In this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou discuss the Ofsted report about sexual harassment in primary and secondary schools that came from Everyone’s Invited, a website and Instagram page dedicated to reporting over 50,000 testimonies from survivors of the rape culture centered within schools. We speak to 3 women who learned first hand that sexualisation came directly from their schools. A new `book for the Book Collective this month, ‘A year of Marvellous Ways’ by Sarah Winman, We continue with Brain food with a delicious wholesome salad. Jinty and Lou discuss their WI’s and the Wine Collective pops open this month’s choices. From a comment made by Jinty’s daughter we uncover the girl only assemblies that they had to endure.Assemblies that put the responsibility squarely on the female for how boys and male teachers look at them.Wearing a coloured bra that might be seen through a white shirt and having a skirt a little too short, showing (as Nancy says) risqué knees, suddenly made them feel self aware and sexualised.We invite Millie, Nancy and Daisy into the Collective to talk about their experiences of the rape culture that is prevalent within schools. We talk about how wording such as frigid and Slut are commonly used by boys toward the girls. And how it is only now, a few years after leaving school, that they realise how it affected them.We ask the question why it took Ofsted 5 years to act on recommendations made by the governments Women’s and Equality Select Committee? The Book Collective talk about the new book, ‘A year of Marvellous Ways’ by Sarah Winman a beautiful story about an 89 year old woman called Marvellous, it’s set in Cornwall and is a poetic tale of love, loss and human spirit with a little magic. We prepare to read to the end of chapter 11. We continue with Brain Food for the Foodie Collective a tasty salad incorporating all that is good for the brain. The Wine Collective pops the cork and sip their way through this months choices, a white wine from France Picpoul Pinet and the non alcoholic alternative, Gimber a refreshing ginger drink, that has Jinty’s taste buds in a whirl. We report back on the WI’s with amazing results….except for Lou’s food diary! We have also entered a competition to win recording equipment and would love you to vote for us by clicking on this link…..https://www.myrodecast.com/Wine Collectivehttps://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/267931157Gimber non alcoholic on offer right now at https://www.planetorganic.com/products/gimber-500mlBook Collectivehttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Year-Marvellous-Ways-Richard-Bestseller/dp/0755390911Foodie Collectivehttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Plant-Power-Doctor-prescription-healthier/dp/1529107741 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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