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Woman's Hour: Dr Shazia Malik, Charlotte Regan, Female surgeons, Poison pen letters, The Knock special series

Dr Shazia Malik, Charlotte Regan, Female surgeons, Poison pen letters, The Knock special series

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Dr Shazia Malik, Charlotte Regan, Female surgeons, Poison pen letters, The Knock special series

Does a new reproductive health survey targeted at 16-55 year-old women ignore older women?

The Department of Health's 'landmark' online questionnaire covering every aspect of reproductive health from periods and contraception to pregnancy and the menopause.

They say current disparities in women’s health across England mean there are far too many cases where women’s voices are not being heard. But the decision to only speak to women up to the age of 55 has provoked a backlash. Nuala McGovern is joined by consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Shazia Malik, a sub-specialist in reproductive medicine.

The film Scrapper follows 12-year-old Georgie living happily alone in a council house in London following the death of her mum. But when her absent father Jason turns up out of the blue, her world is disrupted. We talk to director Charlotte Regan about her debut feature film who says she wanted to show British working class life as something that can be joyful and fun.

A new survey shows that nearly a third of female NHS surgeons have been sexually assaulted by a colleague over the past five years. Nuala speak to Tamzin Cuming, a consultant surgeon and chair of the Women in Surgery forum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, who says it’s a #MeToo moment for surgery.

Before the age of social media, there was still plenty of trolling in written form. Emily Cockayne, author of the new book Penning Poison, joins Nuala to discuss her research into the history of poison pen letters; that is, messages sent anonymously, seemingly with the intention to unsettle the recipient. Emily has traced the stories of such missives to all corners of English society from 1760 to 1939.

We start our new series 'The Knock' which details the stories of two women whose lives were changed when they were told that a loved one had been arrested for sexual offences against children.




Presenter: Nuala McGovern
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Studio Manager: Tim Heffer
Reporter Jo Morris

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