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Mother jailed for taking abortion pills too late
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
12 June 2023
The women fighting Japan’s sexual violence stigma
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Asia
Posted
11 June 2023
Statue honouring swashbuckling poet unveiled
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Wales
Posted
10 June 2023
WRU board member calls sexism probe sensationalist. Video, 00:00:49
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Wales
Posted
9 June 2023
Call Jonathan Pie. Call Jonathan Pie Series 1, 6: Women. Audio, 34 minutes
Pie takes on 'women's issues' and loses. Badly.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
'I want to help keep mothers in the workplace'
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Scotland business
Posted
5 June 2023
Police told do better on violence against women
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Wiltshire
Posted
2 June 2023
Witness History. The first Indian woman to conquer Everest. Audio, 9 minutes
In May 1984, Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to stand on top of the world
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Menopause guidance is 'magnificent step forward'
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UK
Posted
31 May 2023
Thinking Allowed. Fashion Re-imagined. Audio, 28 minutes
Fashion Re-imagined: how might we create a more equitable industry?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Woman 'really hurt' as pregnancy drug case ends
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Somerset
Posted
30 May 2023
Midwives seeing 'far more' complicated pregnancies
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Northern Ireland
Posted
30 May 2023
Mental health unit to open two beds for Welsh mums
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Wales
Posted
29 May 2023
'I hit rock bottom while trying to have a baby'
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
29 May 2023
The Climate Question. Why are women more affected by climate change? Audio, 27 minutes
Women around the world bear the brunt of the effects of climate change. What can be done?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
The loneliness of a long bank holiday weekend
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Wales
Posted
27 May 2023
First woman of colour made lord mayor of Cardiff
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Wales
Posted
25 May 2023
Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan cleared of rape charge
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Europe
Posted
24 May 2023
Drama on 4. Happy Hour. Audio, 44 minutes
Darkly satirical two hander, exploring how women stand up against male entitlement.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The woman who travelled seven hours by camel to give birth
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Middle East
Posted
23 May 2023
Storyville. Inside Kabul. Video, 29 minutes
Animated film following two young Afghani women after the Taliban's return to power.
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BBC Four
Available for over a year
First Arab female astronaut reaches space station
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Middle East
Posted
22 May 2023
Woman recovering from womb cancer helps raise £15k
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Wiltshire
Posted
22 May 2023