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Kelly Hoppen; Jackie Ashley; Women in Iran

Kelly Hoppen on joining Dragon's Den. Jackie Ashley on caring for her husband Andrew Marr after his stroke. What a new president means for women in Iran. Wives of gay men.

Kelly Hoppen on joining Dragon's Den. Jackie Ashley talks about caring for her husband Andrew Marr after his stroke, and the need for caring leave to be more commonly available. What a new president means for women in Iran. We discuss the appointment of President Hassan Rouhani with Dr Ziba Mir-Hosseini who specialises in Islamic family law and Iranian studies at SOAS and Sussan Tahmasebi, Iranian women's rights and civil society activist. And wives of gay men: we discuss the impact on the marriage and family when a husband comes out.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • Jackie Ashley

    The political columnist discusses caring for her husband Andrew Marr following his stroke

    Duration: 09:13

  • The New Iranian President and Women's Rights

    What impact will President Hassan Rouhani have on women's rights in Iran?

    Duration: 09:57

  • Wives of Gay Men

    What happens when a woman discovers that her husband is gay?

    Duration: 09:44

  • Inner Bird Artist Workshops on Wallasea Island

    Judi Herman joins a workshop run by resident artist for the RSPB Caroline Smith

    Duration: 04:32

  • Kelly Hoppen MBE

    The interior designer on what it takes to succeed in the Dragons' Den and in business

    Duration: 08:12

Jackie Ashley

Columnist and political interviewer Jackie Ashley has returned to work after caring for her husband Andrew Marr when he suffered a stroke earlier this year. With a growing number of unpaid carers in the UK, the majority of them women, Jackie will be discussing the impact of a caring role on a woman鈥檚 career and why a form of 鈥渃arers leave鈥 might be needed in the world of employment.

New Iranian president and women鈥檚 rights

In his inauguration speech on Sunday, the new Iranian president Hassan Rouhani听sparked hope for civilians by promising to advance women鈥檚 rights听and reduce government interference in everyday life. How far will he be able to keep his promises, whilst not alienating the conservative factions, and what are the challenges he will face?

Kelly Hoppen

The new series of , where budding entrepreneurs get three minutes to pitch their business ideas to five multi- millionaires, starts this week on 成人快手 Two. And the show has a new dragon, MBE. We speak to the award winning interior designer about joining the panel of dragons, 听what it takes to succeed in the Den and in business, and how she herself became an entrepreneur at the age of 16.

Discovering your husband is Gay

The Woman鈥檚 Hour drama next week (12-16th August) is called How To Have A Perfect Marriage听and explores the reaction of a woman who after many years of marriage discovers that her husband is gay. It is semi-autobiographical and听written by Nicholas McInerny. He tells Jenni why he wrote the drama from the wife鈥檚 perspective and about his own experience of telling his wife and family.听And Jenni also hears from Sue about the effect on her when her husband of 22 years told her that he was gay.

鈥業nner bird鈥 artist workshops on Wallasea Island

Wallasea Island on Essex鈥檚 east coast is the beautiful but desolate site of a huge conservation scheme, where the RSPB, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, has one of its landmark wild coastline projects. Performance artist is the Artist in Residence for, but her artwork is not something you can look at, a painting or a sculpture. Caroline鈥檚 artwork is live and ongoing with workshops and performances all about at finding your 鈥渋nner bird鈥. Judi Herman joined a workshop on the windswept island.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest Jackie Ashley
Interviewed Guest Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Interviewed Guest Sussan Tahmasebi
Interviewed Guest Nicholas McInerny
Interviewed Guest Kelly Hoppen
Producer Caroline Donne

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  • Thu 8 Aug 2013 10:00

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