A Path Appears: On-Demand

Pictured: Jennifer Garner with Nicholas Kristof on location for A Path Appears in West Virginia.

Credit:Courtesy of Audrey Hall

Watch this three-part series about activists fighting gender oppression in the U.S. and the world  On-Demand.

A Path Appears, from the creative team behind the groundbreaking series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, follows author/reporters Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn and celebrity activists Malin Akerman, Mia Farrow, Ronan Farrow, Jennifer Garner, Regina Hall, Ashley Judd, Blake Lively, Eva Longoria, and Alfre Woodard to Colombia, Haiti, Kenya, and throughout the United States as they explore the roots of gender inequality, the devastating impact of poverty and the ripple effects that follow — including sex trafficking, teen pregnancy, gender-based violence, and child slavery. In their travels, they meet with inspiring activists who are creating effective solutions to gender-based oppression, transforming lives and providing a roadmap for sustainable future change. A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity, a three-part series aired as a special presentation of Independent Lens on three consecutive Monday nights, January 26, February 2, and February 9, 2015 at 10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

 On-Demand Links

Episode 1: Sex Trafficking in the USA: Introduces survivors of sex trafficking in Nashville, Boston, and Chicago, and illuminates the widespread existence of crimes happening in our own backyards on 1/26. Watch Episode One on WXXI Video Player until 2/17.

Episode 2: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Travel from West Virginia to Haiti and Colombia for stories of children and women breaking free from a life of poverty and abuse on 2/2 Watch Episode 2 On-Demand Until 2/17

Episode 3:  Violence and Solutions: Explore the work of organizations combating domestic violence in the U.S., and one providing a Kenyan slum's most at-risk young girls with a path to opportunity on 2/9. Watch Episode 3 On-Demand Until 2/17

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