Satire on youtube. And its having an effect. Saudi universities now have morefemale than male students. And over the next few years thenumber of women in the workforce is set to rise from 22 to 30 . In the saudi city of jeddah, the nesma embroidery and tailoringcenter is breaking new ground. It employs more than 60 saudiwomen. Thats unusual in this extremelyconservative islamic kingdom. Its managing director is ranazumai. Herself a mother of three, shepays her staff well and provides them with a Minibus Service andeven daycare for their children. Ms. Zumai a shy housewifeshould absolutely grab this job opportunity. And in the process, learn how to make a more confidentimpression. In the beginning when thecustomer, they not trusting us, that how i can deal as a man they are all women. Some of customers make the orderin minimum quantity, becaue they dont trust that we candeliver it. But after the first deal and thesecond deal and the third deal, now they depend on us in alltheir quantity, and big quantity. We keep it female because we want to provide our women,muslim women, with an environment where they feelrelief if they want to work freely without wearing hijab. We feel more comfortable. Host the women are only wearingtheir veils inside the factory but they later discover that thework, it means more than thi. That work means to secureyourself, feel your value, your right in your community. Now the target of the girl when she graduates from this countryschool is not only focusd on what man she will marry. No, because she can live without being married. Host fatimah ali is one of the employees who is not married. Ms. Ali the most important thing for me is to know that iam no longer financially dependent on my parents. That makes me feel so strong. All of a sudden i can just goout and do things by myself, things our society doesnt thinkare good for women being with friends or being out and abouton my own. In the past i was never amongpeople. I was always at home. Today, i have made so many goodfriends. Host a new sense of freedom ina country that until recently, largely excluded women frompublic life. Host how long have marriedwomen in europe had the right to work without the consent oftheir husbands . In france, since 1965. Women in germany had to wait another 12 years. And in switzerland, it wasnt until 1988 that legal reformsgave women and men equal rights. Before that, men were the headof the family, while women cared for the children and household. Equality is about leading an autonomous life, its abouteducation, and deciding whether to have children or not. And of course its about being paid the same for the same work still a huge issue, worldwide. Women in india are among the most disadvantaged in the world. And yet here, in the state of meghalaya, theres a tribe whodo things completely differently the khasi. You see. I have a daughter. She is a girl, and i will educate her. Whatever she wants, i will give her, but not bad things. Host not bad things but good things, and that means land anda house. Khasi men work on their wivesland. At the moment theyre harvestinglaurel. This landowner has a son, andalso, much to her satisfaction, two daughters. In khasi society, overallresponsibility lies with mothers. The mother is the head of the family. When she dies, her daughter inherits her property. Thats how its been for generations. Host the khasi practice matrilineal descent. The youngest daughter of the family, the ka khadduh, inheritsall ancestral property. Sons live with their mothersuntil they get married. Then they move in with theirwifes family. Every time a daughter marries,the family extends the property to accommodate her new family. Our children have theirmothers name, not their fathers name. Your task as a man is to fulfill your familys needs. The women are in charge of the home and the property. They make sure everything runs smoothly. Host in the state of meghalaya, the khasi who number roughlyone million are officially recognized as an ethnicminority. They enjoy certain privileges,with khasi laws protected by an autonomous district government. They also pay lower taxes and benefit from indias employmentreservation policy for government and public sectorjobs. Jobs. Indian culture tends to favorboys over girls. But in khasi culture, a familywith no girls is considerd unfortunate. Men are financially dependent on their wives. There are barely any registered cases of domestic violence. In the afternoons, the women like to meet up for tea andgossip in mawlongbna. From farmers to businesswomen,everyone here chas together comfortably. Kong arbi is the owner of the tea house. Ms. Arbi i sell tea and light snacks. I provide for my own children and my whole clan. I dont earn a lot, but its enough for my family. Host kong arbi is determined to protect khasi tradition fromoutside influences. Ms. Arbi as a woman, im veryproud of our tradition. Men move in with their wives. They look after us and thy also help us look after the children. Its good to be a woman here. Host but life isnt always easyfor the ka khadduh. From an early age, youngestdaughters have to take care of their families. They look after the younger children in the extended family,cook, clean, and wash clothes. Theyre also expected to takecare of their parents and grandparents until they die. Indian society is largely maledominated, and khasi