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Friendship
Baroness Shirley Williams, Dawn O'Porter and Jane Plume talk about friendship.
Brazilian women: 'I don't deserve to be raped'
65% of Brazilians think women deserved to be attacked or raped if they dress provocatively
Courtney Love; Michelle Collins; Political Game Changers
Courtney Love on Kurt Cobain and the 'insanity' of fame. Presented by Jane Garvey.
Claire Goose; Dalits; Maria Miller
Jane Garvey hears from the judges of the Woman's Hour Power List 2014: the Game Changers.
Great British Sewing Bee; Rachel Podger; Women GPs; Baileys Prize shortlist; Men who sell sex
Jane Garvey speaks to Patrick Grant and May Martin, judges of the Great British Sewing Bee
Woman's Hour Power List 2014 Game Changers - Top Ten revealed
Who are the top ten Game Changers? Announced live on air with Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey
Handbagged; Rwanda; the Army
Moira Buffini talks about Handbagged, a play featuring Mrs Thatcher and the Queen.
Racial diversity in children's books; 40 years of free contraception; UK's first female photographer; Fresh versus tinned
Does it matter if children's books are racially diverse, or are children colour blind?
Weekend Woman's Hour: Game Changer Baroness Doreen Lawrence; Undeniable's Claire Goose; Men who sell sex
Baroness Doreen Lawrence on being top of the Woman's Hour Power List 2014 - Game Changers.
Anne Archer; Nicci French; Women's minister
Jane Garvey talks to Anne Archer about preparing to play Jane Fonda.
Robyn Davidson; Stay-at-home mothers; Afghan elections; Bechdel Test and Frozen; Rape reporting
Programme that offers a female perspective on the world.
Media diversity; Bullying; Female spies
The need for more diversity of women in the media; how bullying affects academic success.
Single women seeking IVF; Marrying the same man again; Feminism and the tweenager
Jenni Murray looks at why more single women are seeking IVF or donor insemination.
Menopause in the workplace
Do women who suffer from menopausal symptoms in the workplace face discrimination?
Weekend Woman's Hour: Single women seeking IVF; Nicci French
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, including single women seeking IVF.
Celia Birtwell; Grayson and Philippa Perry; Breton stripes
Jenni Murray discusses how we think and feel about our clothes.
Julie Bailey; Telling children off; Mrs Moneypenny; Dame Freya Stark
NHS campaigner Julie Bailey talks to Jenni Murray about why she took action.
Juliette Binoche; Victoria Coren; Lindsey Davis
Victoria Coren Mitchell on her poker wins and Juliette Binoche on her new film.
Midwives Special - live from the Liverpool Women's Hospital
A midwives special - live from the Liverpool Women's Hospital. Presented by Jenni Murray.
New employment rights for surrogate parents
Why 70% of all those who defect from North Korea are women, with Jenni Murray.
Weekend Woman's Hour: Juliette Binoche; Midwives; Victoria Coren
Juliette Binoche. Midwife shortages in England. Game Changer Julie Bailey. Breton stripes.
Woman's Hour Takeover
J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling on MS in Scotland, her passion for rugby and the power and myth of the shoe.
Kelly Holmes
Kelly Holmes takes a look at how retired athletes stay motivated.
Naomi Alderman
Naomi Alderman guest edits, Jane Garvey presents.
Doreen Lawrence
Doreen Lawrence guest edits. Jenni Murray presents.
Lauren Laverne
Lauren Laverne presents the final programme in the Woman's Hour Takeover.
Weekend Woman's Hour: Mel C and Girl Power; Caitlin Moran; Beverley Knight
Does today's new wave of popular feminism owe a debt to Girl Power? Woman's Hour Takeover.
Women and rural life
Women from Cumbria to Somerset on the challenges and pleasures of a rural life.
Kirsty Wark on misogyny; Nazneen Rahman; Mindfulness
Jane Garvey discusses whether misogyny is on the rise with Kirsty Wark.
Deborah Warner; Cook the Perfect Tapas; Lilian Pizzzichini
Director of Testament of Mary, Deborah Warner, and how to Cook the Perfect Tapas.
Will Hillary Clinton stand for US President?
Will Hillary stand for President? Women and the Indian elections. With Jenni Murray.