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Skip to content Global Player Global Player. Sign In Sign Up. Subscribe Share. Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. Mistresses, Ultrasound 'bra', Diane Foley, Black girls in education It is has been 11 years since the American journalist James Foley was kidnapped in northern Syria, and nearly a decade since his mother, Diane Foley, discovered he had been beheaded by Islamic State fighters. She joins Emma Barnett in the studio. In the UK, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer; around 55, women are diagnosed every year.

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It is has been 11 years since the American journalist James Foley was kidnapped in northern Syria, and nearly a decade since his mother, Diane Foley, discovered he had been beheaded by Islamic State fighters. She joins Emma Barnett in the studio. In the UK, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer; around 55, women are diagnosed every year. Emma speaks to Professor Canan Dagdeviren, who has invented a piece of wearable tech that fits inside a bra which may lead, one day in the future, to the creation of an ultrasound bra, able to screen for breast cancer in between check-ups. From Queen Camilla to Monica Lewinsky, has the perception of mistresses changed in recent decades? Someone who believes that the so-called 'other woman' has had a cultural rebrand is the author Madeleine Gray, who has written a novel about an affair - but from the perspective of the mistress. Green Dot follows year-old Hera who starts a messy relationship with an older married colleague. Madeleine joins Emma to discuss. How do black girls and women experience education in Britain today? Sociologist Dr April-Louise Pennant of Cardiff University joins Emma to discuss why the adultification of black girls means that Black Caribbean girls are excluded from school at double the rate of white girls and why intersectionality means the issue of afro hair continues to affect black girls' education today. This week marks two years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine's government says it has identified 20, children who have been abducted by Russian forces. Now Qatar has brokered the third and largest deal, which will see eleven Ukrainian children reunited with their families.

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Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. It has been almost two years since the death of The Wanted star Tom Parker after he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in aged His wife, Kelsey Parker, announced last month that, after a lot of reflection, it was time to take off her wedding rings. What is the impact of 'sharenting' on the first generation of kids who grew up with it? Dorothy Koomson's new thriller, Every Smile You Fake, follows the daughter of a parenting influencer who has mysteriously disappeared. Tomorrow is the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. On 27 February, Emma Barnett spoke to Zoe Clark-Coates, who runs the baby loss and bereavement charity The Mariposa Trust, about her campaign for baby loss certificates. A gut reaction or a tingly spidey-like sense that tells you something is off? Carolynne Hunter cares for her year-old daughter who has severe cerebral palsy. She spoke out about her rising household costs back in and Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet paid her energy bill. Carolynne joins Emma to give an update on her life since then. It's been announced that a breast cancer drug - Pembrolizumab, sold under the brand name Keytruda - could help thousands more women than previously thought. Emma finds out more from Dr Liz O'Riordan, retired breast surgeon who has had breast cancer herself, twice.

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Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. On 27 February, Emma Barnett spoke to Zoe Clark-Coates, who runs the baby loss and bereavement charity The Mariposa Trust, about her campaign for baby loss certificates. A gut reaction or a tingly spidey-like sense that tells you something is off? Carolynne Hunter cares for her year-old daughter who has severe cerebral palsy. She spoke out about her rising household costs back in and Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet paid her energy bill. Carolynne joins Emma to give an update on her life since then. It's been announced that a breast cancer drug - Pembrolizumab, sold under the brand name Keytruda - could help thousands more women than previously thought.

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Hannah tells Emma whether this party helped, alongside career coach, and host of the Career Happiness podcast, Soma Ghosh, with her advice for anyone thinking of quitting. It was adapted from a book written by Ali Novak when she was just 15 years old. Tomorrow, Emma will hear from women in Israel. Women and Negotiations Women and their role in negotiations, with expert negotiator Nicky Perfect. The Turkish elections and female voters Voters in Turkey go to the polls for the second round of presidential elections on Sunday. Now after a lifetime of wanting to, she has written her first novel, The Island Swimmer, a story of family secrets, island communities and overcoming fear. This week marks two years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In what's been called an unprecedented move, four Government-appointed commissioners have been brought in to restructure management. Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who was announced dead in a Russian prison last week, has directly accused the Kremlin of poisoning and killing him and has vowed to continue his fight to change Russia. Tomorrow, Emma will hear from women in Israel. Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated director Nicole Newnham felt that despite how influential Shere had been in life, that she has since been forgotten.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. On 27 February, Emma Barnett spoke to Zoe Clark-Coates, who runs the baby loss and bereavement charity The Mariposa Trust, about her campaign for baby loss certificates.

I took a selfie outside the building, trying to contain my excitement! And how would you feel, as a grown woman, about being labelled 'cute' or 'adorable'? She has now written a book, Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself, in which she provides an insight into her time spent at the mansion and her experiences of beauty standards and objectification. She joins Clare to talk about reigniting old passions. Last week that hearing found that two Met officers must be sacked as the stop and search was found to have amounted to gross misconduct - allegations against three other officers were not proven. We talk to Claire Heafford from Gymnasts 4 Change about their campaign for a new procedures. Rapper Princess Superstar speaks to Emma about finally hitting the big time after a year career in the music industry. The New York Times has just published an investigation into the prevalence of forced sterilisation of disabled women in Europe, even when the procedure is not medically necessary and despite it being banned under multiple international treaties. This guidance, which applies to England and Wales, follows some recent cases where women have been convicted of having illegal abortions. His wife, Kelsey Parker, announced last month that, after a lot of reflection, it was time to take off her wedding rings. Loneliness, Lucy Calcines, Nicole Travolta, Kids at risk How to cope with feelings of loneliness and, if possible, reframe them. She decided to quit her retail job in October because she resented having to work over the Christmas period. But mother and daughter duo Levanna and Eve are turning this on its head.