Part of the film series "Culturally Sensitive Approaches to Women's Health"

The custom of forced isolation for menstruating women in Nepal.

examining the impact of early marriage on the lives of girls using testimonies from teenage brides and their families in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso and Yemen.

Construction of a new road from China through Laos is transforming the traditional local economies. The road has increased commerce as local women initiate a lively trade with construction workers and their merchant wives.

A view on the effects of Climate Change from Bolivia

30 second spot on gender equality produced by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ICPD.

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Every minute of every day, a woman is dying simply by having a baby. Yet, maternal health still receives little attention, funding and political will.  Video is produced by students from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena

This Slide Show was exhibited at the UNFPA Booth during the Women Deliver Conference, held June 7-9th in Washington, DC.

Many Burmese make the short journey to Thailand to find work. Often fishermen spend between one and two months at sea. Women have found work in fish markets, but some have ended up working as sex workers in karaoke bars.