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Matchmakers
Two women who've dedicated their lives to helping people find love and marriage
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Women Reclaiming Their Streets
Two women who have led street protests in London and Hong Kong
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Fighting for Racial Justice
Two women on their epic fight against racism in the UK and the US
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Firefighters
Two women who lead teams of firefighters into burning buildings
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Women Leading Muslim Communities
Two Muslim women who preach and lead prayers in their mosques
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Professional Gamers
Two women who play video games for a living
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Bakers
Two women explore the business of baking
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Feminist Publishers
Two women who've carved out a space for female writers in India and Australia
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Women in Podcasting: The Guilty Feminist and Not Your African Cliché
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The Million Dollar Teachers
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Travellers
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Winter athletes
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Head Gardeners
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Tackling the Gender Pay Gap
Two women who are determined to close the gender pay gap
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Social Media Influencers
Two women who have a made a business from sharing their lives on social media.
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Art Dealers
Two female top gallery owners
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Chess Grandmasters
Two women who have broken records and barriers playing chess
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Mothers Fighting for Clean Water
Two women who fought lead poisoning in Kenya and the US
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Female Financiers
Two women who are pushing the boundaries of global finance
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Star Chefs
Two female chefs who have both won Michelin stars
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Banishing Body Shame
Two women using their own bodies to challenge traditional perceptions of beauty
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Women in Translation
Two women who translate Ancient Greek classics and modern-day feminist theory
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Crowning The Queens
Two women who make dramatic headpieces for very high-profile clients
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Ending Child Marriage
Two women campaigning to end child marriage in the US and in Malawi
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Young African Authors
Two women who set their award-winning stories in Zimbabwe and Nigeria
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Female Computer Pioneers
Two women discuss the pivotal role female programmers play in computing
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Women Winning the Nobel Prize for Medicine
Two women who have been awarded the Nobel Prize for their scientific research
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The Women Plumbers Changing The Trade
Two women with a passion for plumbing who want more women and girls in the industry
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Women Defying Bans in Iran and Saudi Arabia
Two women fighting for freedom of choice in Saudi Arabia and Iran
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Fighting For Women's Health
Two doctors who are making women's health their priority
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Women Bossing the Beauty Business
Two women who run beauty businesses in London and Singapore
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#MeToo: Two Women's Stories Beyond Hollywood
Two women who have made public allegations of sexual abuse in Georgia and Japan
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The Changing Face of Women in Music Videos
Two women who direct music videos for big name stars
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Women Demanding Equality in Sport
Two women campaigning for gender equality in sport
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Campaigners for Gay Women's Rights
Women who are campaigning for LGBT+ rights in Uganda and Sri Lanka
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A Dangerous Place To Be A Woman
Two women taking a stand against femicide in Mexico and Pakistan
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Beauty Pageants: What's in them for Women?
Two beauty queens who say attitudes to pageants are changing
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Wrongfully Convicted Women
Two women who served time in prison for wrongful convictions
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Disabled Women Challenging Stereotypes
Two women challenging the way we think about disability in Canada and India
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Women Opening Up Classical Music
Two women who are changing the face of classical music
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War Through A Woman’s Lens
Two award-winning conflict photographers from India and the United States
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Parkour Women: The City is My Playground
Two female parkour athletes who perform urban acrobatics
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Women Styling Bollywood and Hollywood
Two stylists who dress some of the most iconic women in Hollywood and Bollywood
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Female football agents
Two women who represent top football players
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The Women Who Plan Luxury Parties
Two women making the impossible possible for the rich and famous
26 mins
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Female Fury
Two women explore anger as a gendered emotion
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I Was Put into Care
Two women who spent part of their childhoods in institutions
26 mins
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Women Shaking Up Universities
Two women who are the first to lead their universities in the US and in Ecuador
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Women undercover
Two women who went undercover to get a powerful story
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Women who resolve conflict
Two women who negotiate with kidnappers and rehabilitate extremists
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The 2018 Nobel Science Women
Two women whose ground-breaking scientific research won them Nobel Prizes in 2018
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Women saving lions and bears
Two women fighting for endangered carnivores in Kenya and the US
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Women and self defence
Two women who teach self-defence skills tailored to women and girls
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My family's hidden history
Two women determined to piece together their families' secrets
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Female film composers
Two women shaking up the male-dominated movie industry
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Survivors of sexual assault
Two women who are breaking the silence on sexual violence
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Yoga women
Two women discuss the power and popularity of yoga around the world
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Is tidying a feminist issue?
Two women who sort out other people's stuff for a living
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Body hair
Two women discuss the prickly issue of hair removal
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Mums: Online and influential
Two women who vlog and blog about their families online
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The beauty of ageing
Two women discuss how to grow old with purpose, passion and good humour
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Women fighting an invisible disease
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Union women
Two women changing the face of trade unions in the UK and in Kenya
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Women crunching numbers
Two women making history in maths and computing
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Women delivering better births
Two female obstetricians who are empowering pregnant women
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Fasten your seatbelts: Female flight attendants
Two women discuss what it's like to be a woman on the frontline of the airline industry
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Do small loans really work for women?
Two women who head up micro-finance organisations
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How language defines us as women
Two women explain what gendered language is and why it matters
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We refuse to accept street harassment
Two women making the streets safer in India and in France
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Motherhood, multiplied
Two women discuss the challenges and rewards of raising multiple babies
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Women living with schizophrenia
Two women with mental health issues talk about overcoming stigma to pursue their careers
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Female roadies
Two road crew for huge bands who defy the stereotype
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Champion mums
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Women writing relationships
Two acclaimed female authors whose stories shine a light on romantic relationships
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Dementia carers
Two women discuss what good care means for people with dementia
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Women using hip hop to change attitudes
Two female hip hop artists from Guatemala and Yemen on the challenges they've faced
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Cooking my culture
Two women using cooking to bring communities together
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Jobs for the girls?
Experts explain why female unemployment is so high in Jordan and South Africa.
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