The Conversation Episodes Episode guide
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Women changing jazz
Two jazz musicians on how they're challenging sexism and championing women in jazz
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Young women striking for climate change
Why is it young women who are leading climate protests globally?
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Women who need to talk about sex
Two women who want to encourage people to be open about their sex lives.
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Ocean champions
Our seas generate most of the oxygen we breathe - how can we save them?
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Is bad data killing women?
We look at the impact of a gender data gap and a ‘one-size-fits-men’ approach to design.
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Injured by implants
Two women's stories of medical devices gone wrong
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Women rewriting history
Unearthing the stories of overlooked women.
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Passionate about democracy
What impact does democracy have on women and vice versa?
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Vegan campaigners
Why does promoting a vegan diet elicit such anger and confusion?
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Why I dated on reality TV
TV dating shows and what's in them for women
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Women investing in women
Changing the landscape for woman-led startups.
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Young, indigenous and female
What are the greatest threats facing indigenous women?
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Creating female superheroes
Two women making the world of comic books more diverse.
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Women celebrating literature
The Jaipur and Ake festivals attract thousands of readers, what’s so special about them?
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Women creating computer games
Rhianna Pratchett and Ieva BeneckÄ— on working in the games industry
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Busting period taboos
Challenging period myths and making menstruation easier
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Social media poetry stars
Are poets who start out on social media given the respect they deserve?
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Coaching national teams: Tracey Neville and Desiree Ellis
What's it like to coach your national women's sports team?
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Female friendship
How to make and how to keep good female friends
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Putting women's stories centre stage
Two leading playwrights who focus on the female experience.
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How motherhood changed me as a film-maker
Documentary makers who use their own lives to explore issues facing their countries
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Women living positively with HIV
Two HIV advocates explain why it's no longer a death sentence.
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Psychotherapy pioneers: Esther Perel and Susie Orbach
Two world renowned psychotherapists on how they are opening up the treatment room
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Women working in war zones
Two women who lead humanitarian missions in Syria and Yemen.
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Startups saving lives
Two women whose medical startups have saved thousands of lives.
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Is mountain climbing worth the risk?
Two record-breaking female mountaineers discuss the risks and the rewards.
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The hugging dentists
Two women who've come up with creative ways to treat anxious patients
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Jobs for the girls?
Experts explain why female unemployment is so high in Jordan and South Africa.
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Cooking my culture
Two women using cooking to bring communities together
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Women using hip hop to change attitudes
Two female hip hop artists from Guatemala and Yemen on the challenges they've faced