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Mauritanian men often see large girls and women as more desirable.

— Aminetou Mint El-Moctar

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Having a job and earning an income allows [women] to stand up to their families and make their own decisions.

They take it as a sign of wealth and that a girl will make a good wife.

I will continue my path until women get the highest levels of education as a natural right, not as an exception, and enjoy full legal equality without reservations.

These are pills meant for animals, which can be even more dangerous than eating too much food.

Our homeland will not be able to achieve economic growth or political development without promoting the right of both sexes to education and raising education quality in all levels.

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