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Iran-born Fif Ghobadian created San Francisco fashion brand Road Twenty-Two to provide jobs for women released from prison.
- Added: Jun 20, 2017
- Length: 13:36
Toronto retailer Melissa Austria has created thriving menswear stores that appeal to guys who hate to shop but want to look good.
- Added: Nov 10, 2016
- Length: 11:44
Lisa Fruchtman talks simple pleasures, honoring the past, and warming up to cold.
- Added: Dec 06, 2013
- Length: 21:51
June is the most popular month for weddings. And in Uruguay, like many places, it’s traditional to throw rice at the newlyweds. But at City Hall ...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jun 17, 2010
- Length: 03:52
- Purchases: 1
In India about 10 million people work as street vendors. A fourth of them are women, and that number is rising. Women vendors face many obstacles...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: May 14, 2010
- Length: 04:23
- Purchases: 2
In the village of Kamoria in northern Sierra Leone women sell tree trunks, known as sticks, to keep their families alive. They spend 18 hours a da...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 13, 2009
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 1
Baraka Yakubu, who you heard about in the previous story, came to the U.S. from Northern Ghana where ethnic tensions have led to violent conflict. ...
- Added: Nov 06, 2009
- Length: 04:15
When we hear about young women working as prostitutes, we usually find out pimps and traffickers lured them into the business. It’s hard to imagin...
Bought by WBEZ
- Added: Oct 29, 2009
- Length: 08:14
- Purchases: 1
For thousands of people in Africa, every single day brings the same question: will we have enough food to feed the children today? Will we have a...
Bought by WBEZ
- Added: Oct 29, 2009
- Length: 06:25
- Purchases: 1
Getting around in Beirut, Lebanon is a challenge. Traffic is heavy and the options are few. If you're a woman it can be even harder. Public taxi...
- Added: Oct 16, 2009
- Length: 05:09
- Purchases: 2
