“One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment, you lose at least half of your potential. So, gender equality and women's empowerment bring huge economic benefits.”
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The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards.
Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.
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.
Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.
