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For, and about, women everywhere
World Service,·371 episodes
How matriarchy has helped stop practises like dowries and female infanticide in Kerala
28 Mar 1997,·28 mins
Is a lack of male role models in single parent families contributing to social breakdown?
04 Apr 1997,·28 mins
Are attractive, successful women too intimidating for men to date?
11 Apr 1997,·28 mins
Women played a significant role in the SS during the Nazi Holocaust
18 Apr 1997,·28 mins
Ancient Egyptian women had rights equal to those of men, and an equal right to rule
25 Apr 1997,·28 mins
Kate Dawson and Mandy Clark talk about the challenge of rowing across the Atlantic
02 May 1997,·28 mins
The women who have strength to stand up against brutality if their children are threatened
09 May 1997,·28 mins
Is the tone of magazines like Cosmopolitan appropriate for all audiences in the world?
16 May 1997,·28 mins
The Fluffy Club says women should never contradict a man, even when he's wrong
23 May 1997,·28 mins
Female refugees are at higher risk of rape and exploitation than male asylum seekers
06 Jun 1997,·28 mins
Are Erica Jung and Gloria Steiner relevant to women outside of the West?
13 Jun 1997,·28 mins
How men have been taking on traditional women's roles
20 Jun 1997,·29 mins
Research suggests the presence of women damages the morale and cohesion of combat units
04 Jul 1997,·28 mins
A survey of girls in Nepal shows mother-in-laws are their biggest concern for the future
18 Jul 1997,·28 mins
In Argentina, one in 10 young women suffers from anorexia or bulimia - why?
25 Jul 1997,·28 mins
Does a legal ban on FGM interfere with Muslims' right to practise their religion freely?
01 Aug 1997,·28 mins,·
The dilemma dividing Catholic Malta – should divorce be made legal?
08 Aug 1997,·28 mins
Why do women stay in violent relationships?
12 Aug 1997,·28 mins
Are creams for lightening black skin just a beauty aid, or damaging to cultural identity?
22 Aug 1997,·28 mins
What was it about Diana, Princess of Wales, that made her such a global icon for women?
01 Sep 1997,·28 mins
Women talk about the ideal of 'the perfect breast' and how they feel about their own
05 Sep 1997,·28 mins
Pianist Mitsuko Oshida talks about the problem of being labelled by nationality
12 Sep 1997,·28 mins
A TV show about sex, in which Russian couples frankly discuss their sex lives
19 Sep 1997,·28 mins
One husband, several wives - why do women put up with being one among many?
26 Sep 1997,·29 mins
What is the line between harmless flirting and sexual harassment?
10 Oct 1997,·30 mins
Two Nigerian women have been campaigning to get their husbands released from prison
24 Oct 1997,·29 mins
Japanese women are at lower risk of developing breast cancer than Western women
30 Oct 1997,·29 mins
What role should the nanny have in the family?
06 Nov 1997,·28 mins
Meet Dr Marcella Fierro, the real-life forensic pathologist who inspired Kay Scarpetta
20 Nov 1997,·28 mins
Musician Marjorie Whiley talks about drumming in Jamaican culture
21 Nov 1997,·28 mins
