Dame Margaret Beckett MP. Author Susan Cain. And helping women get a job.
Dame Margaret Beckett on standing down as an MP at the next elections. Author Susan Cain on her new book, Bittersweet. And how Smart Works is helping women back in to work.
Dame Margaret Beckett is one of Britain's most celebrated and respected female politicians and will be talking to us about her decision to stand down as an MP at the next elections She was first elected in October 1974. and has been described by Keir Starmer the leader of her own party as a βlegendβ and a βtrailblazerβ. She talks about the highlights of her time in politics and her plans for the future.
Job interviews can be intimidating at the best of times, but not knowing how to present yourself, what to expect and what to wear can be a huge barrier and itβs easy to get trapped in a cycle of failed interviews and unemployment. Over the last eight years the charity Smart Works has been providing outfits and bespoke coaching to help women re-enter the job market. Most of the referrals come from the Government funded employment agency JobCentre Plus. We talk to Mims Davies Minister for Employment at the Department for Work and Pensions and Kate Stephens the CEO of the charity
Now the Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has struck a deal to buy Twitter. Can he balance safety with free speech, and what does this mean for women? we hear from journalist Helen Lewis, staff writer at The Atlantic and former technoology columnist, who has recently left Twitter.
And we hear from best selling author Susan Cain who's best known as the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Canβt Stop Talking, Her new book is called Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole. She tells Emma why she believes sadness can be a positive force in our lives.
Presented by Emma Barnett
Produced by Beverley Purcell
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