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Groping, Egypt's Lost Queens, Anna Karenina

Jenni Murray presents the female perspective, discussing groping in public places, Egypt's lost queens and a new translation of Anna Karenina.

Groping in public places. After a woman was punched in the face by a man she challenged for sexually assaulting her, Everyday Sexism's Laura Bates and columnist Rosamund Urwin discuss the problem of groping. And as celebrities are held at fault for intimate photos published online, is there a problem of victim-blaming when it comes to women's bodies?

Many female school leavers are left unemployed after following careers advice and struggling to get into low paid, oversubscribed jobs like hairdressing. Carole Easton, the Chief Executive of The Young Women's Trust, explains the problem and the damaging effect of gendered job advice.

Egypt's Lost Queens - how women could have ruled ancient Egypt. Professor Joann Fletcher explains how women and female gods lay at the very heart of its culture. Anna Karenina - Rosamund Bartlett has completed a new translation and discusses her take on this classic Russian novel. And office picnics - a look at the perhaps lost art of picnicking with colleagues.

Presenter: Jenni Murray
Producer: Emma Wallace.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • Calling Someone Out for Groping

    What should you do if you're manhandled in a public place?

    Duration: 09:49

  • Translating Anna Karenina

    What is it about Tolstoy's tale that has captivated readers around the world for years?

    Duration: 07:04

  • Young Women Out of Work

    Why are young women struggling to get into low paid jobs?

    Duration: 05:51

  • A Picnic with Colleagues

    How office picnics don't have to be a thing of the past.

    Duration: 08:03

  • Egypt's Lost Queens

    Why don't we know more about the queens of Egypt?

    Duration: 06:52

Calling Someone Out for Groping

Have you ever been groped? How did you, or how would you, respond? Last week a woman at Ìýin West London was left needing hospital treatment after she was physically attacked by a man she challenged for sexually assaulted her. So should you speak out, or are you in danger of making a bad situation worse? And with high-profile women like being told they are at fault after theirÌý intimate photos were stolen and published online, is there a wider issue of victim-blaming when it comes to women’s bodies? Jenni is joined by ÌýLaura Bates and columnist Rosamund Urwin.

Translating Anna Karenina

After completing a biography on Russian author Leo Tolstoy, Rosamund Bartlett felt the time was right to embark on a translation of his classic novel Anna Karenina.ÌýBut how have our expectations of what constitutes a good read changed since Anna Karenina was first published in 1878? How have both the Russian and English languages evolved?Ìý And what do modern readers make of Anna, the troubled heroine? Rosamund joins Jenni to discuss the challenges of taking on one of the world’s best loved novels.

A Picnic with Colleagues

Office picnics, like work outings, seem to be a thing of the past.ÌýNow, if colleagues do eat together it will be a snatched shared sandwich at their desk, or, at best a hastily salad in the nearest overcrowded park.ÌýBut it needn’t be like that. In the last of our series on picnics Catherine Carr went to meet the chefÌýAlex RushmerÌýas he prepared anÌýoffice picnic for the staff at Psychology Online.

Egypt's Lost Queens

In an upcoming Â鶹Éç 2 documentary, Egypt's Lost Queens, Professor Joann Fletcher explores important female figures ranging from Queen Hetapheres in the age of the pyramids, through to Nefertari - who has probably the most spectacular tomb of all in the Valley of the Queens. Arguing that women could rule ancient Egypt, Joann joins Jenni to discuss a culture that placed women and female gods at the very heart of its story.

Young Women Out of Work

Young women are struggling to get into low paid, oversubscribed jobs, such as hairdressers or nursery works, even though they had been guided by various careers advisors to train for the roles. Many end up unemployed and out of education.

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We talk to Chief Executive of The ÌýCarole Easton about the damaging affect this stereotyping job advice has on their future careers and the problems faced by young women out of work.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest Rosamund Urwin
Interviewed Guest Carole Easton
Interviewed Guest Rosamund Bartlett
Interviewed Guest Joann Fletcher
Producer Emma Wallace

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  • Wed 3 Sep 2014 10:00

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