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What's wrong with being 'girly'?; The reality of part-time work on low pay; Zoe Williams on modern parenting

What's wrong with being 'girly'? Plus life in low paid part-time work, Zoe Williams on the madness of modern parenting, and Judi Dench's 80th birthday celebrations.

What are the realities of part-time working at low pay? Can you still get promoted when you're part time? Jane Garvey is joined by Senior Equality Policy Officer with the TUC, Sally Brett and the Executive Director of Adnams, Karen Hester to find out what is it really like on flexible hours. Dame Judi Dench turns 80 today; we celebrate with a Woman's Hour Archive interview from 1967. Chef Margarita Arronte cooks the perfect enchiladas. Zoe William's discusses her new book "The Madness of Modern Parenting", which explores why today's parents make such an almighty fuss about everything from breastfeeding to education, and we ask what's wrong with our daughters wanting to be 'girly'?

Producer: Laura Northedge.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • The Reality of Life as a Low Paid, Part-Time Worker

    Duration: 12:09

  • Dame Judi Dench

    Duration: 05:22

  • The Madness of Modern Parenting

    Duration: 08:04

  • What's Wrong With Being Girly?

    Duration: 05:02

  • Cook the Perfect … Enchiladas

    Duration: 08:18

The Reality of Life as a Low Paid, Part-Time Worker

We look at the realities of working part-time work on low pay: can you still get promoted when you’re part time? How do you remain productive without ending up working more than your contracted hours?  Jane Garvey is joined by Senior Equality Policy Officer with the , Sally Brett and the Executive Director of , Karen Hester to find out what is it really like to be a part-time, low paid worker.  

Dame Judi Dench

We celebrate Dame Judi Dench's 80th birthday with an interview from our archive collection.  

The Madness of Modern Parenting

Zoe Williams has just brought out a polemic entitled, The Madness of Modern Parenting. Parents, she argues have managed perfectly well for centuries, so why do today’s mothers and fathers make such an almighty fuss about everything? Zoe touches on all the controversial parenting hotspots from advice in pregnancy about and , breastfeeding, staying at home or working, and how to school your offspring. She joins Jane in the studio.

Cook the Perfect … Enchiladas

In recent years there has been a massive surge in interest in Mexican food, with Mexican street food restaurants popping up all over the country. But there is far more to this sophisticated cuisine than tacos and burritos. Mexico’s rich culinary history dates back 9000 years, to the Aztec and Mayan Indians, and the legacy of racial integration as well as its varied climate means that there is huge regional diversity. Chef and restaurateur  Margarita Carrillo Arronte is a global ambassador for Mexican cuisine and the author of  Mexico: The Cookbook, which is the result of 30 years of researching and cooking Mexican food. She joins Jane Garvey to talk about her campaign to get Mexican cuisine recognised as a UNESCO cultural property, and she

What's Wrong With Being Girly?

What’s wrong with being girly and liking pink?  has been a hugely successful and important campaign, but is the title a little problematic? As new generations of girls grow up are we sending them the wrong message? Zoe Beaty joins Jane to talk discuss the issue. 

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest Sally Brett
Interviewed Guest Karen Hester
Interviewed Guest Judi Dench
Interviewed Guest Margarita Arronte
Interviewed Guest Zoe Williams
Producer Laura Northedge

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  • Tue 9 Dec 2014 10:00

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