The Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and actress LeAnn Rimes joins us in the studio. Her unforgettable ballad "How Do I Live" holds the record as Billboard\u2019s Hot 100 all-time #1 hit by a female artist. She talks about the inspiration her latest album, God\u2019s Work.
A woman who served in the Royal Navy for 20 years speaks for the first time about how she was raped and sexually assaulted during her career. The woman who we are calling Catherine says that when a senior colleague discovered she was pregnant, they suggested that an appointment be made for her to have an abortion.
The Conservative MP Sarah Atherton serves on the Defence Select Committee, and led an inquiry last year into the experiences of women in the armed forces, which heard from 4200 women, including some 9% of women currently serving in the armed forces. The Atherton report found that 64% of female veterans and 58% of currently-serving women reported experiencing bullying, harassment or discrimination during their careers. She gives her response to Catherine\u2019s story.
Lotte Wubben-Moy has become the latest women\u2019s football player to say she won\u2019t be watching the World Cup in Qatar, because of where it\u2019s being held and their stance on homosexuality and equal rights. Suzy Wrack from the Guardian tells us why women speaking out about this is so significant.
Althea McNish was the first Caribbean designer to achieve international recognition and is one of the UK\u2019s most influential textile designers. There\u2019s currently a major retrospective of her, Althea McNish: Colour is Mine at the Whitworth in Manchester. Rose Sinclair, Lecturer in Design Education at Goldsmiths, University of London, co-curated the exhibition.
Presenter: Anita Rani\nProducer: Lucy Wai\nEditor: Louise Corley