Looking at the lives of women around the world
World Service,·77 episodes
Five ordinary Cuban women on their lives, their passions and their struggles
Meet the women in India working in jobs traditionally done by men
What life as a hostage in the depths of the jungle or in a darkened room can teach you.
Can Uganda’s burgeoning tech scene help fast-track the country’s development?
Young, Geeky and Black: Kampala
Young, Geeky and Black: Ghana
Ghana has a flourishing coding scene and an emphasis on access for girls.
100 Women Debate - Relationships
Is a relationship more or less lilkely to fail when a woman is successful?
100 Women Debate - Image
Are beautiful women more likely to succeed?
100 Women Debate - Leadership
Are women who act like men more likely to become leaders?
Young, Geeky and Black: Memphis
Meet the black women challenging the tech industry’s lack of diversity
Home - Nigeria
A Nigerian journalist and student discuss their arrival and making a life in the UK
100 Women Interviews - Fatou Bensouda
Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor, International Criminal Court, talks about racism and gender
100 Women Interviews - Hilary Swank
Despite growing up in a trailer park, Hilary Swank has won Best Actress Academy Awards
Home - Poland
The experiences of Polish women who have made a life in Britain and flourished
100 Women Interviews - Sania Mirza
Tennis player Sania Mirza on celebrity, the objectification of women and females in sport
100 Women Interviews - Bobbi Brown
Bobbi Brown is a business woman and make-up artist, with a career spanning three decades
Global Midwives
London’s midwives deliver babies born to mothers from around the world. How do they cope?
Is News Failing Women?
Debate: Why and how news is failing women, and what can be done to change the situation?
100 Women Interviews - Alek Wek
Alek Wek is a New York-based model who spent years of her life fleeing from civil war.
Home - Jamaica
Women from the Jamaican diaspora in Handsworth, Birmingham on settling in 1960s Britain
Home - Bangladesh
Three women from the Bangladeshi diaspora in east London discuss life in the UK
Meet the people making sure Ghana’s girls are plugged in to the tech revolution
A former teacher explains how she's expected to behave under the control of militants.
American high school student Delaney Osborne explains what the term 'good girl' means
22-year-old Lubov Russkina from the nomadic Khanty tribe in western Siberia explains.
Is a relationship more or less likely to fail when a woman is successful?
Why aren't there more women in leadership roles - why do men still seem to be ahead?
How important is image? Are beautiful woman more likely to succeed?
Experiences of women working in India points to a change in roles and status
