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Woman's Hour: Sex and choking, Online Abuse and work, Plastic pollution

Sex and choking, Online Abuse and work, Plastic pollution

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Sex and choking, Online Abuse and work, Plastic pollution

Why are more young people including choking as part of their sex lives?

Research by internationally-renowned sex expert Dr Debby Herbenick from 2020 found that 21% of women had been choked during sex, with this being nearly twice as prevalent among adults under 40. Why are more young people including this as part of their sex lives and what are both the short and long-term health consequences? Dr Debby and Medical Director of the Institute for Addressing Strangulation, Dr Catherine White, talk to Clare McDonnell.

As talks reach a conclusion in Ottawa this week on a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution, we speak to film director and campaigner Eleanor Church.  Her documentary, X Trillion, comes out this week, and takes the viewer on an all-female expedition to the North Pacific gyre, where much of the world's plastic waste ends up.

What sort of responsibilities do employers have towards women who are abused online because of their job?  Dr Rebecca Whittington is the Online Safety Editor for Reach Plc, which publishes newspapers including The Mirror and The Express. She explains how she protects journalists from online harm.  


Presenter: Clare McDonnell
Producer: Kirsty Starkey
Studio Manager: Neva Missirian

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