From discrimination to respect: The story of Bolivia's 'cholitas'
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The rise of Bolivia's "cholitas" and how the nation's Indigenous women have gone from being socially marginalised to being widely respected and accepted. Also he was a monk much beloved in France for his extraordinary charity work. But further allegations of sexual violence have now emerged against the late Abbé Pierre. Plus how ongoing economic uncertainty in Pakistan has resulted in families rethinking the traditional role of women and allowing more of them to enter the workforce.
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