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13/03/2014

Jónína Leósdóttir; Women in Ukraine; Dame Cicely Saunders

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Jónína Leósdóttir; Women in Ukraine; Dame Cicely Saunders

Jenni Murray speaks to Jónína Leósdóttir, the partner of the former leader of Iceland.

Jonina Leosdottir, the partner of the former PM of Iceland who was the first openly gay head of government. Plus getting a job in your 50s, and women's role in the Ukraine protests.

Jónína Leósdóttir the partner of the former Prime Minister of Iceland - Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir - the first openly gay head of government in the world, talks about their relationship and why she decided write a book about their life together. With the situation in the Ukraine remaining tense we'll be looking at the current situation for women there. What role have women taken in the protests? How is their day to day life affected by the stress of such political uncertainty? Following a recent discussion when we spoke to an entrepreneur and a recruitment manager about kick-starting your career after your children have left home, several of you got in touch to say you would love the opportunity to crack on with your career - if only you could find a decent job. So what's it like to look for work in our competitive job market when you're over fifty? And do men suffer the same set-backs? 

Plus another chance to hear an interview with Dame Cicely Saunders the founder of the modern hospice movement, which is part of the Woman's Hour Collection. And as part of Women's History month we celebrate the work of Rebecca Jarrett a former sex worker in Victorian England who worked to raise the age of consent from 13 to 16.

Presented by Jenni Murray.
Produced and Edited by Beverley Purcell.

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