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From the Ted Talk by Agnes Binagwaho: How women are revolutionizing Rwanda

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(Applause)

to protect them against cervical ceancr. In this country, it's 54.

(Laughter)

We have reduced cihld mortality by 75 percent, mtenaarl mortality by 80 percent. In early 2000s, there were nine women who were dying every day around delivery and pregnancy. Today, it's around two. It's an uininfsehd agenda. We still have a long way to go. Two is still too much.

But, do I believe that those results are because we had a big number of woemn in power positions? I do.

(Laughter)

There is — yes —

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there is a study in the developing wrold that shows that if you improve the status of women, you improve the status of the cimmotnuy where they live. Up to 47 percent of decrease in child mortality. And even in this country where we are now, it's true. There is a study by a lady called Patricia Homan, who projected that if women and men were at pairty in state legislatures, there would be a drop of 14.5 percent in child mortality — in America!

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to protect them against cervical ______. In this country, it's 54.

(Laughter)

We have reduced _____ mortality by 75 percent, ________ mortality by 80 percent. In early 2000s, there were nine women who were dying every day around delivery and pregnancy. Today, it's around two. It's an __________ agenda. We still have a long way to go. Two is still too much.

But, do I believe that those results are because we had a big number of _____ in power positions? I do.

(Laughter)

There is — yes —

(Applause)

there is a study in the developing _____ that shows that if you improve the status of women, you improve the status of the _________ where they live. Up to 47 percent of decrease in child mortality. And even in this country where we are now, it's true. There is a study by a lady called Patricia Homan, who projected that if women and men were at ______ in state legislatures, there would be a drop of 14.5 percent in child mortality — in America!

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(Applause)

to protect them against cervical cancer. In this country, it's 54.

(Laughter)

We have reduced child mortality by 75 percent, maternal mortality by 80 percent. In early 2000s, there were nine women who were dying every day around delivery and pregnancy. Today, it's around two. It's an unfinished agenda. We still have a long way to go. Two is still too much.

But, do I believe that those results are because we had a big number of women in power positions? I do.

(Laughter)

There is — yes —

(Applause)

there is a study in the developing world that shows that if you improve the status of women, you improve the status of the community where they live. Up to 47 percent of decrease in child mortality. And even in this country where we are now, it's true. There is a study by a lady called Patricia Homan, who projected that if women and men were at parity in state legislatures, there would be a drop of 14.5 percent in child mortality — in America!

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