Challenging Gender Norms
Steeped in tradition, many Asian cultures have tightly conservative gender norms. But in some places, people are daring to challenge them. In Turkey, male belly dancing is making a comeback after generations of being kept in the background. It's an art usually associated with femininity. But in Istanbul, men are grabbing the spotlight and breaking stereotypes by swaying their bodies. As Reporter Natalie Carney reports, they are also raising the profile of Turkey's marginalized gay community. Although they are common in other parts of the world, female security guards are a relatively new concept in the rural town of Hubli in India. It's a patriarchal society that discourages women from working, and frowns upon those who do. But as Reporter Jyothy Karat shows, some women there are empowering themselves and breaking the norms they were born into by becoming security guards.