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Women: a weekly 14-minute news magazine that looks at issues affecting women around the world.

Violence against woman

Violence against women occurs worldwide and has been described as one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time. In October 2006, the Secretary-General of the United Nations launched a study on this "intolerable scourge," as it has been described, and identified concrete ways to address it.

HPV screening and the fight against cervical cancer in developing countries

Indian women

If you are a woman living in a developing country, the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization has encouraging news for you concerning cervical cancer. An eight-year study conducted in India with 132 thousand women found that when women who were routinely screened for cervical cancer using a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) test, were 50 percent less likely to contract cervical cancer.

Changing role of women in Yemen

Health Worker in Yemen

Yemen is facing a number of development challenges. The poverty rate runs about 40 percent. The illiteracy rate is 52 percent. And for women it's over 70 percent. When a woman tries to find a job, she faces severe pressure to conform to traditional roles women and men have in this society. The following item from the International Labour Organization, the ILO, begins with the opinions of two traditional men who shared their views on employment and women:

Producer: Gerry Adams