Leading with Care: How Women Around the World are Inspiring Businesses, Empowering Communities, and Creating Opportunity

LEARNING TO CAPITALIZE ON THE DIFFERENCES

Mercedes LaPorta, owner and president of Mercedes Electric Supply Company, supports CARE’s commitment to provide basic education for marginalized women and girls around the world. Because she knows that knowledge is one of the keys to overcoming disease, hunger, and poverty, Mercedes applauds CARE’s efforts to link education with health, nutrition, and the ability to make a living. She is especially inspired by women like Lester who dedicate their time to helping other women in their communities overcome discrimination through education.

For many women, discrimination is a fact of life. The only variables ...