Woman's Hour - 28/07/2008

With Jane Garvey. Including: Playwright Rebecca Lenkiewicz talks about her latest work Her Naked Skin, an account of the Suffragettes in the first years of the 20th century. The Albanian parliament recently passed a Gender Equality Law which will institute a 30 per cent quota of women in all legislative, executive and judicial bodies. Jane is joined by Albanian MP Valentina Leskaj and journalist Gabriel Partos to discuss the implications. Why does golf still have difficulty in attracting more girls to the sport? Jane talks to Kirstie Jennings from the English Women's Golf Association and 21-year-old Ladies' European Tour player Felicity Johnson. Jennie Rooney talks to Jane about the themes in her novel Inside The Whale, and how and why she came to write it. BBC historian Kate Murphy talks about Sheila Borrett, the BBC's first female announcer, and the early women who broadcast on the BBC. Including drama: Inside the Whale (1/10).