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Two women from different parts of the world, united by a common passion, experience or expertise, share the stories of their lives.
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Deminers: Women excavating the explosive remnants of war
Last Monday
Two women from Zimbabwe and Ukraine on clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance.
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Women turning pain into art
Mon 6 Jan 2025
Women from the UK and Romania creatively inspired by their chronic conditions
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Why I kept a teen diary
Mon 30 Dec 2024
Two women from Nigeria and the UK talk about keeping a diary and what it鈥檚 taught them
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Women in love with romance
Mon 23 Dec 2024
Romantic fiction authors from Nigeria and US discuss creating love stories for everyone
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Women using satellites to track coastal erosion
Mon 16 Dec 2024
Women from Sri Lanka and France using images taken from space to counter coastal erosion.
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Deep sea explorers
Mon 9 Dec 2024
Women from the US and South Africa on discovering the wonders of the oceans
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Female farming entrepreneurs
Mon 2 Dec 2024
Women fusing tech and agriculture to farm food - indoors, local and soil-free
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Women discovering the music stars of tomorrow
Mon 25 Nov 2024
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two music scouts about the art of discovering new artists
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Fabrics for the future
Mon 18 Nov 2024
Two women from Singapore and Spain aiming to make fashion more climate-friendly
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How to get ahead in the workplace
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Datshiane Navanayagam gets top tips from career mentors about how to succeed at work
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Women with a love of language
Mon 4 Nov 2024
Literary translators from Turkey and Argentina giving novels new life in another language
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Femicide: 'The shadow pandemic'
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Women in Puerto Rico and Kenya on the huge numbers of women killed in gender violence
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Feel the fear: Women directing horror movies
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Iranian and Mexican women on their passion for making horror movies
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Women causing a stir in the tea business
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women who have founded tea companies
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Women's hidden role in the history of healing
Mon 7 Oct 2024
An author and a historian discuss the historical contributions of women in medicine
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The life of a female driving instructor
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women who teach people how to drive
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Glaciologists: Women on rivers of moving ice
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Biogeochemist Jemma Wadham and scientist Heidi Sevestre on the importance of glaciers
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The changing world of women's magazines
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Australian and Latvian magazine editors discuss their strategies for staying relevant
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Women changing the shape of bra design
Mon 9 Sep 2024
Bra designers from Wales and the US on filling a need for bras that work for all women
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Children's TV presenters: magic, mayhem and mishaps
Mon 2 Sep 2024
Irish and South African presenters discuss their love for inspiring young minds
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Underwater mechanics
Mon 26 Aug 2024
Commercial divers from Canada and Australia share their experiences
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Modern-day matriarchs
Mon 19 Aug 2024
Women from Canada and the UK on the changing role of the matriarch in their cultures
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Women hitting the note on ancient instruments
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Musicians from China and Syria on keeping ancient tradition alive through music
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Women, bats and meerkats
Mon 5 Aug 2024
Costa Rican and Swiss biologists discuss what animal behaviour reveals about life
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The magic of music in dementia care
Mon 29 Jul 2024
Music therapists in the UK and Spain discuss how music can ease the symptoms of dementia
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Teaching empathy: A blueprint for social change?
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women who see empathy as a crucial life skill
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Sports psychologists for elite athletes
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Psychologists in the US and South Africa on supporting sports stars with mental health
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Women designing for a future in space
Mon 8 Jul 2024
Ella Al-Shamahi talks to two architects who design extraterrestrial living spaces
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Women enjoying judo
Mon 1 Jul 2024
Judokas from Slovenia and Belgium discuss the skill, discipline and focus of judo
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Women rethinking imposter syndrome
Mon 24 Jun 2024
What is imposter syndrome? And why are women seemingly more affected by it than men?
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