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Woman's Hour

Sexism in Football, Post-Adoption Breakdown, Desiree Akhavan

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Sexism in Football - why have there never been any high profile campaigns to tackle it? Jane Garvey talks to BBC sport correspondent Natalie Pirks with contributions from Carolyn Radford, CEO of Mansfield Town, Heather Rabbatts of the Football Association and Anna Kessel from Women in Football.

Post-adoption breakdown - How has social media increased the strain on adoptive relationships? Tammy Wheatley, Gloucestershire's Adoption Team Manager and John Simmonds, Director of Policy at BAAF (British Association of Adoption and Fostering) discuss.

Actor Desiree Akhavan on her latest film "Appropriate Behaviour" and its story of an Iranian bisexual woman living in New York City.

Was 2014 the year of the male feminist? Jane talks to David Brockway who runs the Great Men Project about his "Standby your Woman" session at Wow and what is being done to teach boys about gender equality.

Women in Security Services - ISC committee member and Labour MP Hazel Blears on Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee's three-year inquiry into gender diversity within the security services.

Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Rebecca Myatt. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Natalie Pirks
Interviewed Guest:
Carolyn Radford
Interviewed Guest:
Heather Rabbatts
Interviewed Guest:
Anna Kessel
Interviewed Guest:
Tammy Wheatley
Interviewed Guest:
John Simmonds
Interviewed Guest:
Desiree Akhavan
Interviewed Guest:
David Brockway
Interviewed Guest:
Hazel Blears
Producer:
Rebecca Myatt

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