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Woman's Hour: Sheila Hancock; Engineering; Empty nesting and dependent children

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Sheila Hancock; Engineering; Empty nesting and dependent children

02/10/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Sheila Hancock; Engineering; Empty nesting and dependent children

Sheila Hancock joins Jenni Murray to talk about her new play Barking in Essex.

Sheila Hancock talks about her play Barking in Essex. Plus engineering for girls, and parents whose dependent children are leaving home for the first time to begin student life.

Sheila Hancock joins Jenni Murray to talk about her new play Barking in Essex. Denise Jackson who writes the blog Autistic Kids Grow Up talks to Jenni about helping her son prepare to leave home and start college. A school that offered places specifically for girls to study engineering has been told to change its policy - so how can engineering attract more girls? We hear from the school and engineer Yewande Akinola explains what her job involves. And how to be a 'Dangerous Woman': Liz Hoggard and Clare Conville share tips from their 'Guide To Modern Life'.

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