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The Conversation | RTÉ Radio 1 Extra

Monday 31st August 2015 at 9.30am – The Conversation

A weekly programme about women, by women – for everyone.

The Conversation, all-female line up, explores the success stories of two women from around the world who work in similar fields, through a conversation hosted by the BBC’s Kim Chakanetsa.

How does the experience of the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria compare with that of Yemen’s first female Ambassador? What does it take to be a female space engineer on India’s Mars mission? Does she come up against the same obstacles as a British Particle Physicist working for CERN? And how do a stand-up comedian from Kenya and a Saudi Satirist navigate their way through the male-dominated comedy scene? The Conversation brings you the answers.

The Conversation brings together two women – meeting for the first time, from very different parts of the world and with very different backgrounds, as Kim finds out what it takes to forge a successful career as a woman in the world today.

The changing role of women is one of the biggest transitions the world has experienced and the BBC World Service is aiming to capture this progression through The Conversation.

Presented by Kim Chakanetsa