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Woman's Hour: Women and confidence in the police, Maria Ressa, and the future of the handbag post pandemic

17/03/2021

Women and confidence in the police, Maria Ressa, and the future of the handbag post pandemic

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Women and confidence in the police, Maria Ressa, and the future of the handbag post pandemic

Women & confidence in the police, Maria Ressa and the future of the handbag post pandemic

Can women be confident in the police following last Saturday's vigil on Clapham Common? Maria Ressa, one of the Philippines' most outspoken journalists; and the handbag post pandemic.

The death of Sarah Everard has led to concerns for women's safety in public. Women have been encouraged to put their trust in the police if facing harassment or any kind of jeopardy. But following last Saturday's vigil on Clapham Common, where the Met police were criticised for their response, just how confident can women be in the police? Did their behaviour at that event reveal an institutional misogyny? Emma talks to  Susannah Fish, former Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police force and Olivia Pinkney, Chief Constable for Hampshire, representing the National Police Chief’s Council.

We talk to Maria Ressa who is one of the Philippines most outspoken journalists who was named a Time magazine Person of the year in 2018.  She’s a vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s regime and his deadly war on drugs, his attempts to silence the press and the rise of disinformation and fake news on social media. 

And we hear from Lucia Savi, the curator of a new handbags exhibition at the V&A museum in London about learn how this fashion accessory - like much else in life -  has been impacted by the pandemic and lockdown. 

Presenter: Emma Barnett
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Studio Engineer: Duncan Hannant

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