“Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.”
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Educational equality doesn't guarantee equality on the labor market. Even the most developed countries are not gender-equal. There are still glass ceilings and 'leaky pipelines' that prevent women from getting ahead in the workplace.
I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature.
My father respected and admired my mother and was a person who was always standing by my side, encouraging me to do more and believed in my capacity. So in that sense, my own experience was very good in becoming an empowered woman. From early on, I carried that strong message: 'You can do it.' So I never had any doubt that women can do a lot.
Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.
