Woman's Hour Folgen

Jenni Murray presents Woman’s Hour live from the Southbank Centre in London where the Women of the World Festival will be celebrating their 10th anniversary this weekend. Founded by Jude Kelly a decade ago, Jenni will be speaking to her about what inspired her to create an organisation that has involved two million people in 30 locations on six continents. What have been her stand out moments and where does the conversation need to go now?Initially offered for free following an Instagram challenge, #MeAndWhiteSupremacy is set across 28 days, with each day focusing on a different manifestation of white supremacy, including white privilege, cultural appropriation and tokenism. The workbook was downloaded by nearly ninety thousand people around the world in the space of six months, and is now a book. The woman behind the challenge, Layla Saad, joins Jenni to talk about why she’s passionate about helping people answer the question ‘how can I be a better ally to people of colour?’ Journalist and author, Yomi Adegoke joins them.We’ll hear from Eunice Mwende and Dajanaa 'Dexi' Stosic, two young activists working to empower young girls and women in Kenya and Serbia, two winners from 'With and For Girls,' who recognise girl-led and girl-centred groups and organisations around the world through an annual awards process.Jenni is joined by intimacy co-ordinator Ita O’Brien and actor Jemima Rooper. Why is a framework for intimate scenes in film, television and the theatre so important? Is it only to protect actors? And how much impact has the #TimesUp movement had since it started in January 2018?And Pretty Loud is the first Roma girl band. Traditionally, Roma women are homemakers, encouraged to leave school early and marry young. Blending rap and hip hop with their traditional Roma music, Pretty Loud are passionate about putting an end to stereotypes about both Roma people and women through their lyrics. They’ll be performing live from the Southbank Centre.Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Kirsty StarkeyInterviewed Guest: Jude Kelly Interviewed Guest: Layla F Saad Interviewed Guest: Yomi Adegoke Interviewed Guest: Eunice Mwende Interviewed Guest: Dajanaa 'Dexi' Stosic Interviewed Guest: Jemima Rooper Interviewed Guest: Ita O’Brien Interviewed Guest: Silvia Sinani Interviewed Guest: Zlata Ristic Interviewed Guest: Kristina Mustafic Interviewed Guest: Emina Uka Interviewed Guest: Zivka Ferhatovic Interviewed Guest: Dijana Ferhatovic

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We hear about the impetus to chronicle the civil rights struggle in 1960s Mississippi from photographer Doris Derby Women will be disproportionally affected by climate change. But they’re also at the forefront of campaigning against it. One of the most famous, Greta Thunberg, was in Bristol last week addressing crowds of young people. But have things changed since her first school strike in 2018? According to a new book, ‘Our House is on Fire – Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis’, they are but not nearly fast enough. What might motivate governments and people to truly act? Composer Emily Hall will be telling us about the inspiration behind her piece for the Seven Ages of Women a new commission by Radio 3 to mark International Women’s Day on Sunday. And we look at the huge success of TikTok the free social media app where users create, share and watch videos and ask; Why is it so popular among teenagers? Presenter Jenni Murray Producer Beverley PurcellGuest; Doris Derby Guest; Emily Hall Guest; Professor Alice Larkin Guest; Dr Alexa Spence Guest; Sarah Manavis Guest; Elizabeth Wosho