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Date
13 January 2025 - 16:17

Has Brexit undermined the UK’s protection of women from violence?

Has Brexit undermined the UK’s protection of women from gender-based violence? Caoimhe Clements from Northern Ireland looks at violence against women from an international perspective

Tags
Opportunity, Gender equality, Women and girls
Young girl seated in the foreground, wearing a checked school uniform dress, out of focus in the background is a boy wearing a checked school shirt.
Date
05 December 2022 - 15:00

How to support girls in the classroom – lessons from Tanzania

A new report commissioned by British Council Tanzania examines the attitudes of head teachers and teachers towards girls in the classroom.

Tags
Educational research, Women and girls, Policy, Schools, Teaching
Premier Skills female footballer wearing a hijab and holding a football
Date
06 September 2022 - 18:00

Women’s football – more than just a game

Jeremy Barnett, Premier Skills Senior Project Manager, explains how football is helping empower women and girls around the world.

Tags
Football, Women and girls, Women and girls – International Development, Gender equality, Sport
Aerial view of Hunza Valley with mountains, stream and trees.
Date
04 March 2021 - 11:38

This scientist's work reduces plastic pollution in rural Pakistan

Environmental scientist Dr Fozia Tahir is working with her home community of Khyber in Pakistan’s Hunza Valley to protect the environment.

Tags
Women and girls
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Date
03 March 2021 - 17:50

My feminist activism in Turkey

Fatmagül Berktay tells us how her work as a feminist researcher has helped to build the women’s movement in Turkey.

Tags
Women and girls, Gender equality
Sumaya Akter Tithi using a stethoscope on another woman
Date
09 November 2020 - 11:30

How one woman runs a public health initiative in Bangladesh

Sumaya Akter Tithi is a Sub-Assistant Community Medical Officer (SACMO) in Bangladesh. She tells us about supporting women during Covid-19.

Tags
Women and girls, Science
Kirsty Logan
Date
24 May 2019 - 16:03

'Societies don't like the in-between' – Kirsty Logan, author

Novelist Kirsty Logan talks about the right to be who you are, women's sexuality, fairy tales, pop culture, beauty and writing.

Tags
Literature, Women and girls, Fashion
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Date
16 April 2018 - 12:12

How school-aged girls are influencing public policy in Lagos

Olaoluwa Abagun is a lawyer and and founder of Girl Pride Circle Initiative, a non-governmental organisation in Nigeria which advocates for girls’ rights.

Tags
Equal opportunities and diversity, Women and girls, Cultural leadership
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus
Date
06 March 2018 - 12:45

'The virus has not gone away' – four researchers discuss Zika

We spoke to four scientists working internationally to tackle the social impact of the disease and combat the virus itself across Brazil.

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Scientific research, Women and girls, Equal opportunities and diversity
Bread and flour on a kitchen surface
Date
05 March 2018 - 10:00

One woman's route to building a successful business in Yemen

Fatima (name changed) is a baker in Yemen. She talks about the particular challenges for women within Yemini society, and her route to building a successful business.

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Women and girls, Equal opportunities and diversity
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