Women And The Afghan Elections

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Only 10% of the population are registered to vote in the Afghan elections, including only 200,000 women. Fatima Gailani is a woman's rights activist in Afghanistan - she talks to the show about her campaign to encourage women to register. Also on the programme: A look at the Muslim women in India taking up boxing - could this help them out of poverty? Plus, Lynne Cox, the woman who swam the Antarctic, talks about her career in swimming.