Monica McWilliams was one of only two local women at the table during negotiations which led to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Lyse Doucet visits Belfast to hear her story. Show more

Lyse Doucet travels to Saudi Arabia to meet Madeha Al Ajroush, Maheda battled for 30 years to get women the right to drive. It is a battle she has now won. Show more

In 1980, the tiny country of Iceland did something no other nation had done. They elected a female head of state. Lyse Doucet travels to Iceland to talk to Vigdis Finnbogadottir. Show more

Lyse Doucet meets Shukria Barakzai, an Afghan politician and diplomat who has faced a suicide attack in her campaign for women's rights. Show more

Lyse Doucet travels to Liberia to talk to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first elected female head of state in Africa. Show more

The former Chilean president discusses Pinochet, leading the military and human rights. Lyse Doucet talks to remarkable women about the relationship between women and democracy. Show more

Lyse Doucet talks to the renowned Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa about her crusade to combat ‘fake news’ and her ongoing battle with President Duterte. Show more

How Ugandan politician Betty Bigombe negotiated for peace with the brutal warlord Joseph Kony. Show more

Lyse Doucet talks to remarkable women about their role in the democratic system. Vaira Vike Freiberga, the first female president of Latvia, tells her extraordinary life story. Show more