Charlotte MacDonald

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1,889 appearances 62 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2010 last heard Apr 2025

Charlotte MacDonald’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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More or Less · Killed for being female? · 26 Apr 2014 podcast

So for every 100 girls born, you'd actually expect about 105 boys to be born. voice-verified

But Stefan Klaassen told me the situation in China is very different. voice-verified

That is a very large number of missing women. voice-verified

Exactly, 118, where it should be 105. voice-verified

Do we know that? voice-verified

The problem is there wasn't an estimate given in the book written by Nicholas Kristof. voice-verified

And I have struggled to find possible estimates because they're very much disputed. voice-verified

I mean, it's impossible to compile a definitive list of all the conflicts in the 20th century, let alone the exact number of men who were killed fighting. voice-verified

There were so many issues in working that out. voice-verified

I asked Stephen Clarkson if he thought the idea that there were more missing women than men killed in 20th century war seemed reasonable. voice-verified

Yes, I did also ask him if he thought more females had been killed. voice-verified

And actually, Stefan Clausen explained this really well. voice-verified

Whatever the comparison you use, 100 million missing women is a big number. voice-verified

Another way you could think of it is that there are the same number of people in the Philippines, which is the 12th most populous country in the world. voice-verified

So if that whole country was wiped out, that is the number of women who are missing today. voice-verified

Who should exist, but don't. voice-verified

More or Less · Nigeria - rich or poor? · 12 Apr 2014 podcast

One asks whether Nigeria really could be the biggest economy in Africa. voice-verified

The other wants to know, is Nigeria extremely poor? voice-verified

So is Nigeria rich, poor or both? voice-verified

It's time we delved into the details. voice-verified

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