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Woman’s Hour Tuesday

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Angryresister · 28/09/2020 11:07

Apparently they will be discussing the GRA not changes.

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AbsintheFriends · 28/09/2020 21:04

I'm sure WH's official fingers-in-ears position on this issue must be a major factor in both Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey deciding to leave. There MUST have been heated discussion behind the scenes, surely?

Here's hoping that, with the tide on the turn, they finally find their fucking backbone. I want to say 'better late than never' but actually, I'm not sure if that applies here. They have let women down.

PigeonToe · 28/09/2020 21:03

From Twitter, it looks like Shon Faye was asked to go on too and, er, politely declined. Wonder who else they'll have got to argue the other side...

McDuffy · 28/09/2020 20:54

Ooh interesting! Hope it's Dr Nic! She's ace.

TheBitterBoy · 28/09/2020 20:26

Fairplay for Women have just tweeted they are appearing, which is good.

Manderleyagain · 28/09/2020 18:07

I thought their series on the issue was pretty good once they actually did it - I know it was annoying that some guests only did it if they could be recorded separately because they felt unsafe (!) but JG's interviewing was fair I felt. The main problem was waiting until the last day of the consultation to even mention it.

crumpet · 28/09/2020 17:07

It was so good to see Jenni Murray come out in support of the JKR letter

JellyFishSquish · 28/09/2020 17:02

WH's silence over the consultation period really pissed me off

It's Women's Hour fer cryin out loud!!

FUTeams · 28/09/2020 16:46

Doesn't Jenni Murray finish this week? I wonder if she'll be presenting. I'll try not to get my hopes up.

JoodyBlue · 28/09/2020 15:01

Totally agree about Woman's Hour - meh!

HollowTalk · 28/09/2020 14:38

@BabyItsAWildWorld

Yeah great...but where were you women's hour when grassroots women's organisations were trying to challenge the changes??

Barely covered then.

I agree - I felt very let down by WH then. They silenced Jenni Murray and then Jane Garvey had that interview with that idiot who wouldn't be in the same room as someone who disagreed with them, and apart from that they've said nothing as far as I'm aware.
StandUpStraight · 28/09/2020 14:33

Meh, Women’s Hour. They have a lot of work to do to convince me that they are in any way relevant to actual women, after their total failure to apply any journalistic integrity in their discussion of trans “rights”. I’ll tune in again when they stop letting the trans guests have their own private interview away from those scary women guests who want to debate the issues.

happydappy2 · 28/09/2020 14:16

Hmmm, perhaps they'll have a trans woman on, a Mother of a trans girl and a perhaps a male in support of changes.....so no counter argument from someone who will speak up FOR WOMEN.

BabyItsAWildWorld · 28/09/2020 14:00

Yeah great...but where were you women's hour when grassroots women's organisations were trying to challenge the changes??

Barely covered then.

Destinysdaughter · 28/09/2020 13:24

Finally!

Kit19 · 28/09/2020 13:16

do we know who they've got on to discuss it yet?

ThinEndOfTheWedge · 28/09/2020 11:10

I want to make a very mean comment about a certain person crying - as it’s the womanly thing to do- but I won’t.