This time Andrea Barschdorf-Hager talks to Claudine Mensah Awute, Director of Global Operations at CARE US, about the roots of gender inequality, why role-models and self-confidence are essential for young girls to realize their own potential and fight for their rights, how Village Savings and Loan Associations can positively impact women’s economic independence as well as reduce poverty and the hopes she has for her own daughter's future. The 'CARE in Action'-Podcast is sponsored by CCREAL. (Editor: Eva Stockhammer)