Cush Jumbo, Predatory marriage, Equality in 2021, Tall women and dating, Sexual assault, consent and 'grey areas'
Podcast |
Woman's Hour
Publisher |
BBC
Media Type |
audio
Publication Date |
Oct 16, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:44:38

Cush Jumbo, star of The Good Wife and The Good Fight on her latest role playing Hamlet.

Predatory marriage involves a vulnerable adult being led into a marriage, which financially benefits their new spouse. We hear from Daphne Franks, who believes that her mother was a victim of a predatory marriage.

Your responses to our poll on equality in 2021.

What's it like for tall women when it comes to dating? Comedian Andrea Hubert, and Sarah Ivens, author of Get Real discuss.

In her new book Rough, Rachel Thompson looks at how violence has found its way into the bedroom. A study released this summer set out to gauge the extent of violence against women. One shocking finding revealed that half of respondents had "woken up to their male partner having sex with them or performing sex acts on them whilst they are asleep." Rachel Thompson and Dr Jessica Taylor, co author: Understanding the Scale of Violence Committed Against Women in the UK Since Birth.

Presenter: Jessica Creighton Producer: Dianne McGregor

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