On October 11th each year, the world celebrates the International Day of the Girl Child. This year the theme is the Power of the Adolescent Girl, which is what we strive to celebrate in each episode of Push Play. Today, we'll hear from three young women who recall challenges from their own adolescence, and the strength they found to overcome them. We'll meet Laxmi from India, Sarah from the USA and Rosemary from Uganda, each of whom is a shining example of how powerful adolescent girls can...

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This episode features resiliency - the ability we all have to bounce, fight or come back after facing hardships. For the three women featured on this episode, sport helped them in some way to keep pursuing their goals even at  the hardest times in their lives. And that's what sport does - helps us build resiliency muscles. Learning to get back up after falling on the pitch, keep trying to score after missing the net so many times, or not quitting until you get to the top of the mountain, even...

For female athletes, challenging gender stereotypes is a part of the game in every corner of the world. Somewhere along human history, the mere act of moving our bodies, became unfeminine. Today on the show, we’re exploring the gender challenge of playing. You’ll hear from Nicole– a soccer player from the U.S., Sukaina a basketball player from India and Amrita – a netballer also from India. For all three of these young women, their deep love for the game forced a negotiation, with their...

So often when girls and women become mothers, their opportunity to play ends. In this episode, you’ll hear from three young women, on the intersection of early motherhood and sport. For Manu from Nepal, Carol and Mercyanna, both from Kenya, that was not the script. It was actually sport that helped provide support and opportunity for these young mothers to survive and stay connected to their communities.

In this episode, we explore the notion of safety – and what it really means for a young woman to be in danger at home or in her community. You’ll meet Channou – a footballer from Cambodia; Bertha, a boxer from Zambia; Kirin, a netballer from India. Each one of them, when faced with the threat or the reality of violence, found refuge on the playing field. Here are their stories.