The Women's Podcast

Jennifer Willis shot to fame as one of The Willis Clan when they appeared on America’s Got Talent and a subsequent reality TV show about the 12 siblings and their parents. While it may have looked like the perfect all-singing, all-dancing life, the world as Jennifer and her siblings knew it imploded with the arrest of their father Toby Willis on four counts of child rape. Jennifer was in Dublin for the Festival of Politics - which begins today, Thursday 15th November – and spoke to Róisín about surviving sexual abuse.Later, Aoife O’Toole, Jennifer O’Meara, and film director Mia Mallarkey, talk to Jennifer Ryan about the Dublin Feminist Film Festival, which begins next Tuesday, 20th November. https://www.dublinfeministfilmfestival.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ambitious women are scary, right? Female leaders must do everything they can to avoid being perceived as pushy, aggressive, or competent. Comedian, blogger and vlogger Sarah Cooper's new book, How to be Successful without Hurting Men's Feelings, is a tongue-in-cheek guide for women to get ahead in the workplace. She talks to Róisín Ingle about the experiences that informed the book, people taking the title at face value and tips on how to make everyone know how hard you're working. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The “Out of Silence” report published by the National Women's Council this week documents for the very first time the specific mental health needs of women and girls in Ireland. It is based on interviews with 100 female patients at St Patrick’s University Hospital in Dublin and has made some stark findings, including that Ireland has the highest suicide rate for female children in the EU. Orla O'Connor of the NWCI and Louise O'Leary, advocacy manager at St Patrick’s Mental Health Services, speak to Jennifer Ryan about the report.Later, we bring you Róisín's interview with Marian Keyes at the Safe World Summit hosted by Safe Ireland recently, where they spoke about Marian's book This Charming Man and the issues around domestic violence that it confronts.Domestic Violence Helpline: 1800 341 900Dublin Rape Crisis Centre: 1800 778888 sexual violence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's podcast we bring you a talk by Luke and Ryan Hart, who say people must be braver about confronting domestic abuse when they see it.The brothers, whose father murdered their mother and sister, were addressing the Safe World Summit organised by SafeIreland at Dublin’s Mansion House recently, an event that grapples with the realities of domestic and gender violence, its manifestations and society’s response.Also from that conference: Suzanne Connolly, who was sexually abused by her adoptive father John Rossi, speaks about how victims of sexual crimes are treated by the criminal justice system and society in general. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we bring you a talk by Egyptian feminist activist Mona Eltahawy who spoke recently in Dublin at the International Safe World Summit on gender equality and gender based violence. New York-based Eltahawy is a Egyptian-American journalist and social commentator, writing about women's rights, Egypt and the Islamic world.Her permanent credo is 'Fuck The Patriarchy' and you’ll hear her speak powerfully about her activism and about standing up against sexism and discrimination. The author of Headscarves and Hymens, she revealed her next book will be called Make The Patriarchy Fear You. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Susan Wood is an American photographer most notable for her work on location of the 1969 film Easy Rider – starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper. In a career spanning more than 50 years, she has photographed John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Andy Warhol, John Wayne, Betty Friedan and hundreds more. Her latest book puts Ireland into focus, a country she has strong connections to (she married two Irish men… at different times). She was in Dublin to launch the book recently and spoke to our co-producer Jennifer Ryan about the photographs in the book, her love of Ireland and she also shared some stories from her incredible career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In her latest book, Eve Was Shamed, British barrister Baroness Helena Kennedy QC forensically examines the pressing new evidence that women are still being discriminated against throughout the legal system. The law holds up a mirror to society and it is failing women, she says, and the #MeToo campaign has been in part a reaction to those failures. So what comes next? She talks to Róisín Ingle.Later: 'Deeds Not Words', is a conference at the National Museum in Dublin on Saturday November 3rd looking at a century of change since some Irish women got the vote in 1918. Irish Times journalist Bernice Harrison, is delivering a fascinating speech at it about the design of the first uniforms for women in the Irish Army. She joins Dr Tina Kinsella, who is chairing a panel on women’s bodies, to explain what it’s all about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From a very young age Rebecca Bourke knew that she wanted to be in the film industry in some capacity. Her dad convinced her to give college a go as a backup plan, but stints working in Windmill Lane Studios and on the Late Late Show as a runner only served to affirm what she already knew - she was in the right place. Fast forward to 2018 and she is the founder and executive producer at Assembly, a production company based in Dublin, which is a one-stop shop for directors, photographers, illustrators and composers. She talks to Róisín about her work, why she is passionate about projects that make a difference to the world, working with Conor McGregor, her Oscar winning childhood friend and collaborator Benjamin Cleary and their IFTA winning project Wave, which had its world premiere at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York.Wave trailer: https://vimeo.com/214217381 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Róisín talks to Women's Aid director Margaret Martin about domestic violence sentencing and how it affects victims. The conversation comes in the wake of a case this week of a man who hit his wife twice across the head after dragging her upstairs and removing her jeans by force. The man, who pleaded guilty, walked free from court after being given a suspended sentence.Read the details here: https://goo.gl/TCQfoZ Later, Jennifer speaks to Jacqueline Mahon of the the UNFPA about The Power of Choice report on global fertility rates and reproductive freedom. It said that 11 per cent of women in Ireland were still facing an “unmet need” for contraception and that no country in the world can claim that all of its citizens enjoy reproductive rights at all times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Self-taught makeup artist Violette talks to Róisín Ingle at the BT Style Summit about her career, which led her to become Global Beauty Director of Estée Lauder. Later in the show, Niamh Maher, presenter of the Girls With Goals podcast, talks to Jennifer Ryan about the Her.ie/Ella One survey of contraception and sex habits of Irish 18-24 years olds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.