Freedom 2014: What is expected of you when you become a woman?
Most countries legislate against gender discrimination, yet around the world young women still lack the same opportunities to men.
So what is standing in the way of equality becoming a reality?
As part of the Freedom season, BBC News went to meet four teenage girls in the UK, Lesotho, Iceland and Jordan.
They gave their opinions on what is expected of girls in their country when they become women.
Video Journalist: Christian Parkinson
Producer: Gemma Newby
A documentary by Ros Atkins exploring the issues of girls and freedom, All That Stands In The Way, will be broadcast on BBC World and BBC World Service radio on 22 and 23 March 2014
20 Mar 2014
- From the section Magazine