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Where is 'a woman's place' in Ireland today?
Earlier this year, on International Women's Day, the Irish electorate was asked to vote in two referendums on changing Ireland's constitution regarding family and care.
One of those questions was whether they wished to remove a reference to the role of women in the home, which some view as being out-of-step with modern Irish society.
A lot has changed since the constitution was written in 1937. Ireland is now among the highest-ranking countries in Europe for gender equality. However, in both referendums, voters rejected the bid for constitutional change.
In this programme, Leanna Byrne travels back to her home city of Dublin to explore Ireland's story when it comes to women, the family and work; speaking to Irish women about their experiences over the decades to now.
(Image: From left to right Niamh O'Reilly, Lorraine Lally and Rena Maycock, who spoke to the BBC World Service in Dublin in March 2024.)
Presented and produced by Leanna Byrne -
Should I put a wind turbine on my roof?
More of us are searching for cheaper and efficient ways to power and heat our homes.
As energy prices remain high, what about taking matters into your own hands and putting solar panels on your roof, or putting a small wind turbine in your garden?
Produced and presented by Rick Kelsey
(Image: A wind turbine on a roof of a house in Amsterdam. Credit: Getty Images) -
Corruption at port
It’s estimated that 90% of traded goods travel over the oceans. But for the seafarers who make that happen, it’s not always an easy process.
Thousands of incidents of corruption within the industry have been reported to the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network, who in this episode, tell Ruth Alexander what they’re doing to help the problem.
Seafarers can often be put in an impossible position, and one former captain tells us how he was arrested at gunpoint after refusing to hand over a carton of cigarettes to officials.
(Picture: A bird's eye view of a container ship at sea. Credit: Getty Images)
Presenter: Ruth Alexander
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The rise of women voters in India
As India enters election season, we look at the crucial female vote.
For decades, the number of women turning out to vote in India has been low, but that’s changed in the last decade.
Now, political parties are deliberately targeting policies at women, to try and win over this key group.
We hear from a group of women about their priorities in the 2024 general election - for the workplace, in business, and their day-to-day lives.
(Picture: A group of women in India lining up to vote. Credit: AFP)
Presented and produced by Devina Gupta -
Can you be sued for writing a bad review online?
We depend on online reviews for everything from hotel and restaurant bookings, to what products to buy, and as we hear in this programme, medical and cosmetic procedures.
If a customer feels unhappy with a service they've paid for, they might want to leave a bad review. But what happens if the company they're complaining about doesn't like it?
In the UK, a cosmetic surgery company, Signature Clinic, is taking some of its former patients to court after they posted negative reviews or comments on support groups. We hear from some of them.
(Image: A surgeon putting on surgical gloves. Credit: Getty Images)
Presented and produced by Ed Butler -
Business Daily meets: game designer Brenda Romero
Brenda Romero's breakthrough game Wizardry is legendary, and she’s made and contributed to more than 50 titles since.
Now, with her own company in Ireland, what does she think is the key to a great game? And in a vulnerable time for the industry, what does she think its future holds?
(Picture: Brenda Romero. Credit: John Press photos)
Presenter: Steffan Powell
Producer: Izzy Greenfield
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Latinoamérica democracias de Patricios
Excelente programación ... sigan ingual
Keep on doing same..
If it possible ...
Me encantaría si pudiesen hablar ahora de Latinoamérica y en especial de Mexico mi país.
Tenemos libertades y democracia, pero con grandes fallas en terrenos de seguridad, participación y con grandes incógnitas en la economía.
Todo creo es por que nuestras Republicas son siempre gobernadas por los mismos (patricios de la política) y que nunca dejan el poder
Si investigan descubrirán a familias que se dedican a ello por tradición familiar
El problema débiles esquemas para que participemos como ciudadanos ...
Best of all my BBC friends you are my commute companion now for a couple of years.
Interesting first, but very repetitive after a while
I really liked this podcast when I first discovered it. However, after listening to it for a few months without missing an episode my opinion started to change.The large majority of episodes deal on three subjects: the Euro crisis, the US economy or China's economy (eventually some other asian country), leaving a smaller number of episodes to cover other subjects. I don't know if they do it because of the target audience (mostly americans and/or europeans?).
I don't know if it has to do with British nationalism, but in occasions I have the impression that some of the commentators almost rejoice when talking about the Euro (currency) crisis, when I hear such comments I definitely do not perceive a neutral standpoint from the presenter, which I would expect.
I still listen to it often, but when I hear an episode presenting something I consider I've recently heard, I feel like moving on.