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We hear from the Screenwriter, director, producer and actor Michaela Coel about her first book 鈥楳isfits: A Personal Manifesto鈥�. The book draws on topics covered in her MacTaggart lecture in which she spoke about dealing with trauma and the ways in which young creatives are exploited by the television industry.

Sarah Gilbert the scientist who led the team that developed the Oxford Vaccine tells us why she doesn鈥檛 think we all need booster covid jabs this winter and tells us about being named the 49th winner of the 鈥淏old Woman鈥� award which honours inspirational women with a track record of success.

The Pakistani author Rafia Zakaria discusses her new book, Against White Feminism. She explains why she sees the issue of race as the biggest obstacle to true solidarity among women.

We discuss Japan鈥檚 Womenomics. A concept designed to get more women working and in positions of power. Women in Japan are less likely to be hired as full-time employees and on average earn almost 44 percent less than men. We hear from Cynthia Usui who coaches unemployed housewives in Japan and helps place them within the hospitality industry and Kathy Matsui who coined the term Womenomics in 1999 while working at investment bank Goldman Sachs.

And the comedian Sophie Willan who won a BAFTA for best comedy writing, for the pilot episode of her 麻豆约拍 2 comedy Alma鈥檚 Not Normal. She's now got a 6 part series starting on Monday night. Drawn from her own experiences, she plays the central character Alma who grew up in an out of the care system in Bolton.

Presenter: Chloe Tilley
Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor: Beverley Purcell