What is it really like to be a teenage girl today?

MAY 5, 202649 MIN
Have You Frozen Your Eggs Yet? | Modern Women Podcast

What is it really like to be a teenage girl today?

MAY 5, 202649 MIN

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<p>Kelly and Louise are joined by award-winning journalist, presenter and documentary maker Catherine Carr to discuss her powerful BBC Radio 4 project&nbsp;<em>About the Girls</em>.</p><br><p>With over 20 years’ experience across BBC World Service,&nbsp;<em>Woman’s Hour</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Talking Politics</em>, Catherine has built a career exploring the conversations that shape our lives. Her latest series brings together the voices of 150 teenage girls, speaking honestly and intimately about growing up today covering everything from friendships and identity to pressure, sex, safety and growing up in a digital world.&nbsp;</p><br><p>The result is an incredibly intimate and rare insight into girls' lives which is frank, surprising and at times, deeply shocking. It also contains optimism (hooray) and confirms how astute and funny girls can be.</p><br><p>In this conversation, Kelly, Louise and Catherine discuss all of the above, their reactions, observations and concerns, reflections on their own teenage years, the contrast between ‘About the Boys’ —and what lies ahead for this next generation.&nbsp;</p><br><p>An honest and eye-opening conversation about girlhood, growing up and what it means to be a young woman today.</p><br><p><strong>NEW HERE?</strong></p><p>On<em>&nbsp;Have You Frozen Your Eggs Yet?</em>&nbsp;— a women’s podcast on relationships, culture, health and modern life — Kelly and Louise dive into some of the biggest conversations affecting women right now. Expect strong opinions, cultural commentary, and plenty of moments that will have you questioning the norms we’ve all been told to accept.</p><br><p><strong>🎧 Subscribe, leave a rating and share the podcast with a friend — it really helps independent podcasts grow.</strong></p><br><p><strong>To support the podcast and help us keep the podcast going, you can become a paying member on </strong><a href="https://patreon.com/FrozenYourEggsYet?utm_medium=unknown&amp;utm_source=join_link&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=copyLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. <strong>Your support is much appreciated.</strong></p><br><p>📩 Get in touch: [email protected]</p><br><p>📱 Follow on Instagram, TikTok &amp; YouTube: @frozenyoureggsyet</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>