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Asa Torkelsson, 44, is the Senior Gender Specialist at the World Bank-Kenya. She talks to GARDY CHACHA about her passion to empower women to foster economic growth
Asa Torkelsson
I was raised the eldest girl in my family with three sibling brothers. I grew up believing that men and women were equal, but I later realised it was not the case. I am passionate about women’s empowerment because I know women struggle everywhere, which slows economies and societies. That empowering a woman leads to economic growth is not a cliché; it is a fact.
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