Best Sam Howden Podcasts (2026)

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In conversation with Jo Bartosch and Rob Jessel, authors of Pornocracy 42:23

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Send us a text Claire Lonergan hosts this week’s guests, Jo Bartosch and Rob Jessel, co-authors of 'Pornocracy', a research rich expose of the neurological shifts caused by porn use, the normalisation of violent sexualised behaviour fed to our youth and the dystopian potential for A.I. to destroy the value of what it is to be human. Jo is a journal…

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In Conversation with Elaine Miller, the Fanny Physio 46:39

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Send us a text Elaine Miller is a pelvic health physiotherapist or as Elaine prefers, a 'fanny physio', who campaigns on women's health issues. Elaine frequently uses comedy as a public health tool, successfully connecting to target female audiences and highlighting serious conditions affecting female bodies that rarely receive the attention, and n…

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In conversation with Ash Regan, Scottish Inpedendent MSP 49:16

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Send us a text Hosted by Mary Howden of the Women’s Rights Network, this week’s special guest is Ash Regan, an Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament and fierce advocate for women’s rights. Ash’s Prostitution Bill seeks to criminalise the purchase of sex and provide support to help women exit prostitution. Ash describes prostitution as ”… a …

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In conversation with Jo Brew from WDI 40:35

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Send us a text A fascinating interview hosted by Claire Loneragan of the Women’s Rights Network with this week’s special guest, Jo Brew, a founding member of Women’s Declaration International (WDI), an international network of volunteer women dedicated to preserving female sex-based rights throughout the world. Jo takes us through her intriguing jo…

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In conversation with Graham Linehan 51:34

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Send us a text Cathy Larkman of the Women’s Rights Network is joined by Graham Linehan direct from the USA for a no holes barred discussion about the cowardice of an entertainment industry that’s refused to condemn the abuse of children and vulnerable young people in a captured UK. Graham talks frankly about the betrayal of advocate voices such as …

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In conversation with James Dreyfus 39:17

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Send us a text Join us for a thoughtful yet entertaining interview with the greatly loved James Dreyfus; internationally acclaimed star of stage & screen, ex-husband of Julie Bindel (artistic license applied) and keeper of the legendary Hobbes. James speaks candidly about the sharp contradiction between the reality of homosexuality and the parasiti…

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SAM WRIGHT, SENIOR COMMUNITY MIDWIFE 29:38

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Send us a text Sam Wright is a Senior Community Midwife and WRN Derbyshire & Staffordshire member. She is a powerful advocate for women as they go through their pregnancy and birthing journey. Sam begins with the history of midwives and takes us through the ages. She explains the meaning of the word "midwife" as being "with women" throughout their …

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SORCHA NIC LOCHLAINN at the WRN WOMEN'S FESTIVAL 35:02

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Send us a text 2025 saw WRN hold our first ever Women’s festival in Derby. Organised by local WRN members in Derbyshire and Staffordshire, it attracted a large audience from across the UK. The Festival theme was Celebrating Grassroots Activism and we welcomed speakers and guests from England, Ireland , Scotland and Wales to give presentations on th…

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MARY HOWDEN at the WRN WOMEN'S FESTIVAL 28:15

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Send us a text 2025 saw WRN hold our first ever Women’s festival in Derby. Organised by local WRN members in Derbyshire and Staffordshire, it attracted a large audience from across the UK. The Festival theme was Celebrating Grassroots Activism and we welcomed speakers and guests from England, Ireland , Scotland and Wales to give presentations on th…

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ANITA GERA explains what the Hague Abduction Convention means for families abroad 35:14

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Send us a text When a relationship breaks down and one parent relocates a child to another country without the ongoing consent of the other parent, the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention can be invoked. Anita Gera, co founder of Hague Explained joins the Women’s Rights Network to explain the key principles and little known pitfalls of the Convention t…

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JULIE BINDEL has an entertaining and forthright conversation with WRN 28:37

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Send us a text Julie Bindel joins WRN on Zoom to discuss defining lesbian culture. Julie is a feminist campaigner, writer, and investigative journalist. She is the host of The Lesbian Project podcast, with Kathleen Stock. She writes for Unherd, Observer, Sunday Times, The Critic, Spectator, Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Tortoise, Prospect, and more. S…

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AFGHAN WOMEN - Hear the Voices of the Silenced 18:19

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Send us a text The Women’s Rights Network Afghanistan group works to connect silenced women with volunteers in the UK to give them a voice - through mentoring, education and friendship. Since the Taliban retook control, women and girls have been forced to live under the most oppressive edicts. This summer a symbolic mass action in honour of them wa…

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PROFESSOR JO PHOENIX looks back on her tribunal win against the Open University 19:29

