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28/05/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Spare Rib Online, 2015 Power List, Wiki's Gender Gap?

Will Fifa's corruption scandal affect the 2015 Women's World Cup? Jenni Murray presents.

What impact will Fifa's corruption scandal have on 2015's Women's World Cup? Plus the reaction to 1970s magazine Spare Rib being available online. Presented by Jenni Murray.

What impact will the Fifa corruption scandal have on the Women's World Cup when it kicks off next month? The groundbreaking 1970s magazine Spare Rib is now available online - we hear what a new generation of feminists makes of it. It's reported that women make up less than 10% of those who edit Wikipedia - we discuss whether the gender gap influences the online encyclopedia's content. With the judging underway for the Woman's Hour 2015 Power List: Influencers, today we look at the way ideas are spread and how we are influenced by them. The role of mothers and their sons explored in Shakespeare's plays. 


Presenter: Jenni Murray
Producer: Anne Peacock.

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