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Woman's Hour: Anita Hill on her book Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.

05/10/2021

Anita Hill on her book Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Anita Hill on her book Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.

Anita Hill.  Why talking to people we don't know can be good for us. Musician Fatma Said.

Anita Hill. Why talking to people we don't know can be good for us. How can we best discuss the issues of safety with girls and young women? Musician Fatma Said.

We hear from Professor Anita Hill who thirty years ago faced an all-male, all-white Senate Judiciary Committee—led by the then, Senator Joe Biden—to testify that her boss, Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas, had sexually harassed her. It was a landmark moment for these issues and inspired countless women to come forward with their stories, to file complaints, and even to run for office; creating an unintentional trail blazer. Now an advocate, educator and author  she talks to Emma Barnett about her new book  Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.

Research suggests that talking to people we don't know can be good for us. Why don’t we do it more often? How has the pandemic impacted our desire to talk to people we don’t know? Dr Gillian Sandstrom, senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Essex, tells us the benefits of making small talk and gives us some tips on how to do it.
How can we best discuss the issues of safety without making girls and young women terrified to leave the house?  I am joined now by parenting expert, Sue Atkins and Lorraine Candy - mother of three daughters and author of 'Mum, What's Wrong with You?': 101 Things Only Mothers of Teenage Girls Know.

Plus ahead tonight’s 2021 Gramophones, Awards, the classical music version of the Grammys which will be streaming live this evening we talk to Fatma Said.



Presenter Emma Barnett
Producer  Beverley Purcell
Photo credit;   Celeste Sloman

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