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The Documentary Podcast. Women writing Zimbabwe. Audio, 51 minutes
Tawanda Mudzonga explores why Zimbabwe has produced so many renowned women writers
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BBC World Service
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The factory girl who fought for women’s rights
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England
Posted
30 July 2023
Sporting Witness. First women's Tour de France. Audio, 10 minutes
Marianne Martin talks about winning the first official women’s Tour De France in 1984
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BBC World Service
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The Documentary Podcast. BBC OS Conversations: Women in sport. Audio, 24 minutes
Sportswomen and commentators discuss being female in a male dominated profession.
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BBC World Service
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Ex-England captain's 'confidence' in Lionesses
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Humberside
Posted
28 July 2023
Online map helps women to reveal unsafe areas
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Essex
Posted
27 July 2023
Afghan women mourn the end of beauty salons
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Asia
Posted
24 July 2023
Lesbian couple drop NHS fertility legal challenge
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Berkshire
Posted
22 July 2023
You're Dead to Me. Zheng Yi Sao (Radio Edit) Audio, 28 minutes
Greg Jenner and guests explore the life of the pirate queen, Zheng Yi Sao.
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BBC Radio 4
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MeToo allegations against celebrities shake Taiwan
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Asia
Posted
20 July 2023
Business Daily. Women’s football boots: A bad fit? Audio, 18 minutes
We explore the need for more tailored equipment
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Mother jailed over lockdown abortion to be released
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
18 July 2023
Boxing gym teaches men to avoid toxic masculinity
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Wales
Posted
18 July 2023
'I’m a woman walking to work – leave me alone'
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Manchester
Posted
17 July 2023
A friendship forged through life-changing injury
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Northern Ireland
Posted
16 July 2023
Spain’s bull run tackles sexual assaults head on
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Europe
Posted
14 July 2023
Music organisation 'blown away' by support
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Bristol
Posted
8 July 2023
'Why we need more women-specific sport science' - Sawyers column
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Athletics
Posted
8 July 2023
Rape victim issues warning over helpline closure
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Oxford
Posted
7 July 2023
Female workers made to strip over used sanitary pad
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Africa
Posted
6 July 2023
The battalion of black women erased from history
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
5 July 2023
US maternal deaths double in last 20 years - study
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US & Canada
Posted
3 July 2023
Birmingham City Council facing £760m equal pay bill
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
28 June 2023