Luisa D. Diogo:“Women for a Better World

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Luisa D. Diogo:“Women for a Better World”
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https://doi.org/10.3735/9781961844025.book-part-206

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Mozambique’s first female prime minister, Luisa D. Diogo, addressed the second Spain-Africa International Meeting on March 7,2008, in Madrid, Spain, with her International Women’s Day speech “Women for a Better World.” Diogo reflects that the challenges faced on the continent of Africa are the same as those seen elsewhere around the globe: domestic violence, sexual abuse, low levels of employment and educational opportunities, increased levels of poverty, a lack of adequate housing options, food insecurity, slow economic development, and the effects of climate change. Diogo stresses that the empowerment of women and gender equality in Africa contributes to a better society and directly affects the health and well-being of women and children.

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