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In the mid-1970s, citizens across the world took to the streets to demand democracy from their governments, spurring a wave of democratization that transformed governments from Africa to Asia to Europe. But a concerning trend of democratic “backsliding” has taken place in recent years, writes the author of a new study in Science, as governments gradually shift away from their democratic ideals and slip closer tow....

This film is a documentary created through the Women and Water in Central Asia and South Asia Project. Video editing by Chithra Jeyaram Funding provided the U.S. State Department This project was made possible thanks to: Watershed Management Group (WMG), India Foundation for Water, Food, and Livelihood Security, Pakistan Afghans4Tomorrow (A4T), Afghanistan Rural Women of Kyrgyzstan--ALGA, Kyrgyzstan Zan va Zamin (W....

Even though women make up half of the world’s population, it’s still men who make most of the big decisions. Less than 1 in 4 of the world’s politicians are women. So how do you get more women into politics to make politics more equal? BBC reporter Reha Kansara explains how some countries have tried. BBC My World presents this video, outlining some steps which can be taken to help break the glass ceiling and c....