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How much sex are Britons really having? Less than they used to, according to the latest major survey of sexual behaviour.聽 David Spiegelhalter, author of Sex by Numbers and Professor of Statistics at Cambridge University, analyses the new data and explains what we are all doing, how often, and how it has changed.聽

Excessive monitoring, denied pay progression and feeling undervalued are sentiments that older female teachers have portrayed, according to the latest survey carried out by the Teacher鈥檚 Union (NASUWT). They say that discrimination towards this age group is on the increase and as a consequence, a significant percentage 鈥� 78% - admitted that they鈥檝e 鈥渟eriously considered leaving their job in the last 12 months鈥�. 聽The survey conducted in February and March, attracted over 550 responses from despondent female teachers aged over 50. A massive 75% said that they would not recommend teaching as a career, which reflects their attitudes towards the profession in its current state. Jenni talks to the union鈥檚 General Secretary, Chris Keates about why prejudice against this particular age group appears to be forcing older women out of the profession.聽

The history of the world is usually told through the invention of weapons or industrial machines. But food journalist Bee Wilson argues that the history of how we prepare the food we eat is far more revealing. From the birth of the fork in Italy 鈥� perfect for pasta 鈥� to the reasons Americans - and no one else - use cups to bake, 鈥楥onsider the Fork鈥� is a history of the art of cooking through the implements we use to prepare our food. Bee invited Catherine Carr to her house, where they started with the humble wooden spoon.

A recent report from a cross-party group of MPs called for an end to the detention of pregnant women, a recommendation made previously by over 300 organisations, including the Royal College of Midwives and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Jenni speaks to the charity Medical Justice who say they have evidence that some pregnant women in detention are receiving sub-standard medical care, putting the life of both mother and child at risk.聽

In August 1920 Mamie Smith recorded the song Crazy Blues and it聽 went on to sell a million copies in one year alone. She was a pioneer in many respects paving the way for the perhaps more famous women blues singers who followed her. Judi Herman spoke to Buzzy Jackson, author of 鈥楢 Bad Woman feeling Good - Blues and the Women who sing them鈥� 鈥� and to Adam Gussow, Associate Professor of English and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi as well as to Gill and Gary Atkinson, the couple who run Document Records which has collected her work.

Bringing up a family inside a refugee camp has many challenges such as threats to personal safety, lack of basic resources and the monotony of day to day life. However for some entrepreneurial Syrian women, setting up their own 聽small businesses has helped them to look forward to better futures for them and their families.聽A new project, led by , has seen 20 聽Syrian widows 聽being taught business 聽skills and given psycho-social counselling. Mandana Hendessi聽 has seen the life changing effects of this from her recent visit to the 聽Kawergosk Camp where the women are based.