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World Service,20 Jun 1997,29 mins

The Shanghai Gender Revolution

Everywoman

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In Shanghai, men have been taking on traditional 'women's roles' to the extent that it's become a total reversal of gender power. Also on the programme: why osteoporosis is affecting a growing number of young people world-wide as well as older women; and a 16-year old student from Wimbledon talks about the stress of taking GCSE exams.

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