After a break for the pandemic, Julie Etchingham’s podcast Ask A Woman is back. As we get ready to unlock, women are getting to grips with all we’ve been through these past 12 months. We want to find out what lessons leading women have learned, and what needs to happen to make sure we build back better for all of us. From politicians to comedians, sportswomen to business leaders, Julie will pick the brains of some of the world’s top women, to fire us all up and fill us with inspiration.
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After a break for the pandemic, Julie Etchingham’s podcast Ask A Woman is back. As we get ready to unlock, women are getting to grips with all we’ve been through these past 12 months. We want to find out what lessons leading women have learned, and what needs to happen to make sure we build back better for all of us. From politicians to comedians, sportswomen to business leaders, Julie will pick the brains of some of the world’s top women, to fire us all up and fill us with inspiration.
Alex Wilson on becoming a barrister, cancel culture and the Black Women In Law organisation
Ask A Woman
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4 years ago
Alex Wilson on becoming a barrister, cancel culture and the Black Women In Law organisation
ITV News presenter Julie Etchingham is back with another series of Ask A Woman - the podcast that seeks enlightening answers from bright, powerful, fascinating and funny women.
Criminal barrister Alex Wilson joins Julie this week to chat about her journey into law.
In the episode, Alex discusses:
2:46 - being mistaken for a defendant in court more than once
11:07 - how losing a close friend to knife crime inspired her journey into law
13:50 - navigating Oxford University
20:21 - convincing her family to become a criminal barrister
24:20 - what Boris Johnson needs to do to make a stand against racism
32:05 - how young women are changing the world
38:00 - why she's embarrassed by how the public treated Meghan Markle
40:25 - what she wants to achieve with her group Black Women in Law
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Ask A Woman
After a break for the pandemic, Julie Etchingham’s podcast Ask A Woman is back. As we get ready to unlock, women are getting to grips with all we’ve been through these past 12 months. We want to find out what lessons leading women have learned, and what needs to happen to make sure we build back better for all of us. From politicians to comedians, sportswomen to business leaders, Julie will pick the brains of some of the world’s top women, to fire us all up and fill us with inspiration.
