Long Covid, Professor Jo Phoenix tribunal victory, Paying children for chores
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
Hundreds of doctors - led by campaign group Long Covid Doctors for Action - are planning to sue the NHS over claims that inadequate PPE provision has left them with Long Covid. Dr Nathalie MacDermott, joins Emma Barnett to discuss.
Do you pay your children to do the chores around the house? The journalist Helen Carroll faced an online backlash after revealing she pays her son 拢40 a month to load the dishwasher everyday. To navigate the thorny issue, Sue Atkins, Parenting Coach and Author of Parenting Made Easy joins Anita Rani to discuss.
In an exclusive interview, Emma speaks to the academic Professor Jo Phoenix who has won an unfair dismissal claim against the Open University after she was compared with 鈥渁 racist uncle at the Christmas table鈥 because of her gender-critical beliefs.
China is experiencing its biggest population drop in six decades. In an attempt to recover from the 鈥榦ne-child policy鈥 introduced in 1980, the government are now urging women to have more children. But a large amount of women in China are saying no 鈥 they don鈥檛 want children, or to get married. Ty Dr Ye Liu from King鈥檚 College London and Cindy Yu, host of the Spectator鈥檚 Chinese Whispers podcast, discuss.
Rapper Princess Superstar speaks to Emma about finally hitting the big time after a 30-year career in the music industry. Her song, Perfect, features on the soundtrack of the blockbuster film Saltburn.
Presenter: Anita Rani
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