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Toilets and gender equality, Domestic violence against men, Female squash player who competed as a boy

Is the position of women in society reflected in its toilets? Plus the female squash player who competed as a boy, domestic violence against men, and epilepsy in pregnancy.

Professor Clara Greed, a specialist in urban planning, on her belief that women's true position is society is reflected in its toilets and why inequality in their provision remains one of the last frontiers to be conquered.

The story of Maria Toorpakai, Pakistan's top female squash player, and why she competed as a boy until the age of 16.

After the conviction of Sharon Edwards for murdering her husband, we discuss domestic violence against men with Professor Marianne Hester, Chair in Gender and Violence at Bristol University and Mark Brooks, chair of trustees for the domestic violence charity Mankind.

Midwife Kim Morley, who specialises in supporting women with epilepsy through pregnancy, on her award as Royal College of Midwives 'mum's Midwife of the Year'.

Presenter: Jenni Murray
Producer: Anne Peacock.

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54 minutes

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Wed 9 Mar 2016 10:00
Â鶹Éç Radio 4

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Chapters

  • Domestic violence against men

    Marianne Hester and Mark Brooks discuss Sharon Edwards' murder conviction

    Duration: 09:14

  • Squash player Maria Toorpakai

    Maria Toorpakai is Pakinstan’s top player, but competed as a boy until the age of 16

    Duration: 10:24

  • Epilepsy and pregnancy

    Kim Morley and Louise Cousins talk about managing epilepsy in pregnancy

    Duration: 08:23

  • Women in one

    The women of Abergavenny talk about their lives

    Duration: 03:20

  • Toilets and gender equality

    Clara Greed on whether women's true position in society is reflected in its toilets

    Duration: 07:10

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Credits

Presenter Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest Clara Greed
Interviewed Guest Maria Toorpakai
Interviewed Guest Marianne Hester
Interviewed Guest Mark Brooks
Interviewed Guest Kim Morely
Producer Anne Peacock

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  • Wed 9 Mar 2016 10:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 4

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