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  • Pakistan: On the Frontlines

    Extremist violence in Pakistan is profoundly affecting the female population. We explore how women are responding to the threat and empowering themselves to create positive change.

  • USA: Assault in the Military

    Sexual assault in the U.S. military affects women disproportionately. We meet with survivors and military personnel to find out what’s being done to combat the problem.

  • El Salvador: Femicide

    Every year, hundreds of women in El Salvador are being murdered just because they’re women. We explore the culture of machismo and gang violence to find out why.

  • USA: Mothers Behind Bars

    The U.S. locks up more women than any other country. Most of them have children, who are 7 times more likely to end up in prison, creating a repeating cycle of incarceration.

  • Zambia: Child Brides

    We follow a 14-year-old Zambian girl through a pre-wedding ritual before she marries a 48-year-old man, and we learn how child marriage threatens the entire region.

  • Canada: The Missing First Nations

    The First Nations women of Canada are disappearing and being murdered at an alarming rate. We explore the reasons behind this disturbing issue and what’s being done to stop it.

  • Colombia: The Women of FARC

    As Colombia nears the end of a fifty-year civil war, we meet current and former female FARC soldiers to find out how they will be reintegrated into society.We put together a page with more information and ways to help protect women and children of war in Colombia: [VICELAND.COM/WOMAN](http://womanviceland.tumblr.com/)

  • DRC: Rape as a Weapon of War

    As rival militias and armies battle for control of mineral-rich territories in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the rape of local women has become a routine military tactic.

    We put together a page with more information and ways to support the Panzi hospital: [](http://womanviceland.tumblr.com/)[VICELAND.COM/WOMAN](http://womanviceland.tumblr.com/).

  • Mary Janes

    Can the booming business of marijuana become the first gender-equal industry? Krishna meets women working across the pot trade who are trying to put the Mary back in Mary Jane.