about the current state of the world.) Also, we will definitely give you a shout out on the podcast! Your financial support will also help us upgrade our equipment and improve the show in a variety of ways.Please, if you can, rate, review, and subscribe to Oeuvre Busters on Stitcher and iTunes and wherever else you might download your favorite podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help the show reach a wider audience. Please also feel free to send us regular and hate mail at: Oeuvrebusters@gmail.com. Again, we appreciate all the support. "Robobozo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 4 sees us meet the amazing, Flo Lloyd-Hughes, a sports journalist, broadcaster and consultant who works across a variety of projects in football and women's sport, with regular appearances on BBC Radio London, the BBC Women's Football Show and the Guardian Football Weekly podcast.  In this episode, we'll talk to Flo about how her passion for sport and in particular women's football led her to take on work that fuelled her drive to becoming The Ultimate Go-Getter. 

Episode 4's trailer sees us meet the amazing, Flo Lloyd-Hughes, a sports journalist, broadcaster and consultant who works across a variety of projects in football and women's sport, with regular appearances on BBC Radio London, the BBC Women's Football Show and the Guardian Football Weekly podcast. To learn about Flo's journey to becoming The Ultimate Go-Getter tune into In Her Corner from 1pm BST on Wednesday 22 July. 

Ada Hegerberg breaks records. For fun. While making a name for herself as an invigorating force to be reckoned with in Norway and Germany, it was at her current club Lyon she became the superstar we know today. Since arriving in France in 2014, she has won the 5 straight league titles, the cup on 4 occasions, and the Champions League for 4 straight seasons (oh yea, she scored a 16-minute hat-trick in the last one), cementing Lyon as arguably one of the most dominant teams in football history. And then there’s the individual accolades: Ada was awarded UEFA Best Women’s Player in Europe Award in 2016, was named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year in 2017 and 2019, and in 2018 became the first-ever recipient of the Ballon d’or Feminin. She also holds the record for most goals in a Champions League season, with 15 goals, and is the all-time topscorer in the Champions League. She's also on this year’s Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list. Due to her position as one of the best footballers in the world, she's inevitably become a big and and respected voice in the fight for equality of opportunity within the game. The respect and seriousness by which she treats that role is hard to look past, and the utilization of her platform through her record-breaking performances has in large part made the growth of the women's game inevitable. As she says herself, "it's impossible to be a women’s footballer and not be a feminist."

In this episode I am joined by award-winning Doula, birth worker, educator and activist Mars Lord (https://marslord.co.uk) and this episode is packed with wisdom, truth bombs and power.  Content warning: Please be mindful that Mars and I do talk about birth trauma and maternal mortality so some of this may be upsetting for some listeners personally impacted by this. I have the pleasure of getting up close and personal with Mars and find out more about how she came to work in healthcare. We talk about toxic kindness, maternal mortality and why black women are 5x more likely to die in childbirth than white women. We also uncover medical racism and why being actively anti racist, right now, in the middle of a global pandemic, is absolutely urgent.  Mars is speaking truth to power in this episode, so if our conversation triggers you, my invitation is to lean all the way in.  Mars Lord (https://marslord.co.uk) is founder of Doula training organisation Abuela Doula (https://abueladoulas.co.uk) teaching the next generation of Doula's to be culturally competent and able to support all maternal health needs, especially black women and offers online Doula training. If you want to find out how you can be a doula that cares about the birth rights of black women and beyond, you can connect with Mars on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/_marslord and instagram here: @_marslord (https://instagram.com/_marslord)   and @abueladoula (https://instagram.com/abueladoula) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/abueladoula/) You can find out more about the MMBRACE report (https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/reports) referenced here. You can listen to Mars featured on BBC Women's Hour here (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0006sg5) Please don't forget to join the conversation over on instagram: @novareidoffocial (https://instagram.com/novareidofficial) and twitter @novareidoffic (https://twitter.com/novareidoffic) it's not uncommon for Mars to send some of her students my way, so if this episode has inspired you to start your anti racism journey you can find out more that here (https://novareid.com/services/anti-racism-white-privilege-course/) . This episode is dedicated to Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong,  aged 28 and Salina Shaw aged 37. 

