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Last broadcast on Thu, 23 Feb 2012, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
The science behind the "Fascinating Mummies" exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. A CEO of one of the eleven companies in the FTSE 100 who have no women on the Board, responds to our appeal to talk about the prospects for women in the company. Where are all the Alpha Males? And her face will be on a stamp from today but who was Joan Mary Fry.
Presenter Jenni Murray
Producer Sarah Johnson.
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Taking up the Woman’s Hour challenge
The average FTSE 100 company has 15.2% female representation on its board – but the are 11 companies with no women on their boards. A year ago Lord Davies reported to the government recommending that all 100 adopt a target of 25 per cent women on their boards by 2015. Woman’s Hour issued a challenge to senior executives from these eleven companies to appear on Woman’s Hour to discuss the prospects for women in their organisation. Today we hear about what’s being done to boost female participation in one of those companies. Jenni speaks to Mark Bristow, CEO of Randgold Resources PLC.
The Demise of the Alpha Male
A recent piece in Shortlist magazine highlights what it calls "The Fall of the Alpha Male" and hailing the rise of the beta male. Mild-mannered Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates dominate the business world. The swagger of musicians of the past seems to have disappeared in favour of wit and charm. And the male at home is arguably more in touch with his feelings and with family life than in previous decades. So is it the end for the Alpha Male? And if the Betas are rising, then is that all to the good? Joining Jenni to discuss are Tim Dowling of the Guardian and the author and journalist James Delingpole.
Fascinating Mummies Exhibition
The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh opened to the public again last summer after a £47 million pound redevelopment, and last week it launched its first major international exhibition.
'Fascinating Mummies' has exhibits dating as far back as 4000BC, and features a significant scientific component, informed by the work of female scientists. It includes a very recent CT scan of a mummy from the National Museums Scotland’s collection. The scan provided new information, which cannot otherwise be seen, about the mummification of the body and its condition, and reveals the scarabs which were enclosed in the wrapping. Liz Leonard along for sneak preview, where she spoke to the exhibition.
Stamp of Joan Mary Fry
Joan Mary Fry was a Quaker campaigner. She is commemorated on a new stamp out today. Jenni discusses her life with Sybil Oldfield, an academic at the University of Sussex who wrote the entry on Joan Mary Fry for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; and Philip Harker, Head of stamp strategy for Royal Mail, explains how subjects for stamps are chosen.
Chapters
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Chapter 1
A recent piece in Shortlist magazine highlights what it calls the "Fall of the Alpha Male." Joining Jenni to discuss are Tim Dowling of the Guardian and the author and journalist James Dellingpole
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Chapter 2
11 FTSE companies have all-male boards. Jenni speaks to one of those 11 - Mark Bristow; CEO of Randgold Resources PLC and Heather McGregor, Managing Director of exec search firm Taylor Bennett.
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Chapter 3
Reporter Liz Leonard goes along to the Fascinating Mummies exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh and meets exhibition officer Maureen Barrie
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Chapter 4
Quaker campaigner Joan Mary Fry is commemorated on a new stamp. Jenni is joined by Sybil Oldfield, academic at the University of Sussex and Philip Harker, Head of stamp strategy for Royal Mail
Broadcast
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Thu 23 Feb 201210:00
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