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What's In A Name?
Should we take our husband's name when we marry? Is this anti-feminist?
The Ethics of Egg Donation
Would you donate your eggs to an infertile woman?
Women's Rights in the Philippines
Since the downfall of the Marcos dictatorship, have things improved for women?
The Rice Women of Luzon
Luzon is a remote Philippino island, where life has stayed the same for centuries
Girl Power
Is 'girl power' a meaningless slogan or a phrase for women to unite behind?
Is Revenge Ever Truly Sweet?
Can revenge be a cathartic act, or will it always have negative consequences?
A Female Perspective on Travel
Do women view travel differently to men?
Is Gossip Just Harmless Fun?
Why is gossip – and gossip magazines – mainly associated with women?
Football: Why Women Love It or Loathe It
Female soccer fans and players share their love of the sport
Are Women Changing The World?
How women are becoming increasingly influential in the fight for global democracy
Society Weddings: Love, or Feudalism in Action?
Are society weddings based on true romance or often just marriages of convenience?
The Child Brides of Ethiopia
Why are girls in Northern Ethiopia married so young?
What Makes Us Women?
What does it mean to be born the 'wrong' gender?
Mothers at Work
Denmark has the highest number of working women in the world
Women as Water Providers and Users
What are the key issues which affect women as global providers and users of water?
Economic Exploitation of Women in Asia
How women are exploited during economic booms and left to pick up the pieces during busts
Is Breast Still Best?
Is it safer to formula feed rather than breastfeed in AIDS-stricken parts of the world?
Is Knowledge Really Power?
Special programme from The Know How Conference on the World of Women's Information
How Does the Modern Woman Find a Mate?
Writer Isabel Wolff took on the challenge of dating a different man each week
Are Women As Dangerous As Men?
Can women be as violent as men?
What Brings Us Joy?
What makes us happy? Is it as simple as making more time for ourselves?
Engaging Women with Science
Special report from Women's Science Night at the London Science Museum.
Feeding the World
How do the millions of women who till the fields worldwide get the support they need?
Is Language Essentially Patriarchal?
Is language another tool men use to dominate women?
Closing the Gender Gap in Education
What can be done to improve access to education for 75 million girls worldwide?
Cooking for the World
'Queen of Indian cookery' Madhur Jaffrey talks about her cultural influences.
Life in the Shtetl
Why women living in a Jewish village over 100 years ago inspired one modern author
Dorothy Hodgkin: Scientist and Nobel Prize Winner
A look at the pioneering work and inspiring life of British scientist Dorothy Hodgkin
Breaking The Silence About Violence Towards Women
South African women talk about the ambivalent attitude towards rape in their culture
Single Motherhood Special
Why there's no stigma attached to single motherhood in Iceland
Is Marriage Still Culturally Relevant?
Is marriage as culturally relevant as it always has been? A look at marriage in China