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Listener Week: Porn, 50:50 Childcare

Diversity and women in the media. The effect of porn on a relationship. Does 50:50 childcare work as well for children as it can for parents? And a listener asks for advice.

Do black, Asian and minority ethnic women get a fair deal in the media? The effect of porn on a relationship. Does 50:50 childcare work as well for children as it can for parents? We hear from Paula McGuire from Glasgow who set herself a series of sporting challenges and found they boosted her confidence in ways she could never have imagined. And a listener asks for advice: should I get back in touch with an ex?

Presented by Jane Garvey
Produced by Jane Thurlow.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • "My Partner is Addicted to Porn"

    Duration: 12:10

  • Diversity and women in the media

    Duration: 08:44

  • Children with two homes

    Duration: 09:34

  • Paulamusttryharder

    Duration: 06:22

  • Listener Advice: Should I get in touch with my ex?

    Duration: 04:30

"My Partner is Addicted to Porn"

We hear from a listener who is struggling to continue in a relationship with her partner due to his obsession with pornography. Therapist Paula Hall, who specialises in the field of sex and pornography addiction and is chair of , joins Jane to discuss the issues raised.



Diversity and women in the media

Nicki Heywood emailed to ask why black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME) women working in the media are being marginalised. found a major drop in the representation of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic people from 6.7% in 2009 to 5.4% in 2012. Jane is joined by Lucy Pilkington, who sits on the BAFTA learning and events committee and is an executive producer, and by Elonka Soros, Editor for Diversity & Communities at the 大象传媒, to discuss why production teams are not more diverse, how to get more BAME people employed in managerial roles, and whether diversity schemes really change things.

Children with two homes

Listener Andrea Fawell contacted us to describe how she and her ex-husband Nigel share custody of their daughters; they swap every couple of days between the homes that are a few miles apart. The system was set up 11 years ago when Andrea and Nigel divorced but, as Gemma and Jade become young teenagers, Andrea worries whether the constant tooing and froing between two homes will continue to work. Reporter Henrietta Harrison went to speak to the family one evening at Dad鈥檚 house.

Paulamusttryharder

Paula McGuire was, by her own admission, a very ordinary person until the Commonwealth Games came to Glasgow. She then set up the blog , and challenged herself to try her hand at not just one but all seventeen Commonwealth Games. Jane speaks to Paula about the lasting impact the experience has had on her life.聽

Listener Advice: Should I get in touch with my ex?

We put a listener鈥檚 dilemma to Paula Hall. 聽

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jane Garvey
Producer Jane Thurlow
Interviewed Guest Paula McGuire

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  • Mon 24 Nov 2014 10:00

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