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Woman's Hour: Weekend Woman's Hour: Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, Make-up for Men & the benefits of working with Clay

Weekend Woman's Hour:  Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, make-up for men and the benefits of working with clay

Weekend Woman's Hour: Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, Make-up for Men & the benefits of working with Clay

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Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, make-up for men, and clay.

Dame 'Steve' Shirley on revolutionising the workplace, the therapeutic benefits of clay, and make-up for men.

Dame Stephanie Shirley – always known as Steve –  tells us about her work revolutionising the workplace and as a major philanthropist. 

On Tuesday, Leicester University are launching their 'Student Sex Worker Policy and Toolkit'. We hear from Professor Teela  Sanders, a Professor of Criminology at Leicester University who explains why she is leading this initiative and the feminist commentator and journalist Sarah Ditum gives us her view.

Are men beginning to turn to cosmetics to improve their appearance in the same way as women? Danny Gray, who created the WarPaint make-up range for men believes this to be the case and the make-up artist, Lisa Eldridge, author of Face Paint: the History of Make-Up gives her thoughts.

What’s the best way to approach shyness in your child? We hear from Nadia Finer who runs an online programme for shy 7-14 year olds who want to feel braver, and more able to speak up and join in. 

Is it time to end the idea that being in a couple is the superior way to live? We hear from Professor Sasha Roseneil the author of a new book, The Tenacity of the Couple-Norm.

And we discuss the therapeutic benefits of clay with Kate Malone, one of the UK’s leading potters and ceramicists – and Charlotte Clarkson, who’s been getting the chance to try out the medium at her local youth centre.

Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor: Sarah Crawley

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