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Mothers Might Say They'd Go To The Doctor. In Poor Countries, Moms Are Usually Responsible For Their Kids' Health. But Breastfeeding And Traveling To The Clinic Take Time, And Research Shows That Health Care Is One Of The First Tradeoffs Women Make When They're Too Busy.

In Different Places You Run Into Myths Around Vaccination Or Around Family Planning. In The United States, One Of The Myths That Existed For A Long Time, That Has Been Completely Debunked, Was That Autism Was Linked To A Vaccine.

Even In Decision-making, We Work In Self-help Groups. That Is Women Coming Together In Small Groups Of 10 To Sometimes 15 Women, Where They Start To Get Education About Their Rights, About Clean Water And Sanitation, About How To Have A Healthy Birth. You Can Bring In All Kinds Of Education To Them That Way.

Our Economies Are Built On The Backs Of All This Unpaid Labor That Women Do.

A Woman With A Voice Is By Definition A Strong Woman. But The Search To Find That Voice Can Be Remarkably Difficult.