Cricket’s top women umpires
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to women from India and the UK who officiate international and domestic matches for the women’s and men’s games....
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Kim Chakanetsa presents a conversation between two women from different cultures about their paths to success.
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Women bringing science to social media
While the proportion of girls studying science subjects beyond high school is going up, physics, maths and engineering are still dominated b...
What is a joyful life?
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women from Sweden and the United States about what they've learned about treasuring moments of joy. Kate...
Fertility in your 40s
Why does it become much harder for older women to become pregnant? And how does fertility treatment differ from one country to the next? Ell...
The manosphere and its impact on women
Datshiane Navanayagam discusses the impact of toxic masculinity in South Africa and South Korea. The United Nations has raised concern about...
Women saving seeds for the future
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women from Uganda and the UK working at seed banks to secure the future of the world's plant life. Gloria...
Women helping earthquake survivors
When devastation strikes around the world there are groups of experienced, dedicated teams that will fly in to support local people in savin...
Kickstarting girls' careers in construction
The trades and construction sectors are crying out for new talent, yet many school leavers have no idea that this industry could offer a mea...
Are women the stronger sex?
The weaker sex? The fairer sex? The female body has often been viewed as less strong and less powerful than that of men. Datshiane Navanayag...
Giving stature to women
Statues in parks and city centres are meant to celebrate history and inspire for the future. But it's thought that in nearly every country i...
Female film-makers join forces
The film industry is massively dominated by men. But women-only film festivals are shaking things up, celebrating the female directors, prod...
Women and the stigma of Tourette’s
Tourette syndrome is a motor disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. Characterized by movement tics and at least one vocal tic, it...
Play to learn
There has been a marked increase in enrolment in early childhood education globally, but access and approaches differ hugely around the worl...
Helping women deal with trauma
Traumatic events can leave an enduring psychological impact. Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two psychologists about how they help women heal...
Fan fiction: a writer's playground
Have you ever finished a book or television series and wished you could stay longer in that world? Fan fiction is a thriving art form, with...
The impact of epilepsy
Epilepsy is a brain condition that causes repeated episodes of sudden, brief changes in the brain's electrical activity causing seizures or...
The challenges for women in palliative care
Confronting the death of a loved one – or the end of our own life – can be frightening and overwhelming. And yet it is something that will h...
Women saving amphibians from extinction
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to Whitley Fund for Nature winners from India and South Africa who are protecting endangered frogs and salamande...
Catfishing and its consequences
Online romance fraud and 'catfishing' – when someone pretends to be someone they’re not - is a problem across the globe. It causes financial...
Falling in love with flowers
Datshiane Navanayagam meets the women behind leading nurseries and flower farms in Germany and America. From a vase of cut roses to the pere...