With the Taliban banning girls from secondary schools and universities, we meet the Afghan families who risked everything by fleeing to neighbouring Pakistan to ensure their daughters receive an education. We also visit the Kenyan village which bans men as it offers a refuge to women and girls facing gender-based violence. Plus the sport of bull riding, once reserved for just men in Nicaragua, is undergoing a major change as women riders are now taking part in rodeos.

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