It's normally host to the world's greatest musicians, actors and artists, but who's this shuffling across Waterloo Bridge towards London's South Bank? Yes, it's us lot, led by Claudia who's producing today's programme. And we're looking for your suggestions of subjects we should talk about. WHYS is taking part in an event organised by the 主播大秀 World Service Trust and the South Bank Centre which is bringing together several hundred women to discuss why the Millennium Development Goals affecting women are the furthest behind their targets.
We'll be broadcasting from the Purcell Room, and last time I went to a gig there was to see excellent Australian jazz trio The Necks (). They specialise in very long improvisations that twist and turn over 30 minutes or longer. All of which is not dis-similar to how we're going to approach today's show.
We'll have an audience of around 100 woman, and we'll decide the subject in the half hour before we go on air (we'll tweet this process if you want to take part online).
Clearly why these particular MDGs are falling behind is one issue.
Another broader question which has come up many times is whether women themselves must accept that they have some responsibility for obstacles placed in way of better opportunity and health for women.
Or we can talk about something entirely different. Your suggestions are welcome. We'll choose around 15 minutes before we go on air.
Phillip Kirya - Women can't choose between equal rights with men and being favoured on the 'women and children' card.
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Jessica Shudarek - Women=hills and valleys. We are all on a constant hormone roller coaster ride. Some ride with their hands up. Some are holding on tight. The only problem is there is not enough seats for everyone
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If you're anyway interested in women's issues/feminism in culture, and on a world stage listen to @bbc_whys on @kcrw's news station
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Gabriel Njenga - Let's be clear here,there is no such thing as equality. Maybe we can talk of fairness, courtesy and respect but even that stands on a shaky grounds.
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Peinck Muslimah - In the Muslim world, yes. I cannot count on my digits - even using toes - the number of cheap excuses I have heard women make for their husbands' abuses.
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Audrey Manning - I would say woman are their own worst enemies. We really don't support each other the way men do. There is no sisterhood. Women are the most vicious when it comes to other women aspiring to powerful jobs. Sarah Palin is an example.
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Amanor Emmanuel - Women have always been their own worst enemies. The mere fact that women cannot dominate or even half the leadership roles in the world where women are more than men means women envy themselves than anybody else.
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Valentin Zanmenou - In some part of Africa ,the idea of women inferiority is so much accepted that women also accept being inferior to men. Women must understand that just as liberty is never given by the oppressor but demanded by the oppressed, they must also stand and grab their emancipation.
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Gila Shoshannah - I've noticed men have become a LOT more passive with women, partly because they are afraid of being called harassers and creeps and why should they bother if women will approach them if they are interested?
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Devadas emailed - first let woman decide where they stand before any arguement with men on feminism. Do women have the view that they are part of a piece and piece of a whole set up called human beings?
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Allison in Los Angeles on the blog - Women are left behind because in many parts of the world they are not equal or even seen as full human beings. Those of us who have the ability to work, be educated, have our own money, chose to get married and have a family, have a responsibility to help those who don't yet have those rights. But we can only go as far as those who suppress the women in other countries and cultures will let us.
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Gary in Indiana on the blog - The Millennium Development Goals are behind schedule because many (probably most) cultures assign women a lower absolute worth than men. This inequity is male driven; but with the tacit approval of a large enough portion of women to reach a stable, inequitable equilibrium
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Linda from Italy on the blog - I lived in the UK when a certain Mrs Thatcher was elected as the first female PM but under no circumstances would I ever have voted for her as I didn’t want her rabid monetarist policies.
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Joseph Chikweti - Definately,mst wmen ar so unsupportiv of each otha,dey'll do evrythng to bring a fellow woman dwn..its a shame.
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Hello - Ben S here in London. Today we''re live from the South Bank centre in London, with an audience of 100 women - and we''re asking if women should bear some responisbility for the failure to achieve the Millennium Development Goals that relate to them. What do you think? Contact us - +44 20 70 83 72 72.
WHYS live from London's South Bank Centre
| Thursday, 9 Sept. 2010 | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT
It's normally host to the world's greatest musicians, actors and artists, but who's this shuffling across Waterloo Bridge towards London's South Bank? Yes, it's us lot, led by Claudia who's producing today's programme. And we're looking for your suggestions of subjects we should talk about.
