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Toughening Criminal Sentences In Switzerland

An interview with the Swiss sisters campaigning for tougher laws against violent criminals

• 22 mins

Book Group Controversy In Iran

How Professor Azar Nafisi has riled Iranian authorities by hosting a book group

• 22 mins

Women And The Afghan Elections

Why are women failing to register to vote in the Afghan elections?

• 22 mins

1,000 Nobel Prize Winners?

Could 1,000 female peace keepers win next year's Nobel Peace Prize?

• 22 mins

Crossing The Divide In Cyprus

Why women working to resolve the conflict in Cyprus have formed 'Hands Across The Divide.'

• 22 mins

Kenyan Women Campaigning Against Changa

Should changa - an illegal but widespread alcoholic drink in Kenya - be banned?

• 22 mins

Music From Japan Girl Group

Japanese musical trio, Hana Yui, from the Japanese island of Sado, plays for the show

• 22 mins

Why Is Abortion Still A Taboo Subject?

Director Julia Black talks about her controversial film about the reality of abortion

• 22 mins

Gender Imbalance In China

Why China's one-child policy has led to a huge gender imbalance in some areas

• 22 mins

Life After The Rwandan Genocide

Rwanda's First Lady Jeannette Kagame talks of her hope for the future

• 22 mins

Women Involved In Abuse Of Prisoners

Why are we shocked that a female soldier was charged with abuse of Iraqi prisoners?

• 22 mins

Women Trafficking In Malaysia

In Malaysia, authorities have been accused of victimising trafficked sex workers

• 22 mins

Domestic Workers In Hong Kong

How have foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong been affected by cuts in the minimum wage?

• 22 mins

Andrea Levy And The Orange Prize for Fiction.

An interview with Andrea Levy, winner of the Orange Prize For Fiction

• 22 mins

Transsexualism In The UK

What does the Gender Recognition Bill mean for the UK's transgender community?

• 22 mins

Lost Love In Tibet

Chinese author Xinran Xue explains why she was haunted by a woman's story of lost love

• 22 mins

Spare The Rod And Spoil The Child?

Is the old saying true, or is it always wrong to hit children?

• 22 mins

Gender Inbalance In Asia

Will the Asian preference for boys lead to social problems and even wars in the future?

• 23 mins

How To Keep Your Man

Should we be taking an old-fashioned approach to caring for our husbands?

• 22 mins

Carmen Bin Laden Talks About Her Brother-In-Law

Carmen Bin Laden, former sister-in-law of Osama Bin Laden, shares her views on him

• 22 mins

Anger From The 'Queen Of Shoes'

Why is Imelda Marcos so unhappy about the contents of a new film about her life?

• 22 mins

Older Man, Younger Woman

Is the common assumption really true that older men lust after younger women?

• 22 mins

The Zigzag Way

India author Anita Desai talks about her new book, The Zigzab Way

• 22 mins

Why (Some) Women Love Smoking

New research suggests quitting smoking is harder for women than men - why?

• 22 mins

What Progress Has Been Made With Women's Rights?

Head of the UNFPA Thoraya Obaid talks about the progress made in the last 10 years

• 22 mins

London Fashion Week Special

The show follows Sudanese model Sonia Wonder to see if a model's life is all glamour

• 22 mins

Do Women Have A Duty To Procreate

As Western governments worry about a dearth of babies, are women obliged to procreate?

• 23 mins

Life As The American First Lady

What is life like for an American First Lady? The show looks at Laura and Barbara Bush

• 22 mins

Counteracting Polarisation In The Modern World

Why one writer is deeply concerned about polarisation between Western and Arab worlds

• 24 mins

Would Women Pay For Sex?

Jill Nelson, author of new novel Sexual Healing, discusses sex and female emancipation

• 23 mins