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• 9th February 2012 - male infertility, health campaigns, part-time work

  Thu, 9 Feb 12

  Duration:
  43 mins
  
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  A report out today says British women are facing a high price for motherhood as they are forced into lower skilled, part-time work after having children. Are women who work part-time disadvantaged and, if so, what should we do about it? The campaign for better awareness of breast cancer has made it a high profile disease. Do other health campaigns have anything to learn from their success? The story of the marriage of Nancy and Lawrence Durrell - from Nancy's daughter. And, with little basic research being done into the causes of male infertility, is men's reproductive health being overlooked? What impact does the shortage of specialists in male infertility have on women?

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• 08 Feb 2012: Women in Business

  Wed, 8 Feb 12

  Duration:
  43 mins
  
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  Woman’s Hour has been following three female entrepreneurs over the last 12 months as they’ve been trying to survive the impact of the recession. We teamed each of them with a mentor – to give support and guidance as they tried to grow their business. They join us in the studio to tell us how they’ve got on: to pass on the most useful pieces of advice, crucial lessons learned, the value of having a mentor – and benefits of being one.

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• 7th Feb 2012 Stalking Law and Clare Morrall

  Tue, 7 Feb 12

  Duration:
  57 mins
  
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  Can a child as young as eight really suffer from anorexia nervosa? What is the difference between a picky eater and a child or teenager who is exhibiting the signs and symptoms of a serious eating disorder? Do we think about stalking today in the same way that we thought about domestic violence twenty years ago? A review into how the law is equipped to deal with the crime thinks we might. 'The Roundabout Man' tells the story of a boy called Quinn, who, with his older triplet sisters, starred in his mother's famous 1950s children's books. We talk to Clare Morrall about her new book. And if a death is unexplained or unexpected and the cause is unknown, the Coroner's Court must investigate it. Her Majesty's Coroner Alison Thompson tells Jane Garvey what it's like to work in one of the busiest jurisdictions in the country, dealing with an average of 75 deaths a week.

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• 6th Feb 2012 Women Bishops

  Mon, 6 Feb 12

  Duration:
  44 mins
  
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  On today's Woman's Hour we hear from the Speaker's Chaplain in the House of Commons, Rose Hudson-Wilkin and Ruth Gledhill, the relgious correspondent for The Times on the latest situation with women priests being able to become bishops. Jane Garvey meets Miss Piggy in a London hotel. Sengalese hip-hop artist Sister Fa talks about her work in campaigning against female genital mutilation.We hear why when half of architectuural students are female only twenty per cent become qualified architects. And with Dickens' 200th birthday tomorrow we hear from Professor Jenny Hartley on how the women in his life influenced the way he portrayed his female characters.

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• 4 Feb 2012: Joanna Trollope

  Sat, 4 Feb 12

  Duration:
  57 mins
  
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  Joanna Trollope on the lot of the modern forces’ wife. What more can be done to safeguard the lives of children in custody - we talk to the father of a 17 year old who took his life while serving a 6 month sentence. Virginia Ironside ponders the joys of life after sixty. Toyah Wilcox discusses what punk did for women in the music industry. And should Woman’s Hour be doing cooking and recipes?

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• 3 Feb 12: smacking; single dads v single mums

  Fri, 3 Feb 12

  Duration:
  43 mins
  
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  Is there harm in a smack that doesn’t leave a mark? Jenni discusses child discipline with Anne Atkins and Pat Gordon Smith. Also on the programme: the female silent film stars who didn’t make it into talkies; triumph through tragedy and a debate about whether or not single dads are viewed with more symphony than single mums.

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