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Weekend Woman's Hour: Gender pay gap, Working mums, Hairwashing

Now we have a better idea of the gender pay gap, how can we make things better for women? How often should we wash our hair? Returning to work after a baby.

This week saw the deadline for private companies with more than 250 staff to publish how much male employees earn on average compared to women. Now we have this information what do we do with it? Kate Bell Head of Economics and Social Affairs at the TUC and SNP MP Hannah Bardell discuss.

We hear from the 大象传媒 One Show presenter Alex Jones about her experience of returning to work after taking three months maternity leave and teacher Laura Pearl discusses how she is preparing her return to full-time work now her baby is six months old. We also have advice from Elizabeth Gardiner an employment solicitor.

Caitlin Davies tells us about the lives of some of the female inmates at Holloway Prison - the largest and most famous women's prison in Europe until its closure in 2016.

We celebrate 250 years of the British circus with Dea Birkett professional ringmaster and Professor Vanessa Toulmin who specialises in early film and circus. Why is the circus considered a world where women have been encouraged to thrive?

How often should you wash your hair? It's one of the most searched for questions on Google. Eleanore Richardson is a trained trichologist, she explains why a multitude of factors can affect how often you need to wash your hair.

Yvonne John talk about why not having children, not through your own choice, is different for black women.

And Ele Fountain talks about her novel Boy 87, the story of one child refugee's challenging journey in search of a better life.

Presented by Tina Daheley
Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor: Lucinda Montefiore.

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58 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tina Daheley
Interviewed Guest Kate Bell
Interviewed Guest Hannah Bardell
Interviewed Guest Alex Jones
Interviewed Guest Laura Pearl
Interviewed Guest Elizabeth Gardiner
Interviewed Guest Caitlin Davies
Interviewed Guest Dea Birkett
Interviewed Guest Vanessa Toulmin
Interviewed Guest Eleanore Richardson
Interviewed Guest Yvonne John
Interviewed Guest Ele Fountain
Producer Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor Lucinda Montefiore

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  • Sat 7 Apr 2018 16:00

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