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Send us a text Jo Phoenix is an academic author and professor of criminology known for her gender critical views, having founded the Gender Critical Research Network at the Open University where she was a professor of criminology. In 2024, Jo successfully sued the Open University at an employment tribunal for constructive dismissal, victimisation, …

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STEP UP SENEDD - 100 DAYS - WRN Wales puts the Welsh Senedd on notice to Follow The Law! 6:31

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Send us a text Following the launch of our Step Up Senedd campaign, and despite an explicit assurance from the First Minister of Wales that the Welsh government would comply with the Supreme Court’s clarification of the meaning of the words ‘woman’, ‘man’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010, no action has been taken by the Welsh government to correc…

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NO PRIDE IN BELPER as Lesbians and Gay men banned from Pride stall 7:43

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Send us a text In the heart of the Derbyshire countryside - in the picturesque market town of Belper - there’s a bizarre story unfolding in the run-up to the annual Pride parade. First established in 2019, Pride in Belper now boasts that it's the largest Pride celebration n the county, attracting around 11,000 people. The event committee have a str…

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STEPHANIE DAVIES-ARAI explains how trans ideology is harming our children in schools 34:56

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Send us a text Stephanie Davies-Arai explains how trans ideology is harming our children in schools === Women’s Rights Network Jersey organised a series of events with Stephanie Davies-Arai BEM, founder and director of Transgender Trend, in Jersey the first week of March 2025. Activists, both within and outside government, attempted to have the eve…

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MAGI GIBSON a leading voice in Scottish poetry, discusses blacklisting and cancellation 53:00

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Send us a text In conversation with Magi Gibson, leading voice in Scottish poetry, author, creative writing tutor and literary events organiser. A fascinating listen to Magi who is a feminist and a powerful voice against blacklisting and cancellation for gender critical beliefs If you enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to hear more, g…

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CATHY LARKMAN Lead for WRN Wales: Women’s Rights Speech at the Welsh Conservative Conference 2025. 11:49

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Send us a text All political parties making up the Senedd in Wales were formally approached by the Women’s Rights Network in Wales to have us come and speak with them about the importance of immediately complying with the Equality Act 2010 further to legal language clarification by the UK Supreme Court on 16th April 2025. Only the Welsh Conservativ…

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SHARRON DAVIES discusses recent movement in domestic & international women’s sport 47:54

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Send us a text Women’s Rights Network was delighted to have guest Sharron Davies to join on Zoom to explore the movement in both domestic and international sports in light of the FA decision to ban men from female football teams and World Boxing's introduction of mandatory sex testing, to determine the eligibility of male and female athletes that w…

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SUSAN SMITH recounts the battle with the Scottish government that sent shockwaves across the world 54:07

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Send us a text Susan Smith from For Women Scotland exclusively joins the Women’s Rights Network to recount the extraordinary battle of three women determined to hold the Scottish government to account and who successfully secured a ruling from the UK Supreme Court that has sent positive shockwaves across the Western world. Susan details the outrage…

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STEP UP SENEDD WRN Wales puts the Welsh Senedd on notice to Follow The Law! 16:10

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Send us a text A month on from the UK Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that the legal definition of woman within equality law refers to biological sex, WRN Wales held the Welsh Senedd to account. The #StepUpSenedd campaign was launched on the steps of the Welsh Parliament in Cardiff Bay. Women from across Wales gathered with a clear message for poli…

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JK ROWLING & THE NATIONAL TRUST - 4 women Discuss at Hardwick Hall 17:40

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Send us a text At a visit to the magnificent Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, managed by the National Trust, a member of WRN Derbyshire and Staffordshire was dismayed to find that even the celebration of women in the medium of something as innocuous as embroidery is not safe from a woman-hating ideological infestation. Where a modern tapestry exhibitio…

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MICHAEL FORAN, expert in equality law, discusses the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex 55:25

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Send us a text The Women’s Rights Network is delighted to welcome back Michael Foran to shed much needed honest sunlight on the implications of the Supreme Court ruling. Michael, a lecturer in public law at Glasgow University and an expert in equality law, strips away much of the blustering misinformation being churned out regarding the legal impli…

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ANDREW DOYLE discusses the woke world of identity politics and institutional capture 59:15

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Send us a text Andrew Doyle joins WRN to consider the world of identity politics and why some personalities have chosen to speak out publicly against the brutal assault on women’s rights and the diminishment of child protection, whilst so many have remained silent. With the UK making headway, thanks to the unified effort from grassroot women’s grou…

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ISABELLE THIEULEUX in conversation with WRN 44:25

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Send us a text Continuing the series of WRN weekly zooms made available for wider listening, WRN's Elizabeth Foster invites French lawyer and feminist campaigner, Isabelle Thieuleux to talk about her experience of the French legal system in light of Giselle Pelicot and the mass rape trial which saw her husband and 50 men convicted, and sent shockwa…

