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From an economic perspective, women are treated unfairly: they perform 66 percent of the world's work and produce 50 percent of the food but they only earn 10 percent of the income and own 1 percent of the property.
Zainab Salbi
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Zainab Salbi
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 24
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No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.
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Since a very young age, my mother made sure to tell me about the plight of women... As she raised my awareness about women's issues, she also made sure to ingrain in me the importance of being strong and independent and not to let anybody define me by their images of what women should be.
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Leadership is about encouraging women to break their silence and tell their stories to the world.
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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While women may look different, as some wear suits and others wear saris, or some cover their hair while others wear their hair loose, women need to stand together because they all face the central point of discrimination, although the extremity of which may be different from Kigali to Kabul.
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From joblessness to lack of education and professional skills to sexual and gender-based violence, women face a multi-faceted oppression.
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Only 8 percent of peace talks have included women at any level.
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