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Pensions, Objectifying men, Medusa

05/09/2018

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Pensions, Objectifying men, Medusa

Medusa, your pension, and the objectification of men.

What's the fascination of Medusa? Paying into your pension now, and what it means for your future. And is it hypocritical if women enjoy watching naked or half-naked men on telly?

According to a report, The Future of Retirement commissioned by HSBC more than half of working-age women in the UK fear that they won't be able to afford food and heating when they retire. It also says that women aren't as financially prepared as men for when they get older. So why do some women still find it hard to pay into a pension and what do we need to know in order to take control of our finances when we give up work? Jenni speaks to Michelle Cracknell Chief Executive at TPAS, the Government's pension's advisory service and Rebecca a mature Psychology student and single mum.

Sunday night television is grabbing headlines with the way that men are portrayed on screen. The latest example has been around the bare bottom in the BBC1 drama, Bodyguard. But is this objectifying men in the same way that women have been objectified in the past, and are women being hypocritical if they enjoy watching naked or half-naked men on screen? 

You'll know the image of Medusa from Greek mythology: a woman with a head full of snakes. She's inspired a new dance work by Jasmin Vardimon which opens next week and is touring the country. From Caravaggio to Clash of the Titans, via Sigmund Freud, John Paul Sartre, Helene Cixious and Sylvia Plath, Medusa has attracted the attentions of philosophers, politicians and artists. So what's the fascination? Choreographer, Jasmin Vardimon and Edith Hall, Professor of Classics at King's College London join Jenni to discuss 

Teenagers and their phones: What are they doing up there in their bedrooms, tapping away? How up-to-date are you with what your children are looking at online? Jenni is joined by the Loose Women panellist and mother of two Kaye Adams and security expert Will Geddes to discuss all parents' worst fears and the latest advice.

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