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Poverty will never be removed without the participation of women
Ela Bhatt argues that the work of women must be recognised, recorded and enhanced if poverty is ever to be tackled effectively.
Desmond Tutu Q&A
Desmond Tutu answers questions from supporters all over the world in this webcast, streamed live on the Elders' website in 2009.
Traditional practices put women in positions of inferiority
Graça Machel argues that through their creation of a hierarchical relationship between men and women, traditional practices have contributed to the discrimination of women and girls.
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