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WRN Sports Shorts - Episode 8 32:00

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Send us a text In this special episode of WRN Sports Shorts, WRN's Faye meets Tracy Edwards MBE, who won international fame as skipper of the first all-woman crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989/90, and Najiba Noori, an Afghan journalist and documentarian, who recently made her feature debut with Writing Hawa. Tracy's is an…

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DR MICHAEL FORAN - In conversation with WRN 54:28

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Send us a text In the latest of WRN weekly zooms made publicly available, Heather Binning talks with Dr Michael Foran, a Lecturer in Public Law at The University of Glasgow, who specialises in constitutional and discrimination law. Beginning with how Michael "accidently" entered the sex and gender debate they discuss the complexities of law in this…

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Women's Words - Prostitution and its impact on women 13:38

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Send us a text Women's Words is the WRN blog where we share our news and views. Follow the link to view this article in full and to find out more information about Nordic Model Now. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to hear more, go to womensrights.network/wrn-podcast to listen, download and subscribe to more of our episodes. …

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WRN Sports Shorts - Episode 7 27:49

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Send us a text Sports Shorts from WRN brings you all the latest on our campaigns and women's sports news, together with our weekly features, "sin bin" and "star of the week". In this first episode of 2025, the WRN Sports Team review England Hockey's new competition policy, bring us up to speed on the boycotting debate dominating the ICC Champions T…

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JOAN SMITH - Unfortunately She Was A Nymphomaniac 51:52

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Send us a text WRN's Heather Binning talks with writer, activist and journalist, Joan Smith about her latest book, Unfortunately, She Was a Nymphomaniac which "reinterprets the bloody, violent story of twenty-three women closely associated with the Julio-Claudian emperors of Rome. The book pieces together the human stories, showing how they struggl…

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WRN Sports Shorts - Episode 6 36:08

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Send us a text In this end of year review episode, the team take us through a year of WRN Women and Sport campaigning. From talking to dads outside cricket grounds, to taking the "mother" Save Women's Sport banner to the Paris Olympics; it's been a memorable year. Join Jane and Faye for the last Sports Shorts podcast of the year, as they announce W…

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WRN Sports Shorts - Episode 5 42:22

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Send us a text Sports Shorts from WRN brings you all the latest on our campaigns and women's sports news, together with our weekly features, "sin bin" and "star of the week". In this week's episode there are shocking revelations from WRN's Leisure Centre report, highlighting the policies which disadvantage women and put them at risk, and invite you…

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WRN Sports Shorts - Episode 4 26:43

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Send us a text Sports Shorts from WRN brings you all the latest on our campaigns and women's sports news; including football, volleyball and our weekly features, "sin bin" and "star of the week". In this week's episode we stand together with our German sisters as Germany's self-determination act comes into force and we bring news from the US where …

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WRN Sports Shorts - Episode 3 27:07

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Send us a text Sports Shorts from WRN brings you all the latest on our campaigns and women's sports news; including football, fencing and our weekly features, "sin bin" and "star of the week". In this week's episode frustrations are running high with the Football Association (again), and with news from the Veteran Fencing World Championships in Dub…

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WRN Sports Shorts - Episode 2 21:06

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Send us a text Sports Shorts from WRN brings you all the latest on our campaigns and women’s sports news; including parkrun, volleyball and our weekly features “sin bin” and “star of the week”. In this episode the team reflect on a weekend of action to mark parkrun’s 20th anniversary, discuss Team GB trampolinist and Olympic gold medal winner Bryon…

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WRN Sports Shorts - Episode 1 23:31

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Send us a text The Sports Group has launched a podcast: Sports Shorts from WRN. Get the latest women's sport campaign news from the team, plus updates on our autumn-winter actions, including parkrun (5th October), football (the 72 campaign), netball updates, and our weekly features, "sin bin" and "star of the week". In this first episode, the team …

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Author Drew Augustine reads from The Twenty Murders 16:56

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Send us a text Author Drew Augustine returns to the WRN podcast to read an extract from her crime thriller, The Twenty Murders, a dark and compelling story set amidst the culture wars. As its protagonist Detective Constable Morven MacLeod goes undercover, we are drawn into the fury and fear that descends upon a women's meeting. If you enjoyed liste…

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Drew Augustine - Twenty Murders 41:57

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Send us a text WRN Scotland's Mary Howden hosts a book group discussion with Drew Augustine about her first gender critical novel, the crime thriller Twenty Murders, which follows the hunt for a serial killer in Scotland. Set against and influenced by real events, Drew explains how she wanted to write a book with purpose and one that would surface …

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CASS REVIEW - WRN comment 5:26

