Personally I think that it is very important to bring awareness to gender equality and the empowerment of women. Studies show that when you empower a woman in her community, it encourages her to do the same to others. I think that the solution to a large majority of the worlds problems could be solved by creating an environment that is gender equal in our communities.
References:
http://www.impactfirst.net/en/index.php
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