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Shirley Williams, New Mums & Jury Service, Flexible Working

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Baroness Shirley Williams has died at the age of 90. She was a titan of British politics and a true trailblazer for women. She appeared on Woman's Hour many times and so we remember her by listening to the archive. We also speak to her good friend, Baroness Julia Neuberger.

What do you do if you've just had a baby and you've been called for jury service? We speak to Zoe Stacey who recently received a letter telling her she had to do jury service but she was still breast feeding. We describes her struggle to be excused.

We're talking about getting back into the swing of things now lockdown is gradually lifting. Are you desperate to get back to normal or are you feeling nervous and anxious? We talk to Dr. Nihara Krause, a consultant clinical psychologist.Β 

It's 18 years that parents have been able to request flexible working. After that the 'right to request' was made available to everyone, regardless of whether you're a parent or not. So what's been achieved and Is there still a stigma attached to it? We're joined by Sarah Jackson OBE, who's a workplace consultant and visiting professor at Cranfield University School of Management, and Rhonda D'Ambrosio who's used 'right to request' when it started.

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43 minutes

Chapters

  • Baroness Shirley Williams

    • Baroness Shirley Williams

      Baroness Shirley Williams who was key in the formation of the Liberal Democrat Party has d

      Duration: 17:37

  • Lockdown easing

    • Lockdown easing

      As shops reopen some people are anxious about getting back to normal

      Duration: 06:19

  • Breast feeding Mums on jury duty

    • Breast feeding Mums on jury duty

      Mum to a two-month-old baby had her request to defer jury service denied

      Duration: 04:57

  • Listeners on restrictions easing

    • Listeners on restrictions easing

      Listeners share their feelings around the easing of covid restrictions

      Duration: 01:45

  • Flexible working

    • Flexible working

      18 years on from the right to request flexible working began, what has changed?

      Duration: 09:29

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  • Tue 13 Apr 2021 10:00

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