Woman's Hour - 04/01/2010

Woman's Hour with Jane Garvey. Including: Ruthie Henshall is currently reprising her role as 'Roxie Hart' in Chicago the musical. She originated the role in 1997 when the show first opened in London's West End. The award-winning singer, actress and dancer joins Jane to talk about reprising the role of Roxie, her long career in musicals from Cats to Miss Saigon, and what it means to be entered in the prestigious red book - Who's Who. Jane hears from the growing band of executive Mr Mums - fathers with high income jobs who have been hit by the recession and are taking on full-time care of their children. She finds out why they are forming their own Dads and Toddler clubs. In January 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first democratically elected female head of state in Africa, took office in Liberia, Africa's oldest republic. Liberia had emerged from 14 years of civil war, during which women and girls experienced unprecedented levels of sexual violence - with 3 in 4 women, in some regions, having been raped. But evidence suggests that violence against women remains an extensive problem during this post-conflict era. Jane reflects on the achievements of Johnson-Sirleaf's presidency so far, and discusses the situation for women who are victims of rape and sexual violence.