Why a University degree is worth much more to women than it is to men. Anne Morshead on why she decided to write about her husband's alcohol addiction. Jo Baker imagining life below stairs in Jane Austen's England. Why Japanese women struggle for equality and the women scouring the globe for the world's rarest plants.

Presented by Jenni Murray
Produced by Nicola Swords

Interviewed guest: Prof Ian Walker
Interviewed guest: Anne Morshead
Interviewed guest: Sadie Barber
Interviewed guest: Fiona Davison
Interviewed guest: Mariko Oi
Interviewed guest: Dr Lola Martinez
Interviewed guest: Jo Baker Show less