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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.”
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.”