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World Service,24 Oct 1997,29 mins

Stand By Your Man

Everywoman

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Two Nigerian women have been campaigning to get their husbands released from prison, claiming both were arrested on trumped-up charges. They discuss the personal and public pressures they face. Also on the programme: Why four of the five candidates for the Irish presidency are women; plus, two Bengali women cook up a celebration feast, and Dr Gouri Dhillon answers listeners' health problems.

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