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Mary McAleese, sexually abused women and smear tests, whining at work and big sisters

Celebrating, informing and entertaining women presented by Jenni Murray, with Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland, plus big sisters and people who whine at work.

The former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, has just written a book in which she criticises the hierarchy in the Catholic Church for not being open enough. She also talks about her reaction to the sexual abuse involving Irish clergy, gay marriage and her views on the ordination of women.

A clip on YouTube is proving a massive hit. It shows a younger brother being lectured by his big sister - she is just five if she's a day. How much sway does big sis really have?

And Hillary Clinton has raised eyebrows, for reportedly saying she can't stand people who "whine" at work. If you accept a high pressure job and the salary that goes with it, is it fair to say to career women 'If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen'?

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Chapters

  • Whining At Work

    Duration: 10:41

  • Mary McAleese

    Duration: 10:21

  • Big Sisters

    Duration: 10:52

  • Sexually Abused Women And Smear Tests

    Duration: 09:23

Mary McAleese

The former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, is known for her strong Catholic faith but also for not being frightened to voice her views on the Church. She has just published a new book “Quo Vadis?” in which she criticises the Church for not devolving power as much as it promised to, following the meeting of the bishops and the Pope at Vatican II fifty years ago. Mary believes that there should be more openess and discussion within the church to avoid mistakes again like the sexual abuse of young people by clergy, which was hidden away.

Quo Vadis?: Collegiality in the Code of Canon Law is published byColumba Press

ISBN-10: 1856077861

Whining at Work

Hillary Clinton has raised eyebrows for reportedly saying she‘can’t stand whining’ at workand related her comments to those who struggle to commit to the choices they’ve made about balancing work and family .Does she have a point – if a woman accepts a high flying career job and and the salary that goes with it,is it reasonable to tell her : ‘If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen’? Jenni asks Liz Dawes, a former lawyer who left a career inThe City of London after thirteenyears and Gillian Wilmot, CEO of Board Mentoring.

Big Sisters

A recent clip on Youtubehas attracted over 160,000 hits.It showstwo toddlers on a park bench. The younger brother is being roundly lectured by his big sister who is just five years old.She tellsher toddler brother he must ‘toughen up’ , not spit , not pick fights and avoid upsetting their parents. Having or being a big sister – how much does it change your life? Jenniexplores sisterlyhierarchy with author and journalist, Diana Appleyard and TV presenter and broadcaster Sarah Greene.

Sexually Abused Women and Smear Tests

New research claims that women who have been sexually abused in their youth are less likely to attend cervical cancer screenings. According to the National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme 78.6% of eligible women have had at least one smear test in the last five years. But researchers found only 77.5% of abused women had ever had one with less than half (48.5%) of them having been screened during the last five years.

Fear and anxiety as well as a lack of sensitivity by the healthcare worker administering the smear test were identified in the research - published in the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. Jenni is joined by Sarah Kelly, the National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC)’s training and development managerand Louise Cadman, Research Nurse Consultant at the Centre for Cancer Prevention, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London

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  • Fri 26 Oct 2012 10:00

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