How can we balance the country's leadership when there aren't enough women reaching Grade 12? - Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika

So I went to school in Zambia and did all my college and university education here in America. And I went back to Zambia and taught at Evelyn Hone College of Further Education. And I did a lot of community work as an NGO[sic]: YWCA, Red Cross, and the Zambia Preschool Association. And then I came back later for my Ph.D. at New York University, where I studied early childhood education and teacher education. And then I went back to Zambia, taught at the university, continued to do a lot of work with children and young people and women, and then UNICEF [United Nations Children's Fund] invited me to work for them in Nairobi.

Begin with education and ensure that entrepreneurship is encouraged, as God created each of us uniquely.

The first administration made great strides in educating more women. However, now many women are staying home to focus on their families, which often prevents them from completing Grade 12.