During this episode I discuss why we shouldn’t just be “retaining” women in prestigious positions and why we also need to support the brave women who are ready to exit those positions and create new platforms for success. We explore the reasons that have been given as to why women are leaving prestigious positions and how we have barely scratched the surface for the unconscious bias that exists for women in traditionally male dominated roles. I ask important questions around whether equality is enough and how do we begin to shape the world of prestige with more feminine based principles? “As women we are expected to fit into patriarchal versions of success. And we are expected to be contained within its structures, systems and it’s rules. It’s no wonder so many of us feel trapped, caged and suffocated.” - Lulu Minns This week on She Rebel Radio : I discuss my decision to exit the legal profession We explore the reasons why women are being called to leave prestigious positions which is not meeting the need for our significance and ambition Why we need to stop using the word “retain” and what it actually means The masculine shape of prestigious positions and unconscious bias that exists If asking for equality in prestige is really enough Why exclusion is the real key to diversity and essential for women How we must consider finding the space for feminine based principles and how entrepreneurship allows us to do that And why we must support women who are brave enough to exit those positions Resources : ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE: TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION THROUGH GREATER GENDER EQUALITY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN LAW REPORT Findings from the international women’s roundtables June 2019 https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxlaw/advocating_for_change_-_international_women_in_law_report.pdf Network for Executive Women and Leadership Crisis Report https://www.newonline.org/ https://www.newonline.org/sites/default/files/files/NEW_Leadership_Crisis_Digitalv3.pdf BBC Women’s Hour Podcast : Women in the Legal Profession https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womans-hour/id130950322?i=1000460543148 First 100 Years : Celebrating women in Law https://first100years.org.uk/ Book a Breakout Session with Lulu https://luluminns.as.me/breakoutsession Join the She Rebellion! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of She Rebel Radio - the podcast empowering professional women to pave their own way to success. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave a review, and share your favourite episodes with your friends on social media. Be sure to visit our website, follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram, and join the She Rebel Club for more inspiring content on how to design your success - your way.

This week the gang sit down with Activist and Author Juno Dawson.  Juno Dawson is a bestselling novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude Magazine. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, The Pool, Dazed and the Guardian. She has also contributed to news items on BBC Women's Hour, Front Row, ITV News, Channel 5 News, This Morning and Newsnight.  In this episode Juno talks all about her new book Meat Market. A young adult novel dealing with the harsh realities of the modeling industry. She also takes the time to myth bust some common misconceptions about trans youth plus, discusses her views on debate culture on British television.  Find out more about Juno at her website junodawson.com Follow her on Instagram @junodawson Grab Your tickets to 'The Real Brunch Live!' by clicking HERE!  Follow on Instagram @therealbrunch @mrmartinjoseph @ellakora @beckygh14  

We look ahead to the Women's Football World Cup in France with former England, Chelsea and West Ham player Claire Rafferty, BBC Women's Sports reporter Jo Currie and Gemma Clarke author of Soccer Women: the Icons, Rebels, Starts and Trailblazers Who Transformed the Beautiful Game.The author Elif Shafak tells us about her latest novel 10 minutes 38 seconds In This Strange World.The Violinist Nicola Bennedetti talks about her new album a collaboration with the jazz legend Wynton Marsalis.The writer and journalist Francesca Segal tells us about her identical twin daughters born prematurely at 30 weeks and how her expectations of motherhood were shattered by their early arrival.As part of coaching week talk to Louisa Arnold and Kim Johnson about Project 500, a scheme to inspire and support women to become sports coaches.We hear about a new play Wife which explores the meaning of the word wife over 90 years with the director Indhu Rubasingham and Dr Rebecca Jennings lecturer in modern gender history at UCL.As we mark D Day this week we hear from Chelsea Pensioner Helen Andrews one of thousands of women who volunteered for the British Army at Bletchley Park during the Second World War.Presented by Jenni Murray Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed Editor: Eleanor Garland

