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What Makes Us Women?
What does it mean to be born the 'wrong' gender?
Mothers at Work
Denmark has the highest number of working women in the world
Women as Water Providers and Users
What are the key issues which affect women as global providers and users of water?
Economic Exploitation of Women in Asia
How women are exploited during economic booms and left to pick up the pieces during busts
Is Breast Still Best?
Is it safer to formula feed rather than breastfeed in AIDS-stricken parts of the world?
Is Knowledge Really Power?
Special programme from The Know How Conference on the World of Women's Information
How Does the Modern Woman Find a Mate?
Writer Isabel Wolff took on the challenge of dating a different man each week
Are Women As Dangerous As Men?
Can women be as violent as men?
What Brings Us Joy?
What makes us happy? Is it as simple as making more time for ourselves?
Engaging Women with Science
Special report from Women's Science Night at the London Science Museum.
Feeding the World
How do the millions of women who till the fields worldwide get the support they need?
Is Language Essentially Patriarchal?
Is language another tool men use to dominate women?
Closing the Gender Gap in Education
What can be done to improve access to education for 75 million girls worldwide?
Cooking for the World
'Queen of Indian cookery' Madhur Jaffrey talks about her cultural influences.
Life in the Shtetl
Why women living in a Jewish village over 100 years ago inspired one modern author
Dorothy Hodgkin: Scientist and Nobel Prize Winner
A look at the pioneering work and inspiring life of British scientist Dorothy Hodgkin
Breaking The Silence About Violence Towards Women
South African women talk about the ambivalent attitude towards rape in their culture
Single Motherhood Special
Why there's no stigma attached to single motherhood in Iceland
Is Marriage Still Culturally Relevant?
Is marriage as culturally relevant as it always has been? A look at marriage in China
Women in Politics
The President of the Democratic Alliance of Women in Nigeria talks about women in politics
Sailing the Seven Seas
Champion yachtswoman Ellen McArthur talks about her love of sailing
Getting Ahead in Business
To get ahead, do women need to be aggressive or adopt a 'softly-softly' approach?
Our Daily Bread
Bread remains a dietary staple in times of food shortages. Why does this never change?
The Real Amazons
The Amazon women are legendary, now new research suggests they were from Benin
Does Arranged Marriage Impede on Women's Rights?
Are young Asian-British women under too much pressure to accept arranged marriages?
Why Are We Getting Bigger?
Women are larger than ever yet striving to look like supermodels - why?
Does Mother Always Know Best?
Do mums really always know best? A global look at mother-daughter relationships
Standing Up for Press Freedom
The female editor of a Pakistani newspaper is refusing to resign despite death threats
The End of FGM?
A woman of African origin has been convicted of female genital mutilation in France.
The Farming Of Bones
Edwidge Danticat, the Haitian author, talks about her latest novel, The Farming Of Bones
Birth Control in Japan
In Japan, birth control pills are about to be sold for the first time - why such a delay?