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What does it mean to be a confident woman in today's world?
Whilst confidence is widely understood to be important,
when does it veer into arrogance or obnoxiousness?
And how difficult is it to strike the right balance, if indeed there is one?
And can the gender of the person embodying it influence how others perceive it?
I'm Dashiani Navanayagam and welcome to The Conversation from the BBC World Service.
This is the programme which puts women in the spotlight and allows us to hear the most marvellous stories and insights...
from women around the world.
Not only will we be discussing confidence,
but also we'll be questioning how easy it is for women to build and maintain it.
So that's our mission for today.
And I'm joined by two women in the studio with me to explore it.
Megan Jane Crabb is a British bestselling author,
presenter and body confidence advocate known
for helping people improve their relationship with their bodies.
And from New Zealand and renowned for her confidence,
Alice Sneddon is a comedian and television actor, director and writer.
Megan, Alice, it's lovely to have you on The Conversation.
Lovely to be here.