L&D TV VIDEOS

The inquest into the tragic death of 19-year-old Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck has cast a harsh light on the pervasive issue of sexual harassment within the British Army. On BBC Radio 4’s The World at One, one woman, an anonymous former Army officer, described how the Army culture means that women have to manage male egos to get by. This means women need to do a lot of emotional work merely to exist in that space. So, an assault can be catastrophic because their resilience is already low.

I recently heard a fascinating radio piece about nunchi, a Korean tradition centred on attuning to social cues and group dynamics. Often translated as “eye-measure,” nunchi is the subtle art of perceiving what others are thinking and feeling through context, nonverbal cues, and the atmosphere of a situation. In Korea, nunchi is taught from an early age and is considered essential for fostering harmony, navigating relationships, and succeeding socially…