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Woman's Hour

Female-friendly Mosque; Justine Greening; the New Female Viagra

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Michelle Obama is in London to promote the US President's Let Girls Learn initiative. We look at what the UK government is doing to support the education of girls around the world.
Plans are being made for a female friendly mosque in Bradford. We find out how much progress has been made and why some Muslim women feel they are marginalised by UK mosques.
How near are we to finding a safe medical treatment for female loss of sexual drive? The final decision in the US for the drug Flibanserin, designed to boost women's desire for sex, is due in August. We look at how this drug works, how effective it is, what the risks are and why it is causing such a stir.
A State of the World's Fathers Report has been published looking at the role of fatherhood in the global fight for gender equality. Is this an overlooked area that can help in the fight to end violence against women and children?
What do we know now about the women's votes in this last General Election? Was there a gender gap? Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Justine Greening
Interviewed Guest:
Gary Barker
Interviewed Guest:
Nikki van der Gaag
Interviewed Guest:
Bana Gora
Interviewed Guest:
Cynthia Graham
Interviewed Guest:
Suzi Godson
Interviewed Guest:
Sheryl Kingsberg
Interviewed Guest:
Rosie Campbell

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