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Born a Girl

Following the lives of five girls in different parts of the world

World Service,11 episodes

Episodes

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Mexico
Guadelupe Diaz who's 16, talks about her position in the family
18 Jul 1995,13 mins
America
Tara Mohr talks about her experience living in Palo Alto, California
23 Aug 1995,13 mins
Ghana
In Ghana, "your Mother is happy if you're born a girl"
30 Aug 1995,13 mins
Jordan
Dana discusses her strong relationship with her housemaid from Sri Lanka
06 Sep 1995,13 mins
Greece
Fany Printezi describes her school and her hopes for the future
13 Sep 1995,13 mins
India
Sri Devi Raghavan discusses the powerful characters portrayed by women
21 Sep 1995,14 mins
Guadeupe Diaz
Guadeupe Diaz challenges the expectations of her family
29 Nov 2000,28 mins
Tara Mohr
Tara Mohr discusses the culture shock of moving to Yale
07 Dec 2000,28 mins
Dzifa Adzanu
Dzifa Adzanu explains how much more confidence she has
11 Dec 2000,28 mins
Dana Kiblaweh
Dana studied dentistry and discusses her independence
26 Dec 2000,28 mins
Sri Devi Raghavan
Sri explains how her life is shaping up
02 Jan 2001,28 mins