The Conversation
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The Conversation
Two women from different parts of the world, united by a common passion, experience or expertise, share the stories of their lives.
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The manosphere and its impact on women
Datshiane Navanayagam discusses the impact of toxic masculinity in South Africa and South Korea. The United Nations has raised concern about online co...
Women saving seeds for the future
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women from Uganda and the UK working at seed banks to secure the future of the world's plant life.
Gloria Oti...
Women helping earthquake survivors
When devastation strikes around the world there are groups of experienced, dedicated teams that will fly in to support local people in saving lives. O...
Kickstarting girls' careers in construction
The trades and construction sectors are crying out for new talent, yet many school leavers have no idea that this industry could offer a meaningful an...
Are women the stronger sex?
The weaker sex? The fairer sex? The female body has often been viewed as less strong and less powerful than that of men. Datshiane Navanayagam meets t...
Giving stature to women
Statues in parks and city centres are meant to celebrate history and inspire for the future. But it's thought that in nearly every country in the worl...
Female filmmakers join forces
The film industry is massively dominated by men. But women-only film festivals are shaking things up, celebrating the female directors, producers, cin...
Women and the stigma of Tourette’s
Tourette syndrome is a motor disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. Characterized by movement tics and at least one vocal tic, it's often p...
Play to learn
There has been a marked increase in enrolment in early childhood education globally, but access and approaches differ hugely around the world.
W...
Helping women deal with trauma
Traumatic events can leave an enduring psychological impact. Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two psychologists about how they help women heal from trau...
Fan fiction: a writer's playground
Have you ever finished a book or television series and wished you could stay longer in that world? Fan fiction is a thriving art form, with millions o...
The impact of epilepsy
Epilepsy is a brain condition that causes repeated episodes of sudden, brief changes in the brain's electrical activity causing seizures or convulsion...
The challenges for women in palliative care
Confronting the death of a loved one – or the end of our own life – can be frightening and overwhelming. And yet it is something that will happen to a...
Women saving amphibians from extinction
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to Whitley Fund for Nature winners from India and South Africa who are protecting endangered frogs and salamanders.
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Catfishing and its consequences
Online romance fraud and 'catfishing' – when someone pretends to be someone they’re not - is a problem across the globe. It causes financial and emoti...
Falling in love with flowers
Datshiane Navanayagam meets the women behind leading nurseries and flower farms in Germany and America. From a vase of cut roses to the perennials tha...
Resolving conflict in relationships
Divorce and separation are often a time of upset and distress. Ella Al-Shamahi talks to women in Latvia and the UK whose work as mediators is about tr...
Newspaper cartoonists: Drawing on women’s lives
Newspaper cartooning has a long history of using satire and humour to provide social commentary on the issues of the day – but how do female perspecti...
The women rethinking rice farming
Rice nourishes 3.5 billion people worldwide with women providing the majority of agricultural labour – especially in poorer countries. Datshiane Navan...
How war shapes women's lives
As war flares across the Middle East, and conflicts rage in other parts of the world, it is often said that women and girls are the hardest hit by war...
My image was used without my consent
From “deepfakes” to “stealth filming”, women around the world are having their image stolen and shared online. Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two wom...
Supporting women with endometriosis
It's thought that around one in ten women of childbearing age have endometriosis, yet it often takes years of excessively painful periods and struggle...
How mother tongue moulds us
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women who research what happens to our thoughts, feelings and behaviours when we speak many languages. To what ext...
How to share a top job
Ella Al-Shamahi talks to women in Switzerland and the UK about how job sharing can boost a career and bring many benefits to both work and home life.<...
Pregnancy by numbers
Ella Al-Shamahi talks to two women in Pakistan and America who use numbers to help others understand and take control of their pregnancies - by unpack...
Women-only living
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women in France and Canada about why single-sex living spaces appeal to older women.
Pat Dunn is 75 and start...
Women making fashion for all
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women whose life changing illnesses led them to set up new businesses after they discovered high street clothes are...
Researching the lives of women in the past
Have you ever wondered if there were a scandal buried in your family history? Datshiane Navanayagam meets two female genealogists from the US and Irel...
Telling the story of pioneering women in politics
Datshiane Navanayagam brings together two women from the US and Australia to discuss the art of writing a political biography and whether women in pol...
Taking a fresh look at women’s designer shoes
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women who changed paths to design and manufacture their own shoes in their own countries. A former environmental en...
The female game-makers
How do video and board games get from idea to reality? Ella Al-Shamahi talks to two women who invent, tweak and perfect the games that so many of us l...
Women changing the art space
Two women with art galleries in Switzerland, London, Nigeria and the US talk about discovering and promoting new artists, building relationships with...
The fast and fearless women of skeleton
Skeleton is one of the oldest winter sports in existence. Ella Al-Shamahi talks to two Olympic medallists whose careers have seen them sliding down an...
Female philanthropists
In the season of giving, Datshiane Navanayagam talks to philanthropists from France and Nigeria about using their wealth to help others thrive. Histor...
Women living with severe allergies
Having a severe allergy doesn’t just affect physical health - it’s often the social isolation and mental toll of dealing with a somewhat ‘invisible c...
Women tracking hurricanes
Jamaica to the Philippines, Cuba to Vietnam – countries around the world are dealing with aftermath of heavy storms and flooding; with hundreds dead a...
What my disability taught me about parenting
What's it like navigating the world as a disabled parent?
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women from the US and Italy about the reality of...
Weavers reviving an ancient technology
Across continents and generations, the art of weaving has connected humans for thousands of years. But it’s dying out. Ella Al-Shamahi speaks to two w...
Women at the forefront of medical research
After the discovery of a new gene therapy for Huntington's, a devastating brain disease, Datshiane Navanayagam talks to one of the women in the UK who...
Behind the smiles of artistic swimming
Artistic swimmers are known for making perfect synchronicity look effortless. Datshiane Navanaygam talks to athletes from Spain and Slovakia to reveal...