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Kavita Ramdas: Ces femmes radicales qui embrassent la tradition

Filmed Nov 2009 • Posted Apr 2010TEDIndia 2009
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A quoi ressemble une femme autonome? Peut-elle porter une burqa, un hijab, un sari? Kavita Ramdas parle de trois femmes remarquables qui célèbrent leur héritage culturel - tout en travaillant à en réformer ses traditions oppressives.

Kavita Ramdas directs the Global Fund for Women, the largest foundation in the world supporting women's human rights across all borders. Full bio »

Translated into French by Florence Divet
Reviewed by Olga Kouessi
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