Emma's son gets to wander around the magical site of Bagan (Myanmar's answer to Angkor Wat), while Emma and Joanna Kerr head back to the capital for a conference. Feelings of jealousy soon subside as...
Emma hears how when Khin Lin's bus broke down, so did the self-control of the mainly male passengers. Fortunately, happier times lay ahead.As we walk back Khin Lin tells us about the horrors of her...
In the shade of a medicinal garden, Emma and Jo have an emotional encounter with two women who have risked absolutely everything for their communities.Our next port of call is a quiet place where Jo...
Emma Thompson, her son Tindy and Joanna Kerr have their spirits lifted by a unique awards ceremony, while Emma ponders how deep the inequality of women goes and where it begins.We repair, subdued, to...
I came into this village with some confidence from the progress of development in my previous placement village, but I soon noticed a lot of problems. The men were drinking a lot of alcohol and spent...
I am a woman and proud to be one. In as much as I am proud of being one I do not need to be reminded I am one. Because I already know what I am. I did not apply to be one, but that does not mean I am...
After another bumpy ride on the oxcart, Emma Thompson joins Joanna Kerr to hear sobering stories of domestic violence and inequality and how the women of Myanmar are squaring up to the issues - and...
Women play a bigger role in our modern society taking up responsibilities than men do and immensely contributing towards the political and socio-economic development of any country, and not only in...
A pitstop in Mandalay before a bone-crunching ride to the countryside. Emma meets a tiny, frail looking girl but soon finds out she is a woman made of steel.It’s 4:15 AM and we are off to Mandalay....
Tired and hot, Emma and Joanna guzzle coffee and find out from the ActionAid Myanmar team that even getting people here to realise they have rights is a struggle.After two hours sleep, I feel like I'...
