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World Service,06 Jun 1997,28 mins

The Politics Of Gender And Asylum

Everywoman

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Female refugees are at higher risk of rape and exploitation than male asylum seekers and find it harder to prove their eligibility. Also on the programme: an Aboriginal actress discusses the role of women within the traditional Aboriginal community. Plus, the lengths women have always taken to be beautiful, including the wearing of white lead paint by Tudor women to cover smallpox scars.

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