Ruth’s Sociology Resources Blog

Lives in a Landscape is a BBC Radio 4 series looking at “real lives” in Britain today.  Today’s programme was following 3 “glamour girls”.  It was fascinating to hear the women talking about their perceptions of their bodies, their choices and their perceptions of their power situations - none of them constructed themselves as exploited, but rather as women doing a job that involved having fun.

For those of you who visited the Women’s Library exhibition earlier this year or have made use of their resources this is another angle on the question of power, sexuality and gender.

Unfortunately the Listen Again will probably only be accessible for a week, but you can find it here