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Prom Fever, Cook the Perfect, Voice Skills

Prom fever and why it's sweeping our schools, why women's work is hard to find if you're over 50, cooking the perfect Chinese dish, and making yourself heard. With Jane Garvey.

Prom fever and why it's sweeping our schools, in your fifties and out of a job? Why women's work is hard to find, Cook the perfect Chinese dish, and after MP Anne Marie Morris's raised voice in parliament landed her with the tag of 'battleaxe', we have professional advice on making yourself heard.
Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Lucinda Montefiore.

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58 minutes

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Mon 16 Jul 2012 10:00
大象传媒 Radio 4

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  • Are middle aged women the real squeezed middle?

    Jane talks to Yvette Cooper about why Labour will be establishing an older women鈥檚 commission.

    Duration: 11:50

  • Raising your voice

    What is the best way for a woman to get her point across in a noisy and competitive environment without being dismissed as shrill?

    Duration: 10:47

  • Cook the perfect..Chinese Greens: Twice-cooked Swiss Chard

    Fuchsia Dunlop is an award winning food writer, internationally renowned for her recipes and brilliant writing about Chinese food.

    Duration: 07:13

  • School prom fever

    We hear how parents are spending hundreds of pounds on making sure girls look their best on their big school day, why the school disco is dead, and the Prom looks set to stay.

    Duration: 11:55

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  • Mon 16 Jul 2012 10:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4

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