Arianna Huffington; novelist Joanna Briscoe; women in the boardroom
Arianna Huffington on bringing the Huffington Post to the UK; and novelist Joanna Briscoe on her new novel You, about an obsessive relationship between a pupil and her teacher.
Will an EU vote on quotas make a difference to the number of women in the boardroom? Jenni Murray is joined by Arianna Huffington - the brains behind the Huffington Post - to talk about a new London base for her news website.
Is it about time to introduce a right to know policy for those at risk of domestic violence? And the novelist Joanna Briscoe discusses her new novel 'You' about the illicit and obsessive relationship between a pupil and her teacher.
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Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington the founder of the Huffington Post, the worldβs biggest online newspaper, joins Jenni to talk about her life and her vision for taking the βHuffpoβ brand far beyond the US.
Duration: 10:47
A right to know policy for domestic violence victims
To discuss the implications Jenni is joined by Brian Moore, Chief Constable of Wiltshire and the Association of Chief Police Officerβs lead on domestic violence & Jane Keeper from the charity Refuge.
Duration: 13:32
Joanna Briscoe
Joanna Briscoe is the author of βMothers and Other Loversβ, βSkinβ and βSleep with Meβ which was adapted for TV, She joins Jenni to talk about her latest novel, 'You'.
Duration: 08:51
EU Boardroom Quotas
Should quotas be introduced to boost the number of women in decision making posiitions? Jenni discusses the issues with MEP Mary Honeyball, Labour spokesperson and Baroness Mary Goudie.
Duration: 08:02
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- Wed 6 Jul 2011 10:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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