Are you mankeeping?

Afternoons with Helen Farmer

Wednesday, 6 August 2025 - 1 hour 27 minutes

Mankeeping is the new term for a common trend in which women feel they need to actively manage their male partners' emotional and social lives for them. So, is it a sign of shifting gender dynamics or emotional labour gone too far? We ask a man- and international dating and relationship coach Hunt Ethridge.

Experts in the UAE are warning that emotional venting online can lead to serious legal consequences especially under strict defamation and privacy laws. So, what's permitted and when does badmouthing an ex become a legal issue? We speak with lawyers Devanand Mahadeva and Byron James.

Access to menopause education, care and medication is increasingly affecting everybody. Misinformation about what perimenopause and menopause care is not just costing women their health, it's also costing our businesses and our economy. So, why is the right care and medication so hard to come by? We're joined by Sophie Smith, Founder and CEO of Nabta Health and Dr Jasmine Malek, Consultant Family Medicine at HealthBay.

And how does education change when the whole world is your classroom? Amanda Ashworth, Founder of Worldschooling Hub Goa shares her story.

 

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