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30/12/2011
Presented by Jenni Murray. Tackling truancy and Whistle Down the Wind at 50.
Meryl Streep, cosmetic fillers and grammar schools
Meryl Streep, costmetic fillers, grammar schools - highlights of the Woman's Hour week.
Parental Favouritism, Work-life Balance, Women in Business
Sibling rivalry and parental preference. Presented by Jane Garvey.
Women and alcohol; making a successful business from a market stall
Hidden domestic violence among older people. Launching a business with a market stall.
11/01/2012
Carey Mulligan on her latest film Shame, and how to cook the perfect steak.
12/01/2012
Faulty breast implants - who should foot the bill for their removal and replacement?
Margaret Thatcher and the North, Finance and missing persons and Shirley Woodman
Margaret Thatcher and the North of England, plus the morality of the implant scandal.
Weekend Woman's Hour
Should music videos have an age rating and is it natural to favour one child over another?
Academy Schools, Muslim marriage, Hermione Lee
Parents on academy schools and Hermione Lee on Edith Wharton. Presented by Jane Garvey.
17/01/2012
The human cost of the crisis in social care; Anna Calvi sings; and how to wear pastels.
18/01/2012
Does feminism change when it crosses party political lines? And novelist Ahdaf Soueif.
19/01/2012
Trouble brewing over the regulation of medical implants for Stress Urinary Incontinence.
Orchids v Roses, Revenge and Julie Jones
Intricate and exquisite - could the orchid ever usurp the rose in the nation's affections?
Freemarket feminism, parenting the French way and pretty in pink for spring fashions.
Sex on the agenda, Martha Reeves, Welfare Reform
Sex on the agenda - should you schedule it in your relationship? Presented by Jane Garvey.
Women and the Leveson Enquiry. Is IVF Overpriced? Alternatives to Prison for Female Offenders. Breast Awareness
Women in the media, overcharging for IVF. Presented by Jenni Murray.
25/01/2012
Why the NCT wants to reinvent itself, and is it time we Brits got rid of Miss and Mrs?
26/01/2012
Friendships from cradle to grave: the chemistry of lasting friendship; what makes it tick?
When to tell people you're pregnant, and female soldiers on film
When to tell people you're pregnant and female soldiers on film. Presented by Jenni Murray
Ed Miliband - attractive to women voters?
How could Labour Party strategists sell Ed Miliband to women? And why is IVF so expensive?
Child protection; Marine le Pen; could a woman lead the Â鶹ԼÅÄ?
Will the next DG of the Â鶹ԼÅÄ be female? And child protection: how tough decisions are made.
Joanna Trollope
Why's our relationship to food so complicated? And Joanna Trollope on her latest book.
01/02/2012
What's the next big thing in the beauty industry? And why life begins at 60.
Woman's Hour and cooking; Angela Carter; young people in custody
Should Woman's Hour do cooking? Diana Henry and Miranda Sawyer discuss. Angela Carter.
The silent movie stars killed off by the talkies, the portrayal of single parents, personal transformation through tragedy
Killed by the Talkies; Single Parents; Transformation through Tragedy.
Weekend Woman's Hour: Joanna Trollope; Toyah; Virginia Ironside
Joanna Trollope on army wives, Virginia Ironside on being 60 and Toyah on being a punk.
Miss Piggy, Sister Fa, Charles Dickens's Women
Miss Piggy, Charles Dickens, and women in architecture. Presented by Jane Garvey.
07/02/2012
Can a child as young as eight suffer from anorexia nervosa? Plus author Clare Morrall.
Women in Business
A special programme with the female entrepreneurs we've been following and their mentors.
09/02/2012
What impact is the shortage of specialists in male infertility having on women?
Suffragette oral history, Lady Maisery, shared parental rights and the impact of postnatal depression on fathers
Suffragettes, shared parental rights, Lady Maisery and postnatal depression.