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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.
Living through menopause
Dr Nighat Arif and writer Barbara Hannah Grufferman think the menopause needs rebranding
Viral dance videos launched my career
Sienna Lalau and Sherrie Silver: social media routines led to working for Rihanna and BTS
Why women walk
Cheryl Strayed and Kerri Andrews on the benefits of striding out in the great outdoors
Women planting trees
Two women restoring forests in Brazil and Nepal growing native trees from local seeds
Ghostwriters for hire
Michelle Burford and Ellen Banda-Aaku on celebrity memoirs and collaborative writing
World leaders: Michelle Bachelet and Helen Clark
Michelle Bachelet and Helen Clark on their personal journeys and their career in politics
Travels with my ukulele
For Taimane and Zee Avi, playing the ukulele was love at first strum
My baby triggered a terrifying breakdown
Catherine Cho and Lobeh Osagie-Asiah on how they got through postpartum psychosis
Beauty and the skin
Two pioneering dermatologists on colourism and skin lighting in India and Ghana
A love for my language
Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two women who are keeping their indigenous languages alive
Natural-born contortionists
Two contortionists discuss their body-twisting, back-bending, mind-blowing work.
Drag kings: The women performing as men
Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two women who perform as men and poke fun at the patriarchy
What can we learn from nomadic life?
Shugri Said Salh and Carol Meeks on the resilience, bravery and peace of nomadic life
Musical theatre stars
Jemma Rix and Christine Allado discuss singing for theme parks and Covid-19 disruption
Message in a mural
Mona Caron and Fatuma Hassan on creating large-scale public art to bring about change
Taking a leap into single motherhood
Two women who chose single parenthood on the joy they find in their unconventional family
Sisters of skydiving
Kim Chakanetsa talks to two pioneering women about their love for skydiving
From start-up to success: Women rolling the dice in business
Two women from Zambia and Vietnam on the risks they took to become top entrepreneurs
Women leading change in NGOs
Amanda Khozi Mukwashi and Summer Nasser on what it takes to run an international NGO
Understanding the impact of climate change on women
Why climate change hurts vulnerable women most and what can be done to them
Women protecting wildlife from poachers
Park rangers from Zambia and South Africa on protecting animals and empowering women
Maids to the rich and famous
Stephanie Land and Sara Vestin Rahmani on their lives working in rich people’s homes
An assistance dog changed my life
Women from Brazil and the UK on how assistance dogs improved their mobility and wellbeing
Women swimming in the wild
Two women discuss the psychological and physical benefits of cold water swimming
Unstoppable women of rugby
Rugby union stars from Spain and Uganda on how the game can change lives for the better
Women making city transport safe
Angie Palacios and Joanie Fredericks want women to feel safe on public transport
Leading women in song
Choir directors from Finland and Jamaica on the joys of bringing women together to sing
