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In September 2011, Judith Tebbutt was snatched by Somali pirates from a beach resort in Kenya where she was holidaying with her husband, and taken to Somalia where she was held hostage in harsh and humiliating conditions. She believed her husband David had been injured in the attack, but that he would quickly find her and pay her ransom. Only after weeks in a cramped, dirty room did she receive a phone call from her son Ollie, telling her that David had been killed. After six months of incarceration, deprivation and near starvation, Jude was returned to her family. She shares her story of remarkable courage and strength, and tells us how she is trying to rebuild her life back home.

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Judith Tebbutt A Long Walk Â鶹ԼÅÄ, published by Faber and Faber, was released in paperback last week.

Taekwando is aÌýfast and furious martial art in which competitors use kicks to make contact with their opponent’s head and body. It's enjoying something of a surge in popularity with women and girls – possibly due to the success of Jade Jones, who won gold at the London Olympics. Louise Adamson talkedÌýto Jade about the sport and winning the gold medal and visitedÌýa training session in Liverpool where she met some young taekwondo enthusiasts inspired by Jade’s success.

As part of a week of programming on Radio 4 and the World Service, looking at the emerging MINT economies of Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Turkey, Woman’s Hour is examining the situation now for women and gender equality in these countries. What is the economic reality, the challenges, and the future prospects for women in each of the MINT economies? What is the reality of women’s lives, their status and rights, their economic and political participation?

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Today we’re looking at Mexico: 20 years after North American Free Trade Agreement, we hear about the challenges faced by women in the ‘maquiladora’ factories along the US border, about juggling low paid work, extra jobs and childcare, the culture of machismo and sexual inequality, improved education and the growing middle class, and about attempts to get more women into positions of political influence and to close the gender gap.

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Listen to our items on the situation for women in the other MINT economies:

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The iconic feminist magazine Spare Rib was first published in 1972 andÌýran until 1993. It quicklyÌýestablished a reputation as the leading publication for feminist thought, debate and comment. Now the to seek their permission toÌýrepublish their work. SoÌýhow relevant is Spare Rib toÌýwomen today? Jane speaks to Sue O’Sullivan, who used to work on the magazine,Ìýand Dr Polly Russell, who is in charge of the project at the British Library.