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Palestinian and Israeli women activists call for end to bloodshed

As Israel's war with Hamas continues, thousands have been killed as the region teeters dangerously on the edge of a wider conflict that could result in direct US and Iranian involvement. At a moment when peace seems so incredibly far away, where does this leave women peace activists on both…

France 24 · Oct 27, 2023

Women set to vote for first time at Catholic Synod of Bishops

In a historic moment for the Catholic Church, women are to vote for the first time at the Synod of Bishops, later this month. Annette Young asks Kate McElwee, the executive director of the Women's Ordination Conference, if we are moving closer to the possibility of having Catholic women priests.…

France 24 · Oct 13, 2023

About 1,000 birds killed after colliding into McCormick Place Lakeside Center in one ‘tragic,’ deadly night

The alarming death toll is just part of a larger danger facing migrating birds.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 7, 2023

A year since rollback of Roe v. Wade: How America has changed

It is one year since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, thus removing a federal right for women to end their pregnancies. We look at how America has changed in the wake of that historic decision. Also the global backlash against women's rights and who is behind it.…

France 24 · Jun 23, 2023

Women in sports: How female physiology impacts performance

In a special edition, we focus on the world of sports and how women athletes are treated. When an elite athlete announces her pregnancy, inevitably she will receive many congratulatory messages wishing her well; on her retirement, that is. But top athletes are managing to prove that motherhood and sporting…

France 24 · Jun 16, 2023

'The Sex Lives of African Women': Groundbreaking book gets people talking

"The Sex Lives of African Women" has now been distributed in more than 100 countries. Annette Young talks to its author, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, about deconstructing stereotypes in female sexuality. Also, we examine the story of Shaina Hansye, a 15-year-old French girl who was stabbed and burned alive and whose…

France 24 · Jun 9, 2023

Spain becomes the first European nation to offer menstrual leave

Spanish women will be the first in Europe to be able to take time off work for severe period pain. But could such a law backfire and instead reinforce gender discrimination? Annette Young talks to menstrual health specialist, Maria Carmen Punzi. Plus we take a look at the latest summer…

France 24 · Jun 2, 2023

Women & Cannes: Anger over Johnny Depp's inclusion

The Cannes Film Festival kicks off and while seven out of the 21 directors nominated this year are female, there's anger over the opening movie starring Johnny Depp who's staging a comeback after winning a defamation trial against his former wife, Amber Heard, who accused him of abuse. Also protests…

France 24 · May 19, 2023

Women talking: How women in China developed a secret language

In this edition, the tale of a secret women's language in China that's existed since feudal times and the attempts to keep it alive by those who still use it in the southern province of Hunan. Annette Young also meets Iraqi Kurdish activist, Soma Farhang from the Women Empowerment Organisation…

France 24 · May 12, 2023

Fighting in Sudan: Women and children are the most vulnerable as conflict worsens

As fighting continues in Sudan between two military factions, tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes with aid workers warning women and children are being disproportionately affected by the violence. Also with the UN saying it will take us close to 300 years until the world reaches…

France 24 · May 5, 2023