Listen to Olanike Timipa-Uge talk about one of the most underreported forms of violence against girls is Breast Ironing – also known as breast flattening- a cultural practice of flattening or crushing the breast of an adolescent girl to disguise the signs of development. In this episode, Anastasia Duru and Olanike Timipa-Uge discussed this menace and how Olanike is using her platform (Teenage Network) with the support of ActionAid Nigeria to curb the spread of Breast Ironing.

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