First Lady Arya Ali is advancing the view that women need to be economically empowered to lead independent lives in order to erase the imbalance in power relations between men and women.
According to release yesterday from the Office of the First Lady, these remarks were made at the One Young World 2022 Summit in Manchester, United Kingdom, where she participated in a panel discussion on education, gender equality, and women in leadership. The Summit was attended by more than 2,000 young leaders from across the globe.
The One Young World Summit brings together youths from all over the world who are actively working to positively transform the socio-political landscape in the areas of human rights, the environment, gender equality, discrimination, and injustice.
