India’s girl shortage [rebroadcast] In the next decade, India may pass China to become the world’s most populous country. But there’s something odd about India’s population....
Insurgents, poor schools plague northern Nigeria [program] Back in 2014 there was an enormous international outcry after Islamic militants from the group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 female high school students...
India’s witch hunts For many, witch trials may seem like a relic of early colonial America. But in fact witch-hunting is still a feature of rural life today in many some...
Japan’s #MeToo movement faces culture of silence The #MeToo movement has spread from the United States to other parts of the world as women have increasingly spoken out about sexual assault and...
In anonymity, Japan’s ‘Tomorrow Girls’ seek equality "We have constant backlash from the public, so a lot of our members don’t want to reveal their names." Japan may be known for its bullet trains,...
Teen pregnancy in Latin America, photographed "It’s...going against a tide of cultural behavior that says not only is teen pregnancy okay, it’s kind of expected." Brooklyn-based photographer...
In China’s girls, artist sees a growing force "I wanted to show the power that these little girls had." China's economic boom has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty in the past...
China’s ‘one-child’ legacy A little less than four decades ago China’s population was nearing the 1 billion mark. In 1979 this led the Communist Party to institute the...
To compete, Pakistani squash pro disguised herself as a boy "You don’t see girls playing sports. I was the only one amongst 300 to 400 boys." When Maria Toorpakai began her athletics career, she used not...
India’s missing girls In the next decade, India may pass China to become the world’s most populous country. But there’s something odd about India’s population....
