Gender equality begins with the law, yet only 14 countries have full legal equality. In this episode we explore the extent and global impact of legal inequality on women and girls everywhere.

Guests include Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former Deputy President for South Africa and Executive Director of UN Women; Ayesha Malik, the first female judge of the Supreme court in Pakistan; and Mona Sinha, the Global Executive Director of Equality Now.

Legal inequality is a product of the same colonial, patriarchal systems that continue to perpetuate other forms of gender inequality. In this episode, we explore the impact and legacy of religious and cultural traditions on how women today are treated under the law.

Guests include Margarette May Macaulay, Jamaican Commissioner and former President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; and Jody Heymann, Founding Director of WORLD Policy Analysis Center.

In 1995, governments from around the world came together at the 4th UN World Conference on Women in Beijing to agree on a plan for gender equality. In this episode, we reflect upon this historic event and examine the progress made since.

Guests include Beverley Palesa Ditsie, leading LGBTQ+ advocate; Xenia Kellner, co-founder of Young Feminist Europe; and Antonia Kirkland, Global Lead for Legal Equality and Access to Justice at Equality Now.