Disappearing Women At Work
What are the obstacles in the way of women who want equal pay and equal working rights? The experts discuss how women can get ahead in business.
Topic: Equal Rights
90 Years Of Feminism
It’s been ninety years since women won the fight to vote, but they’re still struggling for real sexual equality. What’s been achieved since then, and what’s left to battle for?
Nature Vs Nurture – Feminism
Are there biological reasons for the lack of women in the workplace? Have genes kept them chained to the oven (and the cradle) or is it just the ideologies we live with? Kierra Box, youth worker and feminist, battles it out with a research biochemist for the answer to ‘the baby question’.
Peaceful Protests
A musical guide to civil disobedience, which takes us through the ages, looking at the actions of successful demonstrators through from Rosa Parks to Gandhi to the protesters of Tiananmen Square.
Feminism And The Veil
What do modern women think of the Muslim practice of wearing a veil? From impractical and oppressive to liberating and empowering, women give their opinions on what the veil means to them.
Is Feminism for Everyone?
TrueTube asks what ‘feminism’ means to women on an estate – if anything at all. Is feminism something that all women can identify with, or do class and social conditions play a part in dividing women?
The New Wave Of Feminism
A discussion with two women of different generations regarding the way feminism has evolved. The women talk about the identity of ‘Third Wave’ Feminism, and how the internet is allowing for mass communication previously isolated ideas.
Stop Whinging
Too much time on the soap box, not enough time in the kitchen? How do today’s young women feel about feminism, and does the world have bigger things to worry about?
Female Circumcision
A sequence from Channel 4 chat show ‘Shariah TV’ reveals varying opinions on whether female circumcision is Islamic and whether it should be practiced. There are theories as to why it was introduced in early Arab communities but has it now continued because of culture, or religion?
