July 1980
Issue No. 089
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More to Lose than their Chains
Lesley Adamson sets the scene on apartheid by sex.
Women - The Facts
Information on the world's women.
Sugar-Cane Blues for Doña Ettelvina and family
Olga Stavrakis reports from Belize on a sugar can boom which benefits everyone but the women.
For the Sake of my Son
Liberation isn't even a dream for Bela. Neerja Chowdhury talks to her.
NI Poster
The Balancing Act
Gracie
The bright side of a squatter settlement. Julia Daia and Claire Swale meet an optimistic Gracie Alexander in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Women work twice as hard as men
Assessing women's work in both the underdeveloped and overdeveloped world - by Eve Hall and Peter Adamson.
Life without Men
Debbie Taylor reports from Odi village, Botswana where half the men are away goldmining.
Underworld of Women
Two of the 40 million women in one of the poorest nations on earth - interviewed by Sue Tuckwell.
My Problem, My Husband
A Filipino mother explains. By Mila LaHoz.
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Voices from the margins:
Multimedia: video, podcasts, and more.
- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
- Raised Voices audio:
- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
