Supreme Court definition of a woman, Disabled children and social care support, Parental infidelity

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The UK Supreme Court rules that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. BBC correspondent Catriona Renton joins Nuala to discuss the ramifications of the ruling.

Parents of disabled children are being forced to spend thousands of pounds of their own money to plug funding gaps in the health and social care system, according to new research by the disability charity Sense. Nearly half of mums polled have had to give up work as they don't get enough support to care for their child, and many families are turning to loans, credit cards and even crowdfunding to plug the gaps. Nuala is joined by Harriet Edwards, Head of Policy at Sense, and mum-of-three Kimberley Hind.

The Irish writer Edna O'Brien died last year at the age of 93. The last person to be granted an interview with her was the documentary director Sinéad O’Shea. Her new film Blue Road weaves those final interviews with archive and readings from Edna’s own diaries to tell the story of her extraordinary life.

How does parental infidelity impact children, even years later when they become adults? Juliet Rosenfeld, a psychoanalyst and author of Affairs, and Tanith Carey, parenting expert and author of What's My Tween Thinking, join Nuala to discuss.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Dianne McGregor

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0:46.9	Hello, this is Neula McGovern, and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast.
0:51.4	Good morning and welcome. Well, as you might have been hearing in the news bulletin there,
0:55.0	the Supreme Court in London is issuing a ruling right now, clarifying the legal definition of the word woman. This is a complex case that comes after a long
1:01.0	running battle between the Scottish government and a woman's group. And the outcome could have
1:05.5	far-reaching implications on how sex-based rights apply across Scotland, England and Wales.
1:11.5	We will speak to our correspondent about the verdict as it comes in this hour.
1:16.8	Also, I have a question for those of you whose parents had an affair.
1:21.6	How did that parental infidelity impact you, if in fact it did?
1:26.3	Whether you found out about this affair as a child or as an adult,
1:29.5	I'd like to hear from you. And also, how do you feel about it now? Does, or did it affect you in any way?
1:36.4	I do appreciate this as a sensitive topic, so of course anonymity is fine. You can text the program,
1:42.3	that number 84844 on social media. We're at BBC Women's Hour,
1:46.5	or you can email us through our website. You can also send a WhatsApp message or a voice note.
1:51.9	For that number, it's 0300-100-400-444. I'll be speaking to two guests who have thought deeply about this,
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