Jónína Leósdóttir; Getting a job in your 50s

Jónína Leósdóttir the partner of the former Prime Minister of Iceland - Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir - the first openly gay head of government in the world, talks about their relationship and why she decided write a book about their life together. With the situation in the Ukraine remaining tense we'll be looking at the current situation for women there. What's it like to look for work in our competitive job market when you're over fifty? And do men suffer the same set-backs? Plus another chance to hear an interview with Dame Cicely Saunders the founder of the modern hospice movement, which is part of the Woman's Hour Collection. And we celebrate the work of Rebecca Jarrett a former sex worker in Victorian England who worked to raise the age of consent.
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