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World Service,7 mins

‘Being perceived as a feminist got me in trouble’

Focus on Africa

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Laeticia Mukurasi talks about her experiences working as Chief Gender Specialist at the African Development Bank. The Tanzanian talks about being a woman in a traditionally male-dominated industry, and says the perception that she was a feminist got her into “serious trouble” at the Abidjan-based institution. (Photo: Laeticia Mukurasi. Courtesy of Laeticia Mukurasi)

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