#06-25 Unite to End FGM! Millions of girls are still at risk
FGM stands for female genital mutilation. In Nairobi’s Kibera slum, Nabuki, whose name means fatherless child, tells her childhood experience
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#05-25 India Rape Policy – What could make a difference?
Despite a few prominent rape-and-murder convictions bringing harsh penalties in India, Rapes have not declined; some say they’ve increased. Producer
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#44-24 Killing Rage: bell hooks … on feminism, race, violence and dealing with rage
Renowned cultural critic and feminist theorist bell hooks gave the keynote address at the 12th annual conference of the Texas
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#43-24 Women’s Circus … Building Bodies and Community
This program begins with a discussion of the history of circuses and of women in circuses, and continues with interviews
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#27-24 Child Protector in Kenya: Organizing To Stop Child and Youth Abuse
Kenya is home to 54 million people – half of them younger than 20 years of age. Elizabeth Kadzo is
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#05-24 Award Show … Building Peace in Kenya by Rescuing Youth
Diana Wanyonyi (left in attached photo), based in Mombasa, Kenya, has received WINGS’ Katherine Davenport Award for hottest women’s radio
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#52-23 Matriarchal Societies … Studies on Indigenous cultures across the globe
Dr. Heide Goettner-Abendroth is a German feminist and scholar, a founder of the modern matriarchal studies movement, and of the International
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#44-23 Accented English … unfairly stigmatized
Why people whose first language is not English have different accents; how reactions to that affect immigrants’ lives. Speakers:Rosina Lippi-Green PhD
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#32-23 Saunas and Finnish women’s culture
Finnish scholar Kaarina Kailo’s recent book Sauna – on the rich history of women and saunas in her country – reminded WINGS of
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#28-23 Women’s Refuge in India … Sumangali Seva Ashram and Its Founder
Sumangali Seva Ashram is a women’s refuge and community service organization founded by Dr. S.G. Susheelamma in the 1970s. Now
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