menare often the butt of jokes. But they themselves have noproblem with women ruling the roost. My wife should respect me alot and i also respect her a lot. But we both respect raising our children, for developing theirfuture, girls or boys. But love is more important. I love her and she loves me, and supporting our children. Host bibalisha is renovating her mothers market stall. Shes just 18 and still goes to school, but shes already thehead of her family. Still, shes optimistic aboutthe future. Bibalisha its not a burden atall. Because after we work and get ajob at least we can make money. For our parents, we can keep amaid at home, maybe to take cae of them. For us, after our studies i can go abroad, go for travelling. Its not a burden at all. Host but if shes to upholdtradition as well, shell have her work cut out for her. However, one tradition remains unchallenged. Meghalayas villages are considered the cleanest in thewhole of asia. The women are constantlycleaning and tidying. And broomsticks from mawlongbnaare popular tourist souvenirs. Broom grass grows hereeverywhere. Its handpicked by the women andbound to make the brooms. One feature of khasi culture, atleast, that has been exported all over south asia. Host from rural india to urban germany. We asked some women and men, id say a typical woman isvery emotional, very intuitive, more so than men. They have got far too manyclothes in their closet, theyre addicted to shopping. Sensitive, led by theirfeelings. Thats right, moody. They complain abouteverything. They can cook. Tidy up. A typical woman . A good listener. But when the mans not there,she does what she wants. Sweet, polite. A little bit shy. Good manners, a bit shy. Cute, somehow. Women are only interested inshopping, appearances, how thy look. Yeah, makeup and all that. When someone gives her anopportunity, she will say, oh, i really dont know if i can dothat. Tough, selfconfident,strong. Host and now to some strongwomen campaigning for the rights of others, using dance toprotest against violence. One billion rising gotunderway in 2013. The name one billion remindsus that one in three women around the world have alreadysuffered abuse in their lives. Its become one of the largestprotest movements in the world. We met the woman behind it. Reporter author, artist, and activist. Eve ensler is outspoken and impulsive, and she fights forher vision of feminism. Ms. Ensler you believe in thepower that women have in them and the power they can generateif they are equal, if they are cherished, if they arent hurtand uncut, unviolated and unraped. What would women be . Reporter this is Washington Square park in new york city. Demonstrations have been taking place here ever since u. S. President donald trump took power. Whenever she can, eve ensler joins in. Ms. Ensler just all these people here. The fact that the resistance is growing and growing and growing,and its gonna get fiercer and deeper and more connected as wego. And eventually we are going tohave a massive uprising in ths country against this regime. I believe it. Reporter an uncompromisingradical, she rejects everything that donald trump stands for. Ms. Ensler refer to him as predatorinchief from thispoint on. This will drive him crazybecause he loves the name so much. Predatorinchief we have a selfconfessed sexual assaulter, an accused rapist, asexual harasser. A man who has said women shouldbe punished for having abortions. Reporter for decades, the new yorker has been campaigning forequal rights for women, whether in america, india, or congo. She rose to fame with the vagina monologues, a theaterpiece about women and their experiences with sex,relationships, and violence. She herself suffered violenceand sexual abuse as a child. Yet, she says the anger she feltfor her father made her stronger. Ms. Ensler i bless my rage, because that rage kept me fromkilling myself. You know, i became suicidallater on, but at the time of my childhood i was just defiant. I did everything the opposite if he told me to do. Told me not to go out, i went out. He told me not to smoke pot, i smoked pot. Told me not to everything he did. But you know what . That kept me alive. Reporter now she draws herstrength from her friends, Tony Montenieri and susan swan. Theyre her family, and the three work closely together. In 1998, ensler founded the Womens Organization vday. Active worldwide, vday supports of gender violence in the democratic republic ofcongo. This evening shes on her way toa womens film festival, where shell be receiving an award. She stops for photographs on the red carpet with her stepson,actor dylan mcdermott. Theyve very close. Mr. Mcdermott one of the most important things in life,obviously, is your character. And eves character is so true,so gold, if you will. And what she has done for womenaround the planet will go down in history, i believe. I mean, she is a radical. Reporter eve ensler is theevenings guest of honor. Shes a role model for many ofthe women in the audience. Ladies and gentlemen, thenext president of the united states, eve ensler reporter eve ensler enjoys her applause, but shes never seenherself as a celebrity. Ms. Ensler so much of my lifehas been about being on the frontlines, struggling in thearts where i had to struggle every day of my life in thetiniest little theaters at te beginning of my career to littleholes in the middle of nowhere to little towns. And the same with my activism. I have been doing direct action,i have been doing organizing for people across the globe cometogether to dance in defiane of the injustices women suffer. Dance as protest. The campaign has supporters allover the world, from new yor, to berlin, to dehli. Ms. Ensler music, dance, song, hip hop, poetry, spoken word,theatre. We need to make art. We need to make love. Art brings us into our bodies. It catalyses Sexual Energy andwe all need to have a lot of sex. Reporter thats the sort of message her fans and supporterslove her for. The continued violence againstwomen makes her furious. But eve ensler doesnt despair. She will carry on her fight. Giving up simply isnt anoption. Host and now to africa, acontinent with 58 countries and 1. 