"There is no light without shadow, just as there is no happiness without pain."
"The most poor and backward areas in the world are those in which women are subjugated and exploited. Improving the situation of the woman improves the family, the community, and by extension the whole country."
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Source: Interview with Marisel Mendoza, www.ventanalatina.co.uk. April 10, 2013.
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