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Woman's Hour: Weekend Woman’s Hour: Lionesses legacy, Beyonce & Lizzo lyrics, school exclusions, dance music and discovering 35 siblings

06/08/2022

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Lionesses legacy, Beyonce & Lizzo lyrics, school exclusions, dance music and discovering 35 siblings

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Lioness Kelly Smith and Dame Heather Rabbatts on the legacy of the 2022 Women's Euro.

Lioness legend Kelly Smith, who played against Germany in the 2009 Women's Euro final, and Dame Heather Rabbatts, the first woman to sit on the FA board, on the legacy of the 2022 competition.

What will the legacy of Women’s Euro 2022 be? The former lioness and second highest goal scorer for England Kelly Smith speaks to Andrea Catherwood alongside Dame Heather Rabbatts. Dame Heather was the first female board member of the Football Association when she joined in 2012.

The pop star Lizzo changed the lyrics of her song because it contained an ableist slur, Beyonce has been criticized for using the same term. In her new song Heated, which is co-written by hip-hop star Drake, the slur is used twice. In a statement, Beyonce said the term wasn't used intentionally in a harmful way, and will be replaced. Hannah Diviney is a writer and Disability Activist from Sydney, who went viral for calling out both Lizzo and Beyonce.

Chrysta Bilton talks about her new book Book - A Normal Family: The Surprising Truth About My Crazy Childhood (And How I Discovered 35 New Siblings).

In the academic year before the pandemic, 7,894 children were permanently excluded from English state schools. However, the data shows that certain groups of children are more likely to be excluded than others. Anita speaks to Dr Amelia Roberts, deputy director of UCL’s Centre for Inclusive Education; Jason Arthur, CEO of Mission 44, a charitable foundation which aims to support disadvantaged young people; and Lisa Smith, chair of the Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and Other Travellers.

A new report has found that just five per cent of dance music in the UK charts has a female as the lead artist. The report also looks at gender equality issues at festivals, and how ‘The Male Gaze’ places pressure on women in the industry. Jessica speaks to the Radio 1 DJ Jaguar and Nicola Davies, the report’s lead author.

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Surya Elango
Editor: Louise Corley

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