Why should anyone be made to feel like crap, just for being who they are? Subtle or ‘casual’ racism can be just as harmful as more overt forms. Stop. Think. Respect. encourages […]
Malala: ‘I promised to help people’
Education campaigner Malala Yousafzai has turned 18, and marked the day by opening a school for Syrian girls. The BBC’s Lyse Doucet travelled to Lebanon with Malala and asked her why she […]
Reni Eddo-Lodge: Why women should stop striving for equality
Reni Eddo-Lodge is a feminist who doesn’t believe in equality. She is bored of the endless debates about women in boardrooms or employers offering to pay for egg-freezing.
The 51 Percent
In this edition, a record number of female MPs are to enter the Turkish parliament following this month’s poll. Also, how Saudi women are gearing up to vote for the very first […]
Vienna hotel is staffed by refugees
Instead of comfort, refugees often find animosity in their new homes. But one Vienna hotel is turning that reality on its head. Fred Pleitgen has the story.
Oxfam’s Even it Up campaign to fight inequality is directed by Michael Winterbotttom
Michael Winterbottom and Russell Brand have made a film about inequality. They were very struck when Oxfam came up with the figure that 80 of the richest people have as much money […]
Korea plans women’s march
The first part of this report is really interesting. Then, CNN is goes Fox-style bonkers.
Giving the stage to women musicians
In the 51 Percent show with Annette Young, the topics include the battle for women singers in Iran not to be segregated, the music festival in France that is comprised solely of […]
Gitmo detainees adapting to life in Uruguay
When Uruguay welcomed six former detainees from the US base at Guantanamo Bay last December, it looked like a new start for the men.But three months later, they are struggling to adapt. […]
Turkey: Protests in miniskirts
Again a young woman was raped and killed in Turkey. A minibus driver attacked 20-year-old Aslan after all other passengers had left his vehicle. Enraged turks now joined a protest rally against […]