We look ahead to the Women's Football World Cup in France with former England, Chelsea and West Ham player Claire Rafferty and BBC Women's Sports Reporter, Jo Currie. Who are the teams and players we should be looking out for? We also discuss the history of women's football in the UK and around the world with Gemma Clarke, author of author of Soccer Women and Natasha Rolt who's Schools Heritage Officer for Luton Town FC Community Trust. What progress has been made since the FA banned women's matches in 1921 – and how are coverage and attitudes changing?The Fawcett Society will be joining protests in Trafalgar Square today. Donald Trump is making his state visit to the UK. Those women protesting are concerned about his record on women's rights and don't want the UK government to honour him. But not all women agree with them – many are concerned about respecting the special relationship. We hear the arguments for protesting and whether it is the best way of prioritising women's rights. We discuss with Sam Smethers, CEO of the Fawcett Society and Assistant Comment Editor at the Daily Telegraph, Madeline Grant.Violinist Nicola Benedetti was placed 18th on the Woman's Hour Power List 2018. Chosen for being “a fabulous spokesperson who's devoted so much time and energy to supporting music education for all” in the past 12 months she has worked with over 2,000 students and 500 teachers, she's also launched her own online series of educational videos and received a CBE. Jane talks to her about her achievements and her new album Nicola Benedetti and Wynton Marsalis' Violin Concerto & Fiddle Dance Suite.Presented by Jane Garvey Produced by Jane ThurlowInterviewed guest: Nicola Benedetti Interviewed guest: Claire Rafferty Interviewed guest: Gemma Clarke Interviewed guest: Natasha Rolt Interviewed guest: Sam Smethers Interviewed guest: Madeline Grant

Four years ago, two year old Greta Greene was killed by a piece of falling masonry while out with her grandmother. Her father, Jayson, has written a memoir ‘Once More We Saw Stars'. He discusses how he has dealt with his grief and loss. Violinist Alina Ibragimova famously performed Bach's complete sonatas and partitas at the BBC Proms in 2015. She talks ahead of her performance of Strauss's rarely performed Violin Concerto next week at the Royal Festival Hall. The winner of the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year is announced today. We hear what makes her game special and about the Women's World Cup which kicks off in France in two weeks' time with Rebecca Myers of The Sunday Times. And, two international reports highlight concerns with food poverty and the impact of austerity on families in the UK. We ask what these reports have found.Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Ruth Watts

Three Sisters, Anton Chekov's 1901 classic play, is on at The Almedia Theatre in London. It's about Olga, Masha and Irina who are frustrated with their small-town life especially after growing up for while in buzzing Moscow. When two glamorous military men arrive on the scene it all gets emotional and sexually charged. Other problems get in the way too and the sisters have to take on responsibilities. Jenni speaks to Patsy Ferran, Pearl Chanda and Ria Zmitrowicz who play the sisters about how this revival of the play still feels relevant to young women today. Molly Case is a young nurse. In 2013 she achieved national recognition for her poem ‘Nursing the Nation' which she recited at the Royal College of Nursing Congress. She wrote it when she was a nursing student as a reaction to the criticism of the NHS at the time. That performance at the Congress has been viewed over 400,000 times on YouTube. She's now written a book called How to Treat People – A Nurse at Work. Jenni talks to her about what inspired her to become a nurse and why she wants to champion their work.It's just 50 days to go until the biggest tournament in women's football begins: the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. It will be held in France. Today five players who've been shortlisted for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year Award have been announced. Sarah Mulkerrins from the BBC World Service joins Jenni to discuss the growing popularity of women's football and gives her own predictions.

Sarah Mulkerrins and guests reveal this year's nominees and how to vote (Image: BBC WFOTY Logo Credit: BBC Sport)

