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Humaira Awais Shahid was a young academic when she married into one of the most powerful media families in Pakistan.听She was persuaded to join The Post, the newspaper her husband edited, and was given the woman鈥檚 pages to edit.听Rather than continuing to run articles on beauty and celebrities, Humaira decided to launch investigations into the issues facing women in Pakistan - acid attacks, forced marriage, the imprisonment of women for adultery, and child prostitution.听Humaira鈥檚 campaigning quickly led to a political career, and now she joins Jane to discuss her activism and being known as, 鈥渢he most unmanageable woman in Pakistan.鈥�

We hear a , and Observer journalist Lucy Siegle discusses the extent to which she was a game changer in the beauty industry.

Law and order is breaking down in London as 鈥榯he sweats鈥� - a deadly virus - sweeps through the city鈥檚 population. Against this backdrop, Stevie Flint heroically travels through the streets of the city trying to find out why her new boyfriend has been killed. This is Louise Welsh鈥檚 new novel, A Lovely Way to Burn - the first book in a trilogy, set in the very near future. She talks to Jane about the inspiration for the book and why so many of us are fascinated with apocalyptic听tales of death, war, and mass destruction.

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What is a 鈥榟ealthy鈥� attitude to masturbation within relationships? Woman鈥檚 Hour discusses the concerns of one listener after听walking in on her partner. How open should we be about 鈥榮olo masturbation鈥� in our relationships, or is it called solo for a reason? Jane is joined by Sam Roddick, founder of erotic boutique Coco de Mer, and by Times columnist Suzi Godson.