Riot Women: A Relatable Story
Sally Wainwright's inspiration for Riot Women is relatable: "If the menopause happened to blokes, we’d be getting HRT from Tesco."
Instead of seeking therapy for menopause, Wainwright wrote Riot Women, a show about midlife women navigating their struggles.
- Being sandwiched between children's and ageing parents' needs
- Coping with menopause
Riot Women offers insight into an underrepresented demographic and is now available on BBC One.
If the menopause happened to blokes, we’d be getting HRT from Tesco
Author's summary: Riot Women is a relatable show about midlife women's struggles.