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A program about women who are reshaping our world. Join us every Friday at 4:15pm Paris time and check out our Facebook page: FRANCE24.51percent.
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Abortion is legal in the UK, but England and Wales are both experiencing a rise in abortion prosecutions; using a law that dates back to 1861. In the last 18 months, six women have been prosecuted and at least one woman has been jailed. Annette Young talks to Mara Clarke, a pro-choice activist based in London, as to why this is happening. Also in France, there is a boom in self-defence courses for women while they also learn how to avoid legal ramifications. Plus anger over the decision to withdraw Ivory Coast's women's football team from the competition at the Paris Olympics.
How the ban on skin-lightening products in Ivory Coast has not stopped thousands of women from buying these creams. This as health officials warn of risks such as diabetes and hypertension. Also we head to the Anbar region in Iraq which is undergoing massive reconstruction after the collapse of the Islamic State group and where local women are attempting to pursue interests outside of the family home. Plus a Paris photographic exhibition celebrates the work of famed author, Annie Ernaux, who became the first French woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Most of us have heard about the 'glass ceiling'. But do you know anything about the 'Glass Cliff'? UK author, Sophie Williams, talks to Annette Young about the phenomenon where women are frequently hired to lead organisations only when they are on the cusp of complete failure.
In a special edition about the dangers artificial intelligence poses to women, we're focusing on how AI has been automatically set up to reinforce gender discrimination along with the rise of deepfakes. These days, AI is used for a growing range of tasks yet while being based on data that comes from a world full of bias and inequity. Plus a special FRANCE 24 investigation on the rise of deepfake pornographic images which specifically targets women. Annette Young also talks to lawyer, Tsitsi Matekaire from UK women's rights' organisation, Equality Now, on how it's currently close to impossible to identify perpetrators yet alone punish them.
A global gender divide is emerging between young women and men under the age of 30 with research revealing that young women are becoming more progressive as their male peers become more conservative. Our team in Berlin report on how the divide is becoming very much apparent in Germany as the far right targets young men. Annette Young also talks about how worried we should be about this research with Kelly Beaver, the CEO of Ipsos UK and Ireland and Daniel Guinness, the managing director of Beyond Equality.
In recent years, Argentina has led Latin America in the struggle for gender equality and LGBTQ rights. But with the election of Javier Milei as president last December, many Argentinians fear all that progress is now being derailed. Annette Young talks to noted feminist journalist and author, Luciana Peker, who has gone into self-imposed exile after facing a series of threats. She warns what is happening in Argentina could easily happen elsewhere in the world. Also as the French capital prepares to host the Olympics this July, we meet twin sisters who've managed to bravely train under Russian shelling in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv; in the hope of winning gold for Ukraine in artistic swimming.
A special report here in France on the con artists who prey on the women suffering from endometriosis; a painful disease that affects millions and can sometimes lead to fertility problems. Also the Spanish government seeks to increase the number of mixed gender prisons with the aim of helping prisoners to get used to being in a society where women and men co-exist. Plus the Italian blockbuster movie with a distinct feminist message. And no, it is not 'Barbie'. 'There's Still Tomorrow' is now being released in cinemas across the globe.
In a special joint edition of arts24 and The 51 Percent, we focus on whether the #MeToo movement has reached an inflection point in French cinema. The film sector in France has been shaken after actress, Judith Godrèche, accused director, Benoît Jacquot, of rape and sexual abuse during their relationship; which, she says, started when she was 14 years old and he was 39. Annette Young and Olivia Salazar-Winspear are joined by French talent agent, Solène Edouard and Ariane Labed, actor and director, to discuss why the industry has been so seemingly complacent to address issues of harassment and sexism.
As Israel's war against Hamas continues in Gaza, pregnant Palestinian women are facing dire conditions as they give birth due to damaged hospital facilities along with restricted access to medicines. Also Annette Young talks to journalist, Josie Cox, who has written a book entitled “Women, Money and Power” focusing on the battle for financial equality. Plus renowned cartoonist, Posy Simmonds, becomes the first British illustrator to win the Grand Prix at the Angouleme comics festival in France.
