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Woman's Hour: Quaranteens, New police strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, Jess Duckworth

15/12/2021

Quaranteens, New police strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, Jess Duckworth

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Quaranteens, New police strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, Jess Duckworth

What's the impact of missing out on traditional teen experiences because of Covid?

There is no doubt that the pandemic is still affecting people's social lives, but perhaps the most affected are teenagers or 'quaranteens'. Many young people have missed out on major social milestones - parties, teen romances and opportunities to be with their mates - which can be so formative.  What is the impact of missing out on these experiences? And how can adults best support 'quaranteens'? Emma talks to Laverne Antrobus, a consultant child and educational psychologist.

The woman charged with co-ordinating the national police response in England and Wales to violence against women and girls unveils her strategy on Woman’s Hour. Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth is the new national police co-ordinator for violence against women and girls.  The aim is give the 43 police forces around the country a uniform approach, and make women and girls feel safer in their daily lives. We’ll also get reaction to the new strategy from Amelia Handy from Rape Crisis Centres. 

It’s been a particularly stressful couple of years for staff working in the NHS, including junior doctors like Jess Duckworth. When she isn’t busy with patients at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital, she is treating herself and others in the hospital to some relaxation with her piano playing.  Combining her two passions – music and medicine -  she’s researched the types and style of music people find relaxing, and it’s resulted in a second EP to be released in February next year, The Piano Doctor Volume II – A Year of Reflective Piano Music. The single ‘Into The Light’ is out this week. 

Statistics out this morning show UK inflation has increased to 5.1 per cent last month - the highest in a decade -  after prices rose across the economy including for fuel and food bills.  Some observers are talking about she-flation with some of the poorest in society - often women on low and part time work - being affected more. Professor Heather McGregor, Head of the Business School at Heriot Watt University joins Emma to discuss.

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