More than 150 #100Women debates going on around world asking if women are under pressure to conform
Women in London have been discussing whether you need to be beautiful to succeed in the workplace
Email stories and comments to BBC100.Women@bbc.co.uk on Tuesday 1 December 2015
From the debate at Brown University:
Quote MessageThe way society treats female sexual assault survivors is disturbingly predicated on appearance. People get upset that discussions of sexual assault tend to be centered around women. While it's true that men also face unique obstacles to seeking justice, no one discredits a man's experience - when he testifies - as illegitimate on account of what he looks like.
One of the most high profile debates so far has been in Nepal, where the president herself took part in a conversation with BBC presenter Bidhya Chapagain, hosted by BBC Media Action.
Here's a flavour of what she said.
India
Quote MessageI am really overwhelmed and grateful to BBC for making me a member of BBC 100 Women programme held today. It was a new experience for me. This programme has brought a new hope to bring a smile on each woman's face and open new avenues for her upliftment in the society. Heartiest thanks to all for such warmth.
Birti Soni, The Amritsar Women Group in Punjab
Coming up at 18:00 GMT on the World Service a special debate on relationships.
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In the US, the Brown University Debating Union has just begun discussing today's big themes. Here is the first in a selection of quotes, this one concerning quotas:
Quote MessageI think quotas are a very problematic hiring process... we need to be focusing on diversity in the hiring process, but quotas make business decisions into numbers, which doesn't fix the root problem."
Thanks to Theresa Mizzi for writing in about the pressure women face.
She writes: "The most appalling pressure I have experienced is from other women! Mother, aunts, sister-in-laws, mother-in-laws - constantly judging, and pressuring."
But she says one of the greatest reliefs in her life was "when I met the most beautiful man who was happy with me exactly as I was".
South Sudan
One of the key quotes Jackline Ihure in South Sudan picked out from their debate was: "In order for women in South Sudan to have a brighter future, there is a need to provide fully fledged boarding schools.
"We need to enable girls and women to have uninterrupted education opportunities."
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
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Here's his last one of the day from an Afghan MP.
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If you missed the BBC 100 Women debate earlier about women in leadership you can catch up by watching this video.
Among the topics speakers discussed whether there was and "automatic" perception of leaders being male, and whether women lacked the confidence to put themselves forward to top roles.
Emmanuel Akoto emails:
Quote MessageI think both men and women are under pressure to conform to stereotypes. In Ghana, a man who consistently prepares meals in the house will be under pressure from even women to stop it. There are stereotypes which must be challenged. Why should women be expected to do make-up?
Here's how the #100Women hashtag has been used globally today on Twitter by men and women.
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Students at Brown University in Rhode Island said it.
South Sudan
A group of pupils from BBC School report have been taking part in the 100 Women debate in London.
Their views ranged from:
Greece
Thanks to Albesa Aliu for sending in highlights from the debate in Greece:
"I look at photos and think I don’t look like that in real life," says model Charli Howard.
"People feel really let down by you because you are not what you look like on Instagram. It’s terrifying…I worry about what role models girls have today.”
Quote MessageYou see yourself photoshopped and you wish that was what you looked like.
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