Listen :
Availability:
Available to listen.
Last broadcast on Tue, 17 Aug 2010, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
Presented by Jane Garvey. Should there be quotas for women in the Irish Dail? Mary O Rourke and Ivana Bacik debate the issue. 84 year old Patricia Diamond shares her date of birth with the Queen, and has recently been presented with a unique commemorative coin by the London Mint Office - the 2010 Vivat Regina sterling silver crown numbered 2 - the Queen has been given number 1. She joins us to talk about her life and we have a special report about what it's like to be a child refugee. Current guidelines from the World Health Organisation advise women who have had a miscarriage to wait for six months before trying again for a baby. But new research from the University of Aberdeen suggests that there is no need to delay.
Trying for a baby after a miscarriage – how long should you wait?
Guidelines from the World Health Organisation advise women who have had a miscarriage to wait for six months before trying again for a baby. But new research from the University of Aberdeen suggests that there is no need to delay. The study found that women who got pregnant again less than six months after a miscarriage actually had a better chance of a healthy pregnancy. Dr Sohinee Bhattacharya, the author of the report, and Ruth Bender Atik from the Miscarriage Association join Jane to discuss.
Should there be quotas for women in the Irish Dail?
A debate has been going on in Ireland in the past couple of weeks over the number of women in the Oireachtas - the Irish parliament. According to the latest Inter-Parliamentary Union figures, Ireland ranks 82nd in the world with regard to women’s representation. Labour Senator Ivana Bacik and Fianna Fáil TD Mary O’Rourke join Jane to discuss whether the adoption of a quota system is the best way to get the numbers up.
What’s it like to be a child refugee?
A series of children's books called 'The Refugee Diaries' tell real child refugees'stories in their own words. Gervelie’s Journey follows her flight from Civil War in the Republic of Congo via unrest in the Ivory Coast and on to England where she now lives with her dad. Mohammed was born in Kirkuk - the Kurdish part of Iraq. His journey started in October 2000 when Saddam's soldiers came to his house, beat him and his mother and took his father away. The third journey is that of Hamzat, from Chechnya. In 2001 he was on his way to school in the capital Grozny when he stepped on a landmine. His leg had to be amputated and he came to the UK for expert treatment. All three are now British teenagers. They recently met for the first time - Womans Hour was there.
'The Refugee Diaries' by Annemarie Young and Anthony Robinson are published by Frances Lincoln (for children aged 8+)
Image: Hamzat and Mohammed
Patricia Diamond - sharing a birthday with the Queen
84-year-old Patricia Diamond shares her date of birth with the Queen (21st April 1926), and has recently been presented with a unique commemorative coin by the London Mint Office – the 2010 Vivat Regina sterling silver crown, numbered 2; the Queen has been given number 1. Although both women have lead very different lives they have shared some amazing milestones through recent history. Patricia joins Jane to discuss her experiences and what happened when she finally got to meet the Queen face to face at her 80th birthday.
Chapters
-
Chapter 1
Labour Senator Ivana Bacik and Fianna Fáil TD Mary O’Rourke join Jane to discuss whether the adoption of a quota system is the best way to increase the number of women in the Irish Parliament.
-
Chapter 2
With Dr Sohinee Bhattacharya, the author of new report saying there is no need to delay trying to get pregnant again, and Ruth Bender Atik from the Miscarriage Association.
-
Chapter 3
Three teenagers who came to Britain as child refugees discuss their experiences
-
Chapter 4
On sharing a birthday with the Queen
Broadcast
-
Tue 17 Aug 201010:00
© 2012~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~07~RS~){kind=small}