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The Lib Dems have said they will not be taking disciplinary action against Lord Rennard over sexual harassment claims. A number of female party activists had made allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour against the party Chief Executive, but an internal independent inquiry which looked into those allegations concluded that although the evidence against the peer was "broadly credible" there was less than a 50 per cent chance that the charges could be proved. Lord Rennard has been asked to apologise to the women and has said he wanted to "resume his roles" in the party. So has this damaged the party鈥檚 image with women activists and voters? Isobel Hardman, Telegraph columnist and Assistant Editor of The Spectator joins Jane to discuss.

Instruments such as forceps or the ventouse are used in approximately one in ten births in the UK, and about one in four births is by Caesarean section.聽Each of these methods has potential downsides, but how does a woman weigh up her choices and decide what is best for her? Is every mother-to-be given the right information at the right time to enable her to make the best decision for her and her baby? Jane talks to Pauline Hull, co-author of Choosing Caesarean: A Natural Birth Plan, and聽caesarean choice campaigner and Daghni Rajasingham spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

"Fasten your seatbelts, it鈥檚 going to be a bumpy night." She was the queen of Hollywood and the acerbic quote, she took on the sexism of the system in the golden age of Hollywood, and had, 鈥渟he did it the hard way,鈥� engraved on her tomb.聽Today we have a classic archive interview from the - , recorded with Woman's Hour presenter Sue McGregor when the actress was 71. And the film critic Karen Krizanovitch also聽talks to Jane Garvey about Bette鈥檚 life and legacy.聽As Bette once said,聽"if you want a thing well done, get a couple of old broads to do it".

Sajda Mughal was a recruitment worker in the city in London in July 2005 when she boarded the same southbound train from Kings Cross as one of the 7/7 bombers. 27 people on her train were killed, including the attacker himself. As the only known muslim survivor of the bombings, Sajda was deeply affected when she discovered the attacks were carried out by Islamic extremists, and questioned what must have motivated those men to carry out such atrocities. Now as the Director of , which aims to empower disadvantaged women, Sajda is working with isolated mothers from the muslim community to educate them about the dangers of being radicalised online.

When Carrie Bradshaw got it all waxed off in a Sex and the City episode in 2000, the Brazilian wax went global. But there are now indications that waxing is on the wane. From Caitlin Moran to Cameron Diaz, women are making the case for going au natural. So why the turnaround? Will razors and wax strips ever be consigned to the dustbins of history? And does it matter if they鈥檙e not? Jane Garvey talks to journalist Rosamund Urwin, and to beauty salon owner Georgiana Amador.