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Rwanda was held up Saturday as a beacon for gender equality as the business and political elite at the Davos forum underlined the importance of achieving parity in ending poverty.

The central African country, which two decades ago was struggling to recover from genocide that claimed 800,000 lives, became the first country in 2008 to have a parliament dominated by women.

Today, female lawmakers make up 64 percent of parliament, outperforming the world average of one in five.

“In 20 years, so much can happen in a country because of leadership,” said UN Women head Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

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