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Why are you calling me ‘inspirational’?
Journalist Amy Zayed and climber Lea Volpe discuss the language around disability.
Young and widowed
What happens when your spouse dies unexpectedly young?
The Conversation: BBC 100 Women
Has the Covid-19 pandemic triggered change that could be seen as positive in the future?
Love at first knit
Two knitting enthusiasts unravel the social and cultural history of the craft.
The joy of reindeer
Anne Louise Gaup and Dr. Jackie Hrabok-Leppäjärvi on why they follow reindeer for a living
Cheerleading: So much more than shaking pompoms
Two women discuss the physical prowess and dedication needed in the world of cheerleading
How to be happy
Tips from Denmark and South Korea on how to improve our feelings of happiness
The secrets of sewers
Two women ionate about wastewater management on how sewers can save our lives
Record-breaking runners
Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on gold medals, pregnancy and discrimination
Choosing to be childfree
Two women discuss why opting not to have children is still seen as a radical decision.
Selling Sunset: How I find homes for the rich and famous
Infinity pools and marble bathrooms – what does it take to sell homes to the super-rich?
Intimacy on screen
Two women challenging the way actors and directors approach intimate scenes on camera
Women writing true crime
Why are we so interested in women as victims and killers?
The women who protect nature
Kris Tompkins and Dolors Armenteras on their fight to preserve South America’s ecosystems.
Women digging for answers from the ancient past
How gender biases have warped our understanding of history
Women making art from clay
Ceramicists Hitomi Hosono and Zemer Peled on the therapeutic quality of working with clay
Afrofuturism: Black women changing the sci-fi scene
Authors N.K. Jemisin and Chinelo Onwualu on their efforts to diversify the genre
Women running restaurants
Ana Roš and Amninder Sandhu on adapting their businesses to the constraints of Covid-19
How to focus
Conductor Kalena Bovell and pro skier Lorraine Huber on how to ‘get in the zone’
Women in law
Alexandra Wilson and Omnia Gadalla on why people practicing law need to be diverse
Women who love insects
Insect enthusiasts Jessica Ware and Carolina Barillas-Mury on why bugs matter.
How to live alone
Sreemoyee Piu Kundu and Hannah Carmichael on the benefits and challenges of solo living
Funerals and grief in a pandemic
What happens to grief when our usual rituals around death and mourning are disrupted?
Nurses on the frontline: A year on
After a year of the pandemic, how are young nurses coping?
Women fighting wildfires
A Russian volunteer and an elite US firefighter on the challenge of tackling remote fires
Women of the Arab Spring
A decade after the uprisings, what has been gained and what has been lost?
Sweet honey and queen bees
A scientist from Martinique and an entrepreneur from South Africa on why they keep bees
Sold into sex work
Trafficked women from Indonesia and Hungary on how they modern-day slaves
Skating my way through life
Why women around the world are picking up a board to try kickflips and slides.
My life-changing autism diagnosis
Sara Gibbs and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu talk about the impact of finding out they're autistic
The Conversation with Helen Clark and Michelle Bachelet
Kim Chakanetsa is ed by two international leaders who have championed women’s rights.
