Gender Pay Gap, Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony and Raising Boys. Stephen Jardine stands in. Text 80295
Stephen Jardine stands in for Kaye, getting to the heart of the stories making the news. How should we tackle the gender pay gap?
Hundreds of UK businesses still need to submit their gender pay figures ahead of Wednesday's midnight deadline. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Prime Minister Theresa May said the disclosures would make for "uncomfortable reading" but said it was vital the "burning injustice" was tackled.
STEPHEN ASKS
There's a midnight deadline for companies to publish their gender pay gap - Theresa May wants us to tackle it - what would you do?
Also on the show...
SLEDGING
During last month's heavy snow Anne Johnstone from Forfar was enjoying a day off with her family. But what started as a fun day sledging ended up turning Anne's life upside down, after a tumble led to Anne being diagnosed with Post-Concussion Syndrome. Dr Andrew Murray is a Consultant in Sports Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
COMMONWEALTH GAMES - THE OPENING CEREMONY
We go live to the Gold Coast in Australia for the opening of the 2018 Commonwealth Games where 大象传媒 Sports Reporter Kheredine Idessane is broadcasting from Trackside. And how will it compare to the games in 2014? We speak to three people who starred in the opening ceremony in Glasgow - ballet duo Sophie Martin and Christopher Harrison and Nicki Macdonald who got to dance with Rod Stewart.
RAISING BOYS
We speak to the feminist mother who is concerned that, while we are empowering our girls, we are disempowering our boys. Michelle Kennedy is Co-founder & CEO of the parenting Peanut app and Dr Penelope Leach is a Child Psychologist & Author of Childcare Today.
WEE DAY OOT
Cat Harvey is back with Cat's Wee Day Oot, in which she'll visit the places in Scotland perfect for there-and-back-in-a-day adventures. Today she's taking us to Pitlochry. Iain Burnett is the Highland Chocolatier and winner of 'the best truffle in the world.'
GLITTER LITTER
After our parenting hacks feature on Monday listener Natalie Clark, a Nursey Owner from Edinburgh, got in touch with us to express concern that the item promoted glitter. So just how bad is glitter for the environment and what is the alternative? Dr Brian Quinn is the Co-Chair of The Scottish Microplastic Research Group and Reader in Eco-Toxicology at UWS and Laura Pearson-Smith is the Creator of A life of Frills Beauty Blog from Glasgow.
CAN MY FRIEND CONDUCT MY WEDDING?
Alan Carr has revealed that Adele got ordained and conducted his wedding in January. The Chatty Man host told ITV's This Morning that the pop star officiated over his wedding to Paul Drayton in the back garden of her Los Angeles home, and also sang for their first dance. If you'd like your friend to perform your wedding - how do you go about it?
AIRPORT FOOD
STV presenter Ewen Cameron has received an apology from celebrity chef James Martin after he tweeted a picture of a 'truly awful' burger served up at the telly chef's Glasgow Airport restaurant. What needs to change when it comes to airport food? And how difficult is it to run a good airport restaurant?
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