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

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Catherine Carr about her project 'About the Girls', exploring the lives of teenage girls today.

Kelly and Louise are joined by award-winning journalist, presenter and documentary maker Catherine Carr to discuss her powerful BBC Radio 4 project  About the Girls . With over 20 years’ experience across BBC World Service,  Woman’s Hour  and  Talking Politics , 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.  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. 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.  An honest and eye-opening conversation about girlhood, growing up and what it means to be a young woman today. NEW HERE? On…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kelly Crichton, Louise Mason

Guest: Catherine Carr

Topics covered

• teenage girls
• growing up
• identity
• friendships
• digital world
• girlhood
• pressure

Keywords

• teenage girls
• growing up
• identity
• friendships
• digital pressure
• girlhood
• BBC Radio 4

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service, Woman’s Hour, Talking Politics

Books & works: About the Girls

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