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World Service,Β·371 episodes
The show talks to a Russian couple whose forbidden love was punishable by death
Two Kenyan girls have legally challenged their father's decision to circumcise them
Writer Wei Hui's first novel Shanghai Baby was banned in China - why?
Why grandmothers have been left with the burden of caring for orphans in the AIDS crisis
A female firefighters talks about why she was drawn to the job, and the USA forest fires
Palestinian and Israeli mothers talk about the impact of renewed violence in their region
A woman who's been fighting for more protection for women in East Timor speaks to the show
What will be the effects of George W. Bush's decision to ban US funding for abortion aid?
Why are a growing number of women in German attracted to far right political groups?
As an 18-year old girl is convicted of rape, why are we so disturbed by her gender?
A former high-flier explains why she needed to escape the 'noise' of corporate life
TV has misled us regarding the excitement of life in the FBI, says a former agent
Why do some women fall in love with dangerous men who are in prison or on Death Row?
How one woman is brave enough to address the cycle of violence in South African prisons
A brain tumour survivor talks about the surgery that took her beauty but saved her life
How do Iranian women see their place in society and what further changes would they like?
An interview with Greek and Turkish Cypriot women who've managed to become friends
Why are an increasing number of UK women under 30 opting to be sterilised?
Why Professor Brian Sykes believes all Europeans are descended from just seven women
Special guest, Nigerian Queen Salawa Abeni, plays and talks about waka music
Dr Nawal El-Sidaawi explains why she's being threatened with divorce - against her will
An Israeli woman whose child was killed by a suicide bomber explains her search for peace
How a Palestinian woman who moved to a refugee camp in Bethlehem suffered depression
As East Timor goes to the polls, why women are leading the state's struggle for freedom
Was the first female president of Indonesia elected solely for reasons of nepotism?
Author and activist Arundhati Roy talks about her fears and uncertainty about the future
How education for girls is beginning to improve in Uganda
Naomi Wolf talks about her latest book exposing myths around childbirth and motherhood
On the release of her memoirs, Stella Rimington talks about her life in MI5
Dannii Minogue explains why she was keen to participate in The Vagina Monologues