The Women's Podcast

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.

Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies) is a collection of writing from extraordinary women - from Hollywood actresses, to teenage activists - each telling the story of their personal relationship with feminism. The collection is edited by journalist and activist Scarlett Curtis and features contributions from Irish actors Evanna Lynch and Saoirse Ronan. On today's show, Scarlett talks to Róisín Ingle about the book, about the controversial dismantling of a display promoting it in Topshop London and some of her favourite contributions - including one by Kiera Knightly describing childbirth in all its gorey details. She also talks about her superstar parents - Richard Curtis and Emma Freud - and her friendship with Saoirse Ronan.Also on the podcast, Evanna Lynch is on the line from Los Angeles to talk about her essay in Feminists Don't Wear Pink, before running out the door to rehearsals for Dancing With The Stars! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ailbhe Griffith was 21 years old when she was subjected to a violent sexual assault by a man on her way home from work in 2005. Her attacker was caught and sent to prison, but nine years later Ailbhe decided to meet the man who had left her seriously injured and psychologically scarred. That event is now the subject of a film in which Ailbhe plays herself. She talks to Róisín Ingle about The Meeting (directed by Alan Gilsenan), the sexual assault she was subjected to and why she felt coming face to face with her attacker was what she needed to help her to heal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feminism might not be something often associated with Maeve Binchy's writing, but looking back on her work now it's so obviously there. Ahead of the Echoes festival in her honour this weekend - in her hometown of Dalkey, Co Dublin - Róisín Ingle and Henrietta McKervey discuss the writer's 'quiet feminism'.Later, we bring you an interview Róisín did with the makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes at the Brown Thomas Style Summit last week. And if that sounds like your bag, stay tuned for details on how to be in with a chance of some tickets to upcoming events in the month-long series.Produced by Róisín Ingle and Jennifer Ryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Book Clubbers Irish Times journalists Bernice Harrison and Niamh Towey and septuagenarian book lover Ann Ingle discuss The Country Girls by Edna O’Brien. The book was published in 1960 and described as a “smear on Irish womanhood” because of the way it laid bare the lives of young women in 1950s Ireland. It was famously banned and burned by the parish priest in O’Brien’s home county of Clare. In this episode, hear what our Book Club thought about this iconic Irish novel.Produced by Róisín Ingle and Jennifer Ryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Roisin Ingle talks to Sarah Monaghan from the Abortion Rights Campaign about the 7th ARC March for Choice which is taking place at 2pm Saturday 29th of September in Dublin. Why are we still marching? Monaghan explains that as well as a celebration the march signifies the work still to be done in ensuring the legislation ensures as wide as possible access for girls, women and people who need abortion services. Also in this episode, Roisin meets Charlotte Tilbury the woman behind the internationally successful make-up brand. She talks about why cosmetics give women confidence and explains the “lipstick index”. Tilbury was speaking at the Brown Thomas Style Summit and listeners to the podcast can win tickets to similar events by emailing thewomenspodcast@irishtimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.