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Audio Links:

• Listen to the NPR series of reports on women.
  
  • What is suggested in these materials about the status of women?

• Is 'Leaning In' The Only Formula For Women's Success In Science?.
  • What does it suggest about women in science?

• For Modern Women, 'Ladylike' Means Strong And Sporty
  • What does it suggest about modern women?

Video Links:

• Listen to the NPR series of reports on women.
  • People First : Human Development Reports
  • Human Development Report 2014
  • What factors contribute to the HDI rankings?
  • What, if anything, can you conclude about the status of women from these videos?
     
• View the segment “Nordic Council of Ministers at the UN Commission on the Status of Women” 
  • What have been the past successes in the Nordic states?
  • What challenges remain?

• View the Tavis Smiley segment with Isobel Coleman from the Council on Foreign Relations and author of "Paradise Beneath Her Feet" assess the role of women in changing the Middle East
  
  •  What is and will be the role of education?
  • What is meant by Islamic feminism?
  • How does Ms. Coleman discuss diversity among the Arab states?
  • Compare that interview with the one from NPR “What Will Uprisings Mean For Women's Rights In The Arab World? at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=134131357|
     
• View the PBS NewsHour  segment “Could Saudi Women's Driving Protest Usher in Social Reforms?”
  • What background and status of women driving in Saudi Arabia do the panelists provide?
  • Is the driving issue an isolated one or how does it relate to other issues in Saudi Arabia.