French Express, Sunday, Channel 4, 8.30 9 p.m. the programme that looks at what is happening in France besides the World Cup includes reports on how French law is failing to deal adequately with sexual harassment in the workplace and how thousands of small peasant farmers are being driven off the land by financial pressures.

Despite the fact that women outnumber men at universities in Britain and make up nearly half the workforce, only a handful manage to reach that pinnacle of power the boardroom. And it isn't the fault of the glass ceiling. Why Men Don't Iron, Tuesday, C4, 9 p.m. 10 p.m., shows how brain organisation influences the jobs we do. Nine out of 10 nurses are women, 99 per cent of electricians are men.

10.00 p.m. Industrial designers Richard Seymour and Dick Powell believe it's time the WC had a revamp as the basic design hasn't changed in over 200 years. Unfortunately Shires' MD is not impressed with the result.

One of the biggest corporate events of the year, is the 1998 Murphy's Irish Open Golf. There is a preview on Network 2, on Wednesday 11 p.m. which includes an interview with Colin Montgomery. Monty, no doubt, is hoping to make it three in a row. Coverage of the competition starts at 11 a.m. Thursday.

Finally, from Wednesday, July 1st, NBC Europe is converting its programming and will be replaced on Cablelink by business news channel CNBC, 5 a.m. - 11 a.m. and the National Geographic Channel, 11 a.m. - 5 a.m.