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Woman's Hour: Brazilian women: 'I don't deserve to be raped'

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Brazilian women: 'I don't deserve to be raped'

04/04/2014

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Brazilian women: 'I don't deserve to be raped'

65% of Brazilians think women deserved to be attacked or raped if they dress provocatively

The journalist who set up a campaign in Brazil to highlight violence against women, after 65% of Brazilians said that women who dress in a revealing way 'deserve to be attacked'.

Ahead of the World Cup in Brazil in June, the journalist, Nana Queiroz, has set up a campaign in Brazil to highlight violence against women after 65% of Brazilians said that women who dress in a revealing way "deserve to be attacked". The study from Brazil's Institute for Applied Economic Research revealed nearly 60% of Brazilians had the belief that 'if women knew how to behave, there would be less rape'.

We'll hear from Tansy Hoskins, the author of a book that highlights problems of environmental pollution, exploitation, racism and capitalism within the fashion industry, but according to designer Orsolo de Castro, 'Queen of Upcycling' - things are changing.

How often do you phone home? Research shows that the most common time to call mum is 7pm on a Monday, but with social media as an alternative, is phoning home still the institution it once was? Maureen Lipman and Sathnam Sanghera swap views. 

Rosie Wilby, comedian, writer and musician, raises the question of whether lesbian and gay couples should get married. Will it all end in divorce? Rosie is joined by Dr Anna Einarsdottir from Hull University Business School.

And the singer song-writer Kathryn Williams is in the studio. She has just been nominated for Performing Artist of the Year by the Journal Culture Awards for being an artist that has stood out during 2014. Not bad for someone who made their first CD with a budget of eighty pounds.

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