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She’s Devoted Her Life To Advocating For Women. It All Started With One Conversation.

She’s Devoted Her Life To Advocating For Women. It All Started With One Conversation.

“I began my work in the men’s ward and, when I was transferred to the women’s section, I saw that women were suffering from severe conditions, but it wasn’t the conditions themselves at issue, but the culture. Mahlet’s interest in the field stems, in part, from her early work in hospitals in the city and the great gender disparity she witnessed there. The group’s latest work has included organizing pledge drives for cancer patients, distributing flyers about the risk factors associated with breast cancer, and holding the first public discussion in Addis Ababa about sexual harassment in the health sector.