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'Pimps and Hoes' and 'Slappers and Rappers' are typical themes for parties that have been staples of university freshers' weeks. But this year many student unions have been running 鈥渟tamp out sexism campaigns鈥�. How misogynist is campus culture and what can be done to improve the situation? We speak to Kelley Temple the NUS Women鈥檚 Officer and to Megan Clark about her experiences as a student at Nottingham.

What do we say to women who want children but are unable to have them?聽'Never mind, at least you can still have a lie in', or 'There鈥檚 still time, I had a friend who had her first baby at 53.'聽Jody Day is childless by circumstance and聽she found these comments聽thoughtless and upsetting. She was unable to find anyone she could share her feelings with and so聽she started to blog about it.聽Women from across the world contacted her to share their experiences, not only of the grief of childlessness, but also the lack of empathy from the people around them.聽Jody retrained as a psychotherapist and now runs a support group, , and has written a book 鈥楻ocking the Life Unexpected鈥�.

The Love Object: Selected Stories is thge latest publication from Edna O'Brien which spans 50 years of her writing life. Since her first, famous novel, The Country Girls, she has published 30 more books - mostly fiction, but also plays, biographies and a memoir, and received many prestigious awards. In this new collection there are several stories set in the Ireland of her childhood, but there are many other themes and settings too.

This Autumn, sensible, flat shoes and boots are making a come-back in fashion.聽Biker boots, Dr Martens and Chelsea Boots are dominating the shelves of our favourite high street shops. Fashion historian Amber Butchart and Alice Revel, editor of the online fashion, life style and current affairs magazine offer advice about the best footwear to buy this season.

Today, to mark the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness month, a landmark new research report has announced that with the right investment, 185 000 lives could be saved by 2030, and the disease could be eradicated in 40 years. The research report, by the charity Breast Cancer Campaign, has identified ten gaps in breast cancer research. And they say if these gaps can be addressed, and overcome with greater focus and investment, then all these lives could be saved. Baroness Delyth Morgan, Chief Executive of Breast Cancer Campaign, joins Jane to talk through the findings, and to explain what this means for future breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.