“I don’t want to over-generalize. But women tend to “do it all.” The women
who have broken through to get to this level have powerful, persuasive personalities. They know how to listen, but they’re also decisive. They’re big assets to the process.”
Field Notes: The Soil Embankments of Gazipara, Bangladesh
Gazipara, Bangladesh: In southern Bangladesh, soil embankments protect rise paddies from the Kapotaksma and Shakbaria rivers during the rainy season, but the heavy storm surges frequently destroy them.
