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Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr visits Kabul's Pol-i-Charki prison where women are imprisoned for running away from an abusive husband or committing adultery. Human rights groups say laws do little to protect these women in Afghan prisons. A May 2007, 3:01 min Aljazeera video production..

Women earn an average of 15% less than men- a figure which rises to 25% in the private sector throughout Europe. Reducing the gender pay gap is an important topic on the European political agenda. A March 06, 2008 EUTube 3:31 production.

Fifteen year old Sonia speaks about the sweatshop conditions she endured working at the Legumex/Tierra Fria frozen foods plant in Guatemala. The plant exports food to distribution giants Sysco and U.S. Foods Service. A 4:56 min National Labor Committee production 2008.

Saudi Arabian women are treated like "children" throughout their adult life. This means that they are restricted from traveling or leaving the house for any reason without a mail guardian. Saudi women cannot even enter a government building. This (and a report on extreme makeovers in China and another piece on the culture of women's doulas) is brought to you by EverywomanTV - Aljazeera network. 12:08 min May 2008.

The ongoing story of the killings of young women in Jaurez, Mexico is almost unbelievable. Hundreds of missing women - many who's bodies have been found raped and mutilated in the desert - are just part of the landscape. The police has made no headway in any case. Our question is why? This is a 2007 10:21 min film excerpt from JourneymanTV.

As the world tries to answer the DAVOS question, young humanitarian, Tamanna & her friends from Gole Kuan, Okhla, New Delhi, speak out about how their personal world can be improved. A 3:21 min Jan 18, 2008 YouTube release.