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20/03/2018

Working fathers, Coercive control, The Silent Child

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Working fathers, Coercive control, The Silent Child

Are fathers being supported enough in the workplace?

Are fathers being supported enough in the workplace? Plus Helen Walmsley-Johnson on coercive control and Rachel Shenton talks about her Oscar-winning film, The Silent Child.

The Government must reform workplace policies to ensure they meet the needs of the 21st century family and to better support working dads in caring for their children, say MPs from the Women and Equalities Committee. Jane talks to Frank Young, head of the family unit at the Centre for Social Justice and Sarah Jackson, Chief Executive of Working Families.

In her powerful memoir, 'Look What You Made Me Do', Helen Walmsley-Johnson describes how she was coercively controlled by two different men in her life. She joins Jane to describe the abuse she suffered for many years in her marriage, how she managed to leave and pick herself up, only to get into a relationship with another abuser. 

Two weeks ago, the British actress and writer Rachel Shenton won an Oscar for her short film 'The Silent Child'. It tells the story of four-year-old Libby, who is profoundly deaf, and is struggling to communicate as she prepares to start primary school. Rachel joins Jane to discuss her hopes for what this film will achieve.

On the day of the spring equinox, and as part of Radio 4's celebration of the four seasons through poetry, Alice Oswald reads her poem 'Crocus'. She talks to Jane about the inspiration behind her work.

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