Despite undeniable progress towards ending female genital mutilation, it still exists on six continents, mostly in the Middle East and Africa. The United Nations has set the ambitious goal of eradicating all forms of the practice by 2030, but that will require changes to existing methods on confronting it. Among them: providing more funding to grassroots, local activists and including postcolonial critiques and a better human rights framework in anti-FGM laws. Erin Ogunkeye spoke to Dr. Wisal Ahmed of UNFPA and Kenyan anti-FGM campaigner Sadia Hussein for more. We also take a look at the proliferation of "medical FGM" in Kenya despite the criminalisation of the procedure since 2011.
The need to rethink our history or her-story, rather. Annette Young talks to journalist and author, Annabelle Hirsch, who has corrected our not-so-perfect 20/20 rear vision by writing a book entitled "A History of Women in 101 Objects." Also France and Germany come under fire for failing to decide on a legal definition of rape which could mean the European Union's first ever directive on violence against women, will not include the crime. Pressure is now on both nations to reconsider their stance. Plus as Paris prepares for the Olympics this coming July, a look back at the last Paris Games in 1924 and the female athletes who took part.
Annette Young meets Ruby Raut, the Nepalese teenager who grew up to become the founder of WUKA; the first British company to manufacture reusable period pants. Also a French female MP receives a standing ovation at the nation's parliament as she returns months after she accused a senator of having drugged her with the aim of sexual assault. The man is now facing preliminary charges. Plus how Tunisian women are using platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to promote gender equality.
It’s our first show for 2024 and after a turbulent year in 2023, the United Nations' role has become even that more crucial yet the global body has never had a female secretary-general. Annette Young talks to Susana Malcorra, the former Argentinian foreign minister, who with others, is campaigning for a woman to be appointed to the job in 2026.
To mark the show's tenth birthday, Annette Young is joined by Anita Bhatia, founder of Impact Commons, and former Deputy Executive Director at UN Women; Anya Neistat, the legal director at the Clooney Foundation for Justice and Rebecca Amsellem, a French-Canadian feminist and creator of Les Glorieuses newsletter, to take a look back at the progress, or otherwise, of women's rights since 2013.
In a special edition, Annette Young meets Dr Jane Goodall, viewed as the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, to talk about the "now or never moment" for the COP28 UAE climate talks; and how the battle to save the environment is inextricably entwined with the fight for equality.
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among industrialised countries. Our reporters head to Louisiana where Black women are four times more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth complications than White women. Also #MeToo finally reaches Taiwan where a growing number of women have been speaking out about their experiences working with sexual predators. And for the first time ever, the prize for the best pastry chef in the world has been awarded to a woman and a French woman at that, Nina Metayer.
In a special edition marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, we report on a programme here in France which is educating men accused of domestic abuse, about how to rewire their behaviour. Also Annette Young speaks to Sal Naseem, a former director for London at the Independent Office for Police Conduct and who is now an inclusive culture specialist. He is campaigning publicly about the need to address male violence.
In this special edition, Annette Young heads to South Korea, which, despite its impressive economic record, consistently scores poorly for gender equality among advanced nations. It has the worst gender pay gap among OECD nations, while its traditional workplace culture results in many women giving up their careers after childbirth. Now the country has recorded the lowest fertility rate in the world, with women of reproductive age having fewer than one child on average. Sex crimes against women are frequent in a criminal justice system that often issues light sentences to perpetrators. We meet feminists who face online and physical threats including those who vow publicly not to marry or have children in protest of conservative societal attitudes. Meanwhile the country’s ultra-conservative government said it plans to abolish South Korea’s Gender Equality Ministry. We also talk to an advisor to the ruling political party who claims radical feminism has more in common with fascist parties in Europe and says anger over the issue has reached boiling point.
It's one of the biggest challenges facing education systems worldwide: gender inequality. Though improvements have closed or even reversed gender gaps in schools in recent years, there's still significant room for progress, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. According to UNESCO, more than half of all girls out of primary and secondary school are on the African continent. Erin Ogunkeye spoke to Fabricia Devignes, programme manager at the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning. We also take a look at why women in France technically started working for free on November 6 and finish with a look at photographer Viviane Sassen's first retrospective in Paris.
It's time to take another look at the story of evolution, especially from a feminist perspective and how women's bodies are not male bodies with a few additional extras. Annette Young talks to author, Cat Bohannon, about her book aptly entitled; 'Eve: How the female body drove 200 million years of evolution.' Also following the demise of Roe v. Wade in the US, French President Emmanuel Macron promises to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the nation's constitution by next year. Plus how Black women in the States are becoming a growth market in the sale of guns.
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