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Woman or lady? Bidisha and Rachel Johnson discuss; Saira Shah; Joanna Adams

Getting more girls playing netball; Rachel Johnson and Bidisha discuss being a 'lady' in the 21st century; Saira Shah on her novel The Mouse-Proof Kitchen; Meditation in schools.

Joanna Adams from England Netball talks about getting girls playing more sport. Should we call women "ladies"? Rachel Johnson and Bidisha debate. Saira Shah's novel The Mouse-Proof Kitchen draws on her experiences of bringing up a disabled child. Can meditation in schools help stressed teenagers cope better with exams?

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Tue 26 Mar 2013 10:00
麻豆社 Radio 4

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  • The term Lady - A compliment or not?

    Rachel Johnson, Bidisha and Sara Sheridan discuss the word

    Duration: 12:39

  • Getting the young to persevere with netball

    With Joanna Adams, Head of Marketing at Netball England

    Duration: 06:37

  • Meditation in schools

    Featuring St James School London and Educational Counsultant Gill Hines

    Duration: 10:25

  • Martha Lane Fox - Youngest Female Peer

    Speaking on Woman's Hour in 2006

    Duration: 03:31

  • Saira Shah

    On her novel Mouseproof Kitchen

    Duration: 08:18

Persuading the young to persevere with Netball

Almost every woman has played netball at some time in her life 鈥� and it continues to remain a popular sport - with around 160,000 women playing the game every week. 听But it鈥檚 difficult persuading teenage girls to persevere with sport. Joanna Adams, Head of Marketing, Commercial & Events at 听 joins Jane to talk about some new ways of getting girls engaged with the sport.

How to be a Lady

How to be a Lady

What is the origin of the term lady?听 Are you born a lady, or can you learn to be a lady? How has being 鈥渓adylike,鈥� changed over the years? 听 Rachel Johnson, former editor of The Lady magazine investigates 鈥淗ow to be a Lady,鈥� for a programme on 麻豆社4. Bidisha and Sara Sheridan provide a feminist and historical perspective.

How to be a Lady: An Elegant History is broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 at 9pm.

Saira Shah

Saira Shah

Saira Shah is an award-winning writer, war reporter and documentary film maker whose work includes the film 鈥淏eneath the Veil鈥� and 鈥淒eath in Gaza鈥�.听听 Her latest work is a novel, in which a couple learn their daughter Freya has been born with profound mental and physical disabilities.听 听Saira joins Jane to discuss the story about family, love and life in a decrepit mouse-infested farmhouse in rural France - a story inspired by her own experience.

The Mouseproof Kitchen, published 4 April, 2013, by Harvill Secker

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Meditation in schools

Some school children face a听tough time of hard work, long hours and immense stress听preparing for exams听while others don鈥檛 seem to feel the pressure at all.听 Pupils at St James Senior Girls School use meditation to cope with their exams.听 The practice is central to the school鈥檚 ethos and pupils meditate at the morning assembly.听 Milena, Roshni and Florence say how it helps them focus their minds and Jane is joined by education consultant Gill Hines.

Martha Lane Fox: Youngest female peer

听Martha Lane Fox, featured in the Woman's Hour Power List听will be introduced to the House of Lords today as the youngest female peer. The forty year old co-founder of travel website lastminute.com, who is also David Cameron's "digital champion", will sit on thecrossbenches as a non-political member. Back in 2006 she told Jenni about setting up her business, aged 25

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    麻豆社 Radio 4

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