Woman's Hour - 17/11/2008

Presented by Jane Garvey. Historian Lucy Moore talks about her new book, Anything Goes: A Biography of the Roaring Twenties, which explores some of the characters and stories that characterise an extraordinary decade. Jane talks to Marjo Van Dijken of the Dutch social democratic labour party PvDA about the case for forcing birth control on unfit mothers. They are joined by the Chief Executive of the Family Rights Group Cathy Ashley and independent social worker and child protection trainer Joanna Nicholas, Monday Panel: Jane is joined by young entrepreneur Calypso Rose, agony aunt Deidre Sanders and French journalist Agnes Poirier. Are we guilty of demonising young people unfairly? What stands in the way of female entrepreneurship in this country, and what can be done to encourage it? The NHS in England waits five years longer than the rest of the UK to give women their first cervical smear. Our recent item discussed whether the age limit should be lowered and received a large response. We hear from four of our listeners with their thoughts and experiences. Including drama: A Taste for Death.