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Teaching 'grit', Amnesty International UK, Brain Aneurysm play, New Age of Sexism

Pupils need more robust mental health, says Education Secretary Bridget Philipson.

How do we teach children to have grit? That's what the Government is suggesting needs to be a new focus in schools, to bolster children's mental health. To discuss how parents can help their children develop resilience, Anita Rani is ed by Sue Atkins, parenting coach and author of Parenting Made Easy and child psychologist Laverne Antrobus.

We are currently hearing different perspectives on the recent Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman under the Equality Act, and how it could and should be interpreted on the ground. Today Anita speaks to Sacha Deshmukh, Chief Executive of Amnesty International UK.

At age 20, actor Sam Ipema was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Her highly successful play, Dear Annie, I Hate You details this experience and is currently on at Riverside Studios in London. She s Anita Rani and neurologist Dr Faye Begeti to discuss.

Founder of the Everyday Sexism project, Laura Bates, has been looking into artificial intelligence.  Laura argues that existing forms of discrimination are being enforced by AI through historic coding, prioritising profitability at the expense of women’s safety and rights. But also worrying is how simple it is for AI to enable s to create deepfake or AI girlfriends, that can perpetuate the abuse of women. 

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Rebecca Myatt

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