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Women with a love of language
Last Monday
Literary translators from Turkey and Argentina giving novels new life in another language
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Femicide: 'The shadow pandemic'
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Women in Puerto Rico and Kenya on the huge numbers of women killed in gender violence
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Feel the fear: Women directing horror movies
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Iranian and Mexican women on their passion for making horror movies
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Women causing a stir in the tea business
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women who have founded tea companies
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Women's hidden role in the history of healing
Mon 7 Oct 2024
An author and a historian discuss the historical contributions of women in medicine
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The life of a female driving instructor
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women who teach people how to drive
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Glaciologists: Women on rivers of moving ice
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Biogeochemist Jemma Wadham and scientist Heidi Sevestre on the importance of glaciers
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The changing world of women's magazines
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Australian and Latvian magazine editors discuss their strategies for staying relevant
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Women changing the shape of bra design
Mon 9 Sep 2024
Bra designers from Wales and the US on filling a need for bras that work for all women
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Children's TV presenters: magic, mayhem and mishaps
Mon 2 Sep 2024
Irish and South African presenters discuss their love for inspiring young minds
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Underwater mechanics
Mon 26 Aug 2024
Commercial divers from Canada and Australia share their experiences
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Modern-day matriarchs
Mon 19 Aug 2024
Women from Canada and the UK on the changing role of the matriarch in their cultures
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Women hitting the note on ancient instruments
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Musicians from China and Syria on keeping ancient tradition alive through music
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Women, bats and meerkats
Mon 5 Aug 2024
Costa Rican and Swiss biologists discuss what animal behaviour reveals about life
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The magic of music in dementia care
Mon 29 Jul 2024
Music therapists in the UK and Spain discuss how music can ease the symptoms of dementia
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Teaching empathy: A blueprint for social change?
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women who see empathy as a crucial life skill
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Sports psychologists for elite athletes
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Psychologists in the US and South Africa on supporting sports stars with mental health
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Women designing for a future in space
Mon 8 Jul 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi talks to two architects who design extraterrestrial living spaces
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Women enjoying judo
Mon 1 Jul 2024
Judokas from Slovenia and Belgium discuss the skill, discipline and focus of judo
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Women rethinking imposter syndrome
Mon 24 Jun 2024
What is imposter syndrome? And why are women seemingly more affected by it than men?
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Lessons in laughter
Mon 17 Jun 2024
Professor Sophie Scott and Dr Disa Sauter on how having a laugh makes you feel better
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Journalists working in exile
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi talks to journalists from Bahrain and Yemen who fled their home countries
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Digital defenders: safe online spaces for women
Mon 3 Jun 2024
Lilian Olivia Orero and Nighat Dad expose the severity of online abuse against women
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Women on allotments: soil in the city
Mon 27 May 2024
Ukrainian cook Olia Hercules and Kenyan creative JC Niala on growing food on allotments
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F-16 fighter pilots: Breaking barriers in combat aviation
Mon 20 May 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi meets two of the first women to ever fly F-16 fighter jets
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Pioneering women in neurosurgery
Mon 13 May 2024
Datshiane Navanayagam meets two neurosurgeons operating in a male-dominated field
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Women writing about travel
Mon 6 May 2024
Travel writers from the UK and Nigeria talk about exploring new places
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Women confronting ageism
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi meets two women tackling negative or ageist attitudes towards older people
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Outwit and betray: a reality TV survival guide
Mon 22 Apr 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi meets women who’ve taken part in TV competitions
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Women saving lives at sea
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi with two women from Wales and Goa rescuing people in trouble on the coast
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