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Woman's Hour: Funmi Fetto on her new book, the lack of diversity in the beauty industry and her mission to change it

Funmi Fetto on her new book, the lack of diversity in the beauty industry and her mission to change it

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Funmi Fetto on her new book, the lack of diversity in the beauty industry and her mission to change it

Beauty editor Funmi Fetto; older people and domestic abuse; superfans; Johana Gustawsson.

Lack of diversity in the beauty industry; the hidden face of domestic abuse and older people; superfans and their impact on music journalism; Johana Gustawsson and Blood Song.

At least 200,000 older people experienced domestic abuse last year – but the over 75s  are being overlooked according to Age UK. Caroline Abrahams is the charity director and joins Jane.

Last year, the music journalist Wanna Thompson posted a tweet about the new album of superstar rapper, Nicki Minaj. The tweet went viral and Wanna received thousands of angry replies from superfans of the star. To discuss the impact of superfans’ responses on music journalism, we hear from Hannah Ewens, Vice journalist and author of ‘FanGirls’, and Wanna Thompson, the music journalist at the centre of the Twitter storm. 

Funmi Fetto is the Executive Editor and Beauty Director of Glamour magazine. After many years of being asked by friends, family and stranger on the street for advice on beauty products for women of colour, Funmi decided to curate a comprehensive guide, leading to the release of her new book: Palette: The Beauty Bible for Women of Colour. She speaks to Jane about the lack of inclusivity in the beauty industry and her mission to change it.  

International bestselling novelist, Johana Gustawsson has just published a new thriller, 'Blood Song'.  The investigation takes readers from the terror of Franco’s rule in 1938 to fertility clinics today in Sweden and Spain.  Johana draws on her own experiences of IVF and her struggle to conceive to write 'Blood Song'. Writing the novel was not only a cathartic experience for Johana, it also represented the moment that her husband Mattias  agreed to be open about his infertility, their need for a sperm donor and the fact that their three boys are the result of IVF.  

Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Kirsty Starkey

Interviewed Guest: Caroline Abrahams
Interviewed Guest: Hannah Ewens
Interviewed Guest: Wanna Thompson
Interviewed Guest: Funmi Fetto
Interviewed Guest: Johana Gustawsson
Interviewed Guest: Mattias Gustawsson

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