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　　Needless to say,/this gender gap must be closed.// But how?//
　　In 2017,/Fairtrade UK started a school called/the Women’s School of Leadership/in Côte d’Ivoire.// The school has transformed the students’ lives/by teaching confidence,/money management,/sustainable farming practices,/and women’s rights.//
　　Two of the graduates of the leadership school,/Edith and Rosine,/speak about their transformation.//
　　Edith: “Fairtrade training taught us/how to talk to our husbands/and make common decisions.// In the past,/our husbands sold the beans/and didn’t show us the money.// Now we know/how to negotiate with our husbands.// We work together,/exchange opinions,/and share tasks.// We support each other/to share our problems/and find a way through to a solution together.// We feel empowered.”//
　　Rosine: “Now/my husband and I make a budget together/and I’m afraid of nothing/because I know how to manage my money.// I am stronger.”//
　　The school is open not only to women/but also to men.// A male graduate says,/“Previously men denied women’s rights,/but after training we realized/women needed to make decisions too.”// Now he helps his wife cook and clean.// Some people make fun of him,/but he doesn’t care.// He says,/“My wife and I now live in peace.”//