Panel: Rio Matchett, Katie Dyson, Fran Bigman, Sophie Oliver, Jade French Rio is a first year Doctoral candidate at the University of Liverpool, and a freelance theatre director. Her research focuses on women in the world of modernist little magazines, and her theatre work strives to give platform to voices that aren’t always lifted up, to tell their own stories in a beautiful and brave way. Katie Dyson is a PhD candidate at Loyola University Chicago. Her dissertation explores the relationship between narrative form and ethics in modernist works from Virginia Woolf to Nathanael West. In her spare time as a freelance writer, she writes about television and pop culture. Fran Bigman is a visiting researcher at Keio University. In 2015, Fran received her PhD from the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge for a thesis that explores abortion in British literature and film from 1907 to 1967, a topic she has discussed in the TLS and on BBC Women’s Hour. From September 2015 to March 2016, she was a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow in Medical Humanities at the University of Leeds. She holds a BA in History from Brown University and a MPhil in English from the University of Cambridge. She is now working on infertility narratives as well as a documentary about abortion on screen, so if you have suggestions for either, send them her way! Sophie Oliver is in the final months of a PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London, where she also teaches. Her thesis looks at female modernists and fashion – their writing about fashion and the ways in which their writing was subject to fashions. Her work on the subject has been published in a Literature Compass and Modernist Cultures, and she recently curated a small exhibition about Jean Rhys at the British Library. Jade is a first-year PhD candidate at Queen Mary, University of London. Her research explores the female ageing process in modernist texts, with a specific focus on the late works of H.D, Mina Loy, Djuna Barnes and Jean Rhys. She edited the book Let’s Start a Pussy Riot (2013) and is also a freelance writer and founder of the London-based arts collective Not So Popular.

  Episode 185: Haben Girma - The First Deafblind Harvard Law Graduate, Champion Of Change An internationally acclaimed accessibility leader, Haben Girma has earned recognition as a White House “Champion of Change”, Forbes 30 under 30 leader, and BBC Women of Africa Hero. The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben champions equal access to information for people with disabilities. She has been honored by President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, and many others. People with disabilities represent the largest minority group, numbering one billion worldwide. Reaching a group of this scale creates value for everyone. Organizations that prioritize accessibility benefit by gaining access to a much larger user base, improving the experience for both disabled and non-disabled users, and facilitating further innovation. Watch Haben teach 4,000 developers the connection between Disability & Innovation at Apple’s 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference. Haben has been featured extensively in media round the world, including the BBC, CBS, Forbes, the Washington Post, MTV, NPR, and many more. Haben grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area where she currently lives. She holds a B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology from Lewis & Clark College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. In addition to her accessibility work, she enjoys salsa dancing, surfing, and traveling the world. Episode 185: Haben Girma - The First Deafblind Harvard Law Graduate, Champion Of Change Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show "Excellent leaders are honest about their strengths and weaknesses." In This Episode, You Will Learn: Common themes to sustain excellence: Honest about strengths and weaknesses Great problem solvers High level of self-awareness Haben is Deafblind - she understands her strengths and weaknesses very well Her TED Talk - Advocating for others -- How and why she champions equal access to information for people with disabilities Communicating and hugging President Barack Obama How she communicates -- The use of braille.  For our talk on this podcast, she had an interpreter listen to what I said and then type it out for her to read in braille What are the best ways to communicate with people who are deaf -- Haben helps me understand Why you should never tell her that her story inspires you How chocolate cake played a role in her becoming an advocacy attorney What advice given to others who want to go into advocacy? Start with yourself. Maybe there is a gender bias, religious, or racial. Build up from there... Haben describes how she experiences movies The best piece of advice she's received: Don't insist on doing something by yourself. Ask for help. Work smart. Sometimes it's better to be helped by others What she hopes people learn from her speeches? That she continually adds value to others Haben's thoughts on Helen Keller - She's brilliant Haben's brother is also Deafblind -- He works in technology How she actively makes a choice to ignore fear Why Uber denied her a ride 3 times and what happened Her Goals: Change our culture -- Disability adds value... Trainings & Workshops Continue Learning: Go to Haben's website: habengirma.com Follow Haben on Twitter: @HabenGirma Connect with me on LinkedIn Join our Facebook Group: The Learning Leader Community To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 071: Nate Boyer - Green Beret, Texas Football, The NFL Episode 179: How To Sustain Excellence - The Best Answers From 178 Questions Episode 107: Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Haben Girma on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell The Learning Leader Show is supported by FreshBooks: FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to FreshBooks.com/Learning and enter LEARNING LEADER in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section.

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