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Life in the Shtetl

Why women living in a Jewish village over 100 years ago inspired one modern author

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Dorothy Hodgkin: Scientist and Nobel Prize Winner

A look at the pioneering work and inspiring life of British scientist Dorothy Hodgkin

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Breaking The Silence About Violence Towards Women

South African women talk about the ambivalent attitude towards rape in their culture

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Single Motherhood Special

Why there's no stigma attached to single motherhood in Iceland

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Is Marriage Still Culturally Relevant?

Is marriage as culturally relevant as it always has been? A look at marriage in China

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Women in Politics

The President of the Democratic Alliance of Women in Nigeria talks about women in politics

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Sailing the Seven Seas

Champion yachtswoman Ellen McArthur talks about her love of sailing

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Getting Ahead in Business

To get ahead, do women need to be aggressive or adopt a 'softly-softly' approach?

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Our Daily Bread

Bread remains a dietary staple in times of food shortages. Why does this never change?

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The Real Amazons

The Amazon women are legendary, now new research suggests they were from Benin

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Does Arranged Marriage Impede on Women's Rights?

Are young Asian-British women under too much pressure to accept arranged marriages?

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Why Are We Getting Bigger?

Women are larger than ever yet striving to look like supermodels - why?

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Does Mother Always Know Best?

Do mums really always know best? A global look at mother-daughter relationships

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Standing Up for Press Freedom

The female editor of a Pakistani newspaper is refusing to resign despite death threats

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The End of FGM?

A woman of African origin has been convicted of female genital mutilation in France.

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The Farming Of Bones

Edwidge Danticat, the Haitian author, talks about her latest novel, The Farming Of Bones

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Birth Control in Japan

In Japan, birth control pills are about to be sold for the first time - why such a delay?

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Special Edition on HIV and AIDS

Why 43% of people living with HIV and AIDS are women, and what is being done to help them

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Women in Space

A look into the future of female astronauts

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Talking About HIV and AIDS

South African women are afraid to admit they're HIV positive for fear of being stigmatised

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Communicating With Your Unborn Baby

Does haptonomy allow mothers to communicate with their unborn babies?

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Women and Political Life

Why women's issues are a major campaigning point in the Turkish elections

• 29 mins

Rape as a Weapon of War

Discussing the effects of war on women around the world.

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Women and Press Freedom

Why one women's newspaper in Iran has been banned for the third time

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Change On The Ivory Coast

Will new women-friendly legislation in the Ivory Coast have any real impact?

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The Lost Girls of Guatemala

One Guatemalan woman's desperate search for her missing daughters

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Tears and Tiaras: Are Beauty Pageants Anachronistic?

Why hosting Miss Universe in Trinidad and Tobago met some local resistance

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The Truth About Nursing

A look at the British district nurse who looks after patients at home

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Why Don't Men Do Housework?

A new German initiative aims to force men into doing half of the housework

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The Global Yoga Craze

Why Indian women have been practising yoga for centuries

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