From agriculture to trade, health, and education, women play a crucial role in Africa's economies. But they still often face discrimination and have to fight taboos, especially in patriarchal societies. How can technology help propel women forward? DW's Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Lydia Charles Moyo, CEO of the "Her Initiative" organization in Tanzania, and to DW correspondent Kathy Short in Zambia.
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