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Woman's Hour: Young women and poverty, Below the Belt, British Gymnastics, Rosie Kinchen, Grenfell Tower anniversary

Young women and poverty, Below the Belt, British Gymnastics, Rosie Kinchen, Grenfell Tower anniversary

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Young women and poverty, Below the Belt, British Gymnastics, Rosie Kinchen, Grenfell Tower anniversary

Two artists commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Two artists discuss how they are commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, and a director discusses her new film about endometriosis.

New research from the Young Women’s Trust paints a bleak picture for many young women as they come out of the pandemic and into the cost of living crisis, with young mums experiencing particular disadvantages.  We hear from young mums Charlotte and Jyndi, and speak to Claire Reindorp CEO of the Young Woman’s Trust.

Rosie Kinchen found herself  deeply depressed after the birth of her second child.  After rescuing an ailing houseplant  she started dragging herself out of the house to look at plants in supermarkets and garden centres. The Ballast Seed is her memoir.

Nearly two years ago in July 2020 a significant number of gymnasts, and parents of gymnasts, made allegations about mistreatment within the sport of gymnastics to British Gymnastics. Eloise Jotischky, a former elite acrobatic gymnast and now 19, has become the first to win a civil case against them for the abuse she experienced in the sport. British Gymnastics has admitted full liability and reached a settlement. BBC Sports correspondent, Natalie Pirks joins me now.

A new film, Below the Belt,  directed by Shannon Cohn features four women with endometriosis. Shannon who previously directed Endo What joins Emma.

One of  the UK's worst modern disasters, it will soon be the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire.   Seventy-two people died.   The artist Tuesday Greenidge is sewing a quilt the size of Grenfell Tower to "symbolise justice" for survivors and the people affected. The singer Sophie DeMasi  was involved in a song called West Side Story which came out this year in honour of the anniversary.   They join Emma to discuss how art can help in the aftermath of such tragedy.

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