WHYS is taking part in an event organised by the 主播大秀 World Service Trust and the South Bank Centre which is bringing together several hundred women to discuss why the Millennium Development Goals affecting women are the furthest behind their targets.
We'll be broadcasting from the Purcell Room, and last time I went to a gig there was to see excellent Australian jazz trio The Necks (). They specialise in very long improvisations that twist and turn over 30 minutes or longer. All of which is not dis-similar to how we're going to approach today's show.
We'll have an audience of around 100 woman, and we'll decide the subject in the half hour before we go on air (we'll tweet this process if you want to take part online).
Clearly why these particular MDGs are falling behind is one issue.
Another broader question which has come up many times is whether women themselves must accept that they have some responsibility for obstacles placed in way of better opportunity and health for women.
Or we can talk about something entirely different. Your suggestions are welcome. We'll choose around 15 minutes before we go on air.
Your comments
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Phillip Kirya - Women can't choose between equal rights with men and being favoured on the 'women and children' card.
Comment sent via Facebook
Jessica Shudarek - Women=hills and valleys. We are all on a constant hormone roller coaster ride. Some ride with their hands up. Some are holding on tight. The only problem is there is not enough seats for everyone
Comment sent via Twitter
If you're anyway interested in women's issues/feminism in culture, and on a world stage listen to @bbc_whys on @kcrw's news station
Comment sent via Facebook
Gabriel Njenga - Let's be clear here,there is no such thing as equality. Maybe we can talk of fairness, courtesy and respect but even that stands on a shaky grounds.
Comment sent via Facebook
Peinck Muslimah - In the Muslim world, yes. I cannot count on my digits - even using toes - the number of cheap excuses I have heard women make for their husbands' abuses.
Comment sent via Facebook
Audrey Manning - I would say woman are their own worst enemies. We really don't support each other the way men do. There is no sisterhood. Women are the most vicious when it comes to other women aspiring to powerful jobs. Sarah Palin is an example.
Comment sent via Facebook
Amanor Emmanuel - Women have always been their own worst enemies. The mere fact that women cannot dominate or even half the leadership roles in the world where women are more than men means women envy themselves than anybody else.
Comment sent via Facebook
Valentin Zanmenou - In some part of Africa ,the idea of women inferiority is so much accepted that women also accept being inferior to men. Women must understand that just as liberty is never given by the oppressor but demanded by the oppressed, they must also stand and grab their emancipation.
Comment sent via Facebook
Gila Shoshannah - I've noticed men have become a LOT more passive with women, partly because they are afraid of being called harassers and creeps and why should they bother if women will approach them if they are interested?
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Devadas emailed - first let woman decide where they stand before any arguement with men on feminism. Do women have the view that they are part of a piece and piece of a whole set up called human beings?
Comment sent via BLOG
Allison in Los Angeles on the blog - Women are left behind because in many parts of the world they are not equal or even seen as full human beings. Those of us who have the ability to work, be educated, have our own money, chose to get married and have a family, have a responsibility to help those who don't yet have those rights. But we can only go as far as those who suppress the women in other countries and cultures will let us.
Comment sent via BLOG
Gary in Indiana on the blog - The Millennium Development Goals are behind schedule because many (probably most) cultures assign women a lower absolute worth than men. This inequity is male driven; but with the tacit approval of a large enough portion of women to reach a stable, inequitable equilibrium
Comment sent via BLOG
Linda from Italy on the blog - I lived in the UK when a certain Mrs Thatcher was elected as the first female PM but under no circumstances would I ever have voted for her as I didn’t want her rabid monetarist policies.
Comment sent via Facebook
Joseph Chikweti - Definately,mst wmen ar so unsupportiv of each otha,dey'll do evrythng to bring a fellow woman dwn..its a shame.
Comment sent via host
Hello - Ben S here in London. Today we''re live from the South Bank centre in London, with an audience of 100 women - and we''re asking if women should bear some responisbility for the failure to achieve the Millennium Development Goals that relate to them. What do you think? Contact us - +44 20 70 83 72 72.