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Gender pension gap, Trampolining, A Paedophile in the Family

Writer Rebecca Perry on her childhood years, competing as a trampolinist; the pension gender gap and why women are 40.5% poorer in retirement.

When Rebecca Perry was growing up, she competed nationally and internationally as a trampolinist. 聽She went on to become a published poet and has now ventured into non-fiction with a beautifully written 聽memoir, On Trampolining. 聽She joins Nuala in the studio.

A new report by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has highlighted a gender pension gap between what men and women are living on in retirement. The estimate it鈥檚 currently running at 40.5%, which is more than double the current gender pay gap. Nuala McGovern talks to Nikki Pound from the TUC and financial expert Sarah Pennells Consumer finance specialist at Royal London - pensions insurance provider about the issues facing women and possible solutions.

A new Channel 4 documentary out today, A Paedophile In The Family, looks at the life of Emily Victoria and how she carried the weight of being sexually abused by her father throughout her childhood. Following the release of her father from prison, she decided to reach out to those who knew her - teachers, family friends and her mother - to try and understand how the abuse she experienced from the age of two to eighteen remained hidden for so long. Emily joins Nuala in the studio.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern
Producer: Lucinda Montefiore

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  • Wed 31 May 2023 10:00

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