Woman's Hour

Sally Phillips, Nusrat Ghani MP and vice-chair of The 1922 committee, Women's football, Anti-depressants, Soul singer PP Arnold


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The actor Sally Phillips on her latest film on Sky Cinema 'How to Please a Woman. Set in Western Australia, Sally plays fifty-something Gina who, having just lost her job, feels invisible and stuck in a sexless marriage, and sets up an all-male house cleaning service that also offers sexual services. Photo © SUCH FEISTY DAMES PTY LTD

As Boris Johnson prepares to step down we hear from Nusrat Ghani the Conservative MP for Wealden and vice-chair of The 1922 committee that represents backbench conservative MPs. The members of the 1922 Committee wield a lot of power in the Conservative Party and runs the selection process for new leaders.

Charlotte Carew Pole the Director of Women2Win, an organisation which aims to increase the number of Conservative women in Parliament.

The rise in women being prescribed anti depressants. Dr Nighat Arif a GP who specialises in women's health explains.

The American soul singer PP Arnold found fame in the 1960s as an Ikette with the Ike and Tina Turner Revue . Her autobiography is called Soul Survivor,

As the Women's Euros get under way, veteran players share their stories.

Presenter: Anita Rani

Producer: Dianne McGregor

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