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19/06/2012

Biba designer Barbara Hulanicki. How far have women's rights progressed in Egypt under the new regime? And why can't women use the word 'vagina' in US politics?

Barbara Hulanicki the designer behind the swinging sixties fashion brand Biba, talks about the importance of design. How far have women's rights progressed in Egypt under the new regime? Have they improved, or been eroded since the revolution. Can a "toxic culture" explain why so many women leave the corporate world ? And after Lisa Brown, a US Democratic representative in Michigan, was recently thrown out of a local government debate on abortion for referring to her vagina we ask; why can't women use the word "vagina" in US politics? Did Michigan politicians react to the word itself or the increasingly polarised debate on abortion?

Presenter Jane Garvey.
Producer Martha Owen.

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Tue 19 Jun 2012 10:00
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  • Women鈥檚 Rights In Egypt

    To discuss women鈥檚 rights in Egypt, Jane Garvey speaks to the 91热爆鈥檚 Yolande Knell and the US-Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy in Cairo, and to the journalist Nabila Ramdani in London.

    Duration: 14:16

  • Barbara Hulanicki

    Jane speaks to Barbara Hulanicki - the designer behind the swinging sixties fashion brand Biba, now designing affordable high street fashion.

    Duration: 08:14

  • Women in Business - Toxic Culture

    Jane is joined by former International Sales Director Sonya Morton Firth, Wendy Kerr, Business Coach of Corporate Crossovers, and Tabi Haller-Jorden, Managing Director of Catalyst Europe.

    Duration: 09:52

  • 鈥榁补驳颈苍补鈥�

    To discuss the use of the word 鈥榲agina鈥� in US politics and the debate on abortion, Jane talks to journalist Hadley Freeman, and to Felicity Spector, who writes about US affairs for Channel 4 News.

    Duration: 09:24

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  • Tue 19 Jun 2012 10:00
    91热爆 Radio 4

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