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Woman's Hour: Melissa Laveaux, Kavanaugh Hearing, Care leavers at University

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01/10/2018

Melissa Laveaux, Kavanaugh Hearing, Care leavers at University

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Melissa Laveaux, Kavanaugh Hearing, Care leavers at University

Melissa Laveaux, Canadian-Haitian singer, songwriter and guitarist

Analysis of the Kavanaugh Hearing and what it means for women in the age of #MeToo. And Melissa Laveaux, the Canadian-Haitian singer and care leavers at university.

We discuss the Kavanaugh hearing and its similarities and differences to the Clarence Thomas case in 1991.  What if anything has changed in the age of #MeToo?

Only 6 per cent of young people leaving care go onto university.  And for those who manage to get there, the particular financial and emotional challenges that young care leavers face make it difficult for them to participate in all areas of university life., We speak to two care leavers and a foster parent.

Melissa Laveaux is a Canadian-Haitian singer, songwriter and guitarist.  her latest album, Radyo Siwèl explores Laveaux’s Haitian heritage. She sings live on the programme.

We discuss voice recognition devices like Alexa and Google Home? Your children are likely to be at home with them but what about you? Is it  part of modern parenting   to teach children to speak politely to them? What impact do these devices have on family life?

Presenter: Jane Garvey
Interviewed guest: Laura Trevelyan
Interviewed guest: Kimberle Crenshaw
Interviewed guest: Tolu Adebambo-Abisogun
Interviewed guest: Karen Wortley
Interviewed guest: Melissa Laveaux
Interviewed guest: Katharine Hill
Interviewed guest: Janet Read
Producer: Lucinda Montefiore
Editor: Karen Dalziel

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