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Two women from different parts of the world, united by a common passion, experience or expertise, share the stories of their lives.
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Life as a top female referee
Last Monday
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to women who referee ice hockey and football matches
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Using sound as a tool for conservation
Mon 20 Oct 2025
Women in Scotland and Australia on the use of soundscape monitoring in conservation work
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Women giving cash to new mums
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Women in Kenya and the US on the impact of no-strings-attached money on child health
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Being a brewmaster
Mon 29 Sep 2025
Two women from South Africa and Germany share their passion for making beer
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Female foragers
Mon 22 Sep 2025
Women using their senses and the seasons to forage in South Africa and Japan
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Women capturing time
Mon 15 Sep 2025
Ella Al-Shamahi talks to women who service and create timepieces
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Bringing movies back to life
Mon 8 Sep 2025
Two women from Italy and US discuss film restoration and the 鈥榙etective work鈥� it requires
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Managing an orchestra
Mon 1 Sep 2025
Ella Al-Shamahi talks to women running orchestras in Hungary and the UK
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Healing with horses
Mon 25 Aug 2025
Two women leading the way in Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning
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How to be a confident woman
Mon 18 Aug 2025
Women from the UK and New Zealand on the value of believing in yourself
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Women designing affordable homes
Mon 11 Aug 2025
Two female architects in Tanzania and Spain designing cheaper, more sustainable homes
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Women training dogs to be superheroes
Mon 4 Aug 2025
Women from Greece and Sweden training service dogs
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Women tracking wolves
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Women following the movements of wolf packs in Italy and the US
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Women and robots
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Women from Australia and Germany innovating in the field of robotics.
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Women-only holidays
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Holidays for women who want to see interesting and exciting countries without men along
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Medics in remote communities
Mon 7 Jul 2025
Two women doctors on the rewards and challenges of working in isolated places
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Pastry queens
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Pastry chefs from India and Syria discuss adding new layers to French classics
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Women in glass
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Two women on the intensity, skill and resilience required for modern glassmaking
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Guided by women: Feminist city walks
Mon 16 Jun 2025
Two women from Iceland and Bolivia who've created female-focussed walking tours
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Freeflying and the sphere of fear
Mon 9 Jun 2025
Two world record holders who have pushed the limits of what's possible
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Women saving endangered species
Mon 2 Jun 2025
Two women in Brazil and Nepal on saving the plants and animals they love from extinction
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Crime, children and custody
Mon 26 May 2025
Two women on how the system responds when children break the law
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The next generation of women wrestlers
Mon 19 May 2025
Wrestlers from China and India on honing their craft in a male-dominated industry
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Tackling the tide of trash
Mon 12 May 2025
Two women in the UK and Nigeria ensuring what we throw away doesn鈥檛 go to waste
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The power of performance poetry
Mon 5 May 2025
Women from Norway and Nigeria on performing poetry in front of an audience
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Slavery, reconciliation and me
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Women with historical ties to slavery discuss coming to terms with the past
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Faith and tackling climate change
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Two women on how their Muslim and Christian beliefs shape their love of nature
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Digging up dinosaurs
Mon 14 Apr 2025
Two palaeontologists on dinosaurs, fossils and the fight to stop illegal fossil trade
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Challenging mainstream economics
Mon 7 Apr 2025
An Indian professor and a Danish author on how paid and unpaid care work are undervalued
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Women working through menopause聽
Mon 31 Mar 2025
Women from the UK and Australia discuss the impact of menopause on their careers
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