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Send us a text If you enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to hear more, go to womensrights.network/wrn-podcast to listen, download and subscribe to more of our episodes. And if you’d like to join our conversations, go to womensrights.network/join-wrnBy Women’s Right Network

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When the press goes bad 6:08

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Send us a text By Claire Loneragan If you enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to hear more, go to womensrights.network/wrn-podcast to listen, download and subscribe to more of our episodes. And if you’d like to join our conversations, go to womensrights.network/join-wrnBy Women’s Right Network

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Hustings: Zoe Hollowood and Elaine Miller 44:10

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Send us a text 2024 will be an election year. We will have local elections in many constituencies, Police and Crime Commissioner elections and almost certainly a general election. Elaine Miller knows what’s involved and explains all to WRN’s Zoe in this conversation where you can hear about Elaine’s experience of running in a by-election as an inde…

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The Famous Artist Birdy Rose - Paint 'n' Punk 52:36

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Send us a text WRN is pleased to bring you The Famous Artist Birdy Rose. Another woman working in the Arts, who has been cancelled. Birdy Rose is an artist and talked to us about: her experiences growing up and how being born deaf inspired her creativity how her artistic career developed being cancelled, for her and her musician partner her new pro…

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Louise Distras - Never Let The Hand You Hold Hold You Down 54:56

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Send us a text WRN is pleased to being you Louise Distras. Yet another woman working in the Arts, who has been cancelled. Louise is a musician and talked to us about: growing up and becoming homeless with the vulnerability that brings musical and own life experience influences how her musical career developed all about the human condition (self) ce…

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What Gillian Philip Did Next 1:11:25

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Send us a text We welcomed Gillian to the WRN podcast and we fitted a lot in! - How she got into writing and her many successful books and which are her favourites - The fall out from adding #IStandWithJKRowling to her (then) Twitter bio - Taking Working Partners to Tribunal - The state of publishing and The Society of Authors - Fellow author Rache…

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Pronouns are Hypnosis 10:00

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Send us a text Blog post here: https://www.womensrights.network/post/pronouns-are-hypnosis 🛍 MERCH AT VIOLETVEND https://www.violetvend.com/ 👉🏻 WOMEN'S RIGHTS NETWORK - JOIN US! https://www.womensrights.network/join-wrn 👉🏻 WOMEN'S RIGHTS NETWORK - DONATE! https://www.womensrights.network/donate 👩🏻‍💻 ALL OUR MEDIA https://linktr.ee/womensrightsnetwo…

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SPECIAL - Livestream with Glinner - Heather talks about Baker's 'Not Guilty' verdict - 31/08/23 25:51

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Send us a text With thanks to Glinner. Original video published on his YouTube channel. Baker has been found NOT guilty today of the offence of “Intentionally encourage / assist the commission of a summary offence - Serious Crime Act 2007”. Intent was not proved. It is understood he will NOT be released after today’s verdict. He will have to wait f…

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That Was The Women's Week That Was - 25 14:08

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Send us a text A brief review of Women’s World Cupbefore going on to this week’s main theme #BackToSchool 🛍 MERCH AT VIOLETVEND https://www.violetvend.com/ 👉🏻 WOMEN'S RIGHTS NETWORK - JOIN US! https://www.womensrights.network/join-wrn 👉🏻 WOMEN'S RIGHTS NETWORK - DONATE! https://www.womensrights.network/donate 👩🏻‍💻 ALL OUR MEDIA https://linktr.ee/wo…

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That Was The Women's Week That Was - Twenty-Four 11:56

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Send us a text This week’s WRN Newsletter theme is sport, but of course there are a few other matters as well. 🛍 MERCH AT VIOLETVEND https://www.violetvend.com/ 👉🏻 WOMEN'S RIGHTS NETWORK - JOIN US! https://www.womensrights.network/join-wrn 👉🏻 WOMEN'S RIGHTS NETWORK - DONATE! https://www.womensrights.network/donate 👩🏻‍💻 ALL OUR MEDIA https://linktr.…

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That Was The Women's Week That Was - Twenty-three #ItsCriminal 8:10

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Send us a text Moving on from health last week, the theme for this week has been justice, policing and prisons. It’s not all bad news in the UK, but the situation is dire for women in Afghanistan. We end this edition on a high, celebrating British women’s sporting success and with a word from Ian Wright. 🛍 MERCH AT VIOLETVEND https://www.violetvend…

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That Was The Women's Week That Was - Twenty-two - #BadMedicine 28:25

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Send us a text Welcome to our weekly round up - That Was The Women's Week That Was (TWTWWTW) With a difference this week! Throughout August, each week has a theme on our social media. This week was #BadMedicine We've looked at the state of healthcare for women and children including: Hospitals Report on Rapes and Sexual Assaults Breastbinding: the …