2 billion people. But just how linked up are they . Less than a third of africanshave Internet Access most of them in south africa, kenya, andnigeria. In 2015, there were 226 millionregistered smartphone simcards. However, that number is set totriple by 2020. And thats influencing urbanhipsters in their choice of work. Reporter cape towns waterfront up their internet platform tohelp Young African women achieve their professional dreams. It organizes workshops and events across africa onnetworking, drawing up busines plans, and marketing and prstrategies. This weekend, thoko miya isrunning a workshop on programming for youngentrepreneurs. Computer science and softwaredesign are still very much maledominated fields. Ms. Miya science, technology, engineering and math areextremely important because n africa and i think it is aphenomenon around the world women often are told, you wouldbe better at something els, and thats why we focus ontechnology and entrepreneurship. Getting people, and especiallywomen in africa, involved in tech and getting them involvedin entrepreneurship activities, getting them involved in keyareas where they could be industry leaders. Reporter thoko miya works for girlhype, a nonprofitorganization that aims to get more women into stem subjects. Her mother founded girlhype 12 years ago. Ms. Miya the biggest challenge is investments. Getting investments, getting endorsements, gettingsponsorships. I think African Women reallyneed to come in with a sense of leadership, come in with a senseof ownership, come in with, this is me, this is what i do and iam capable. Leave the beggar mentality athome, you dont need to beg when youre here. Bring you and your leadership. Reporter some of todaysparticipants already run their own websites. Nyaki tshabangu has an Online Platform that promotes naturalhair. Users can buy products, discusstips for hair care, and find out about services and events takingplace. She is familiar wih the challenges facing femaleentrepreneurs. Ms. Tshabangu access togovernment funding, access to private sector funding, notbeing bold enough to go into companies and say, you shouldhire me or i need to be working here or you need to listen tome. I think that is the biggest challenge with women, in southafrica particularly. Reporter mich atagana is headof communications and Public Affairs at google south africa. Shes confident that Digital Technology will continue tocreate jobs. She also hopes it will allowafrican businesses to forge their own path. Ms. Atagana i think we are so obsessed with scale becausethats what the world of entrepreneurship in the west hastaught us to believe in. When you think about it, if iemploy three people and one person leaves my business,because they are equipped enough to start their own business, andthen they employ another thre people and one person leavesthat business to go employ another three people whenthat happens on a scale of 10,000, is that not scaling . Reporter the new opportunities arent restricted to the digitalworld. Job creation is a priority inevery sector. Ms atagana it is only some ofjobs that apps can give, but f you can build a farm that allowsafricans to produce and sell their own food, youve creatednot just so many jobs, youve fed so many people. Reporter here in cape town, the Digital Future has arrived, andwomen are very much part of it. I am. A global teen. Milenia my name is milenia reije, i live in las galeras. I was born on the 2nd of january, 2000, and thats why iwas named milenia. I love it. I get up at 7 00 in the morning to get to school by 8 00, and istay until midday. I like spending time with myfriends and playing games. We play dominoes. You need four players. Im afraid of violence andmurder. Im also frightened by cyclonesand earthquakes, that sort of thing. Trees. Fruit. Games. And the beach. Its brain and beauty, itstrying to solve the problem. Men and women, they are allequal because they all have the same responsibilities. What i can do, a woman can do. Host whats a typical woman ora typical man for you . Tell us on facebook dw globalsociety. Youll also find lots ofinteresting discussions, web videos, and live events there. Follow us on dw global society. Center at dw. Com. We are back next week. See you then. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute,which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [voiceover] this program is made possible in part by, the town of marion, historic marion, virginia. Home of the Wayne Henderson school of appalachian arts. 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