The more money we lent to poor women, the more I realized that credit given to a woman brings about change faster than when given to a man. In Bangladesh, hunger and poverty are more women’s issues than men’s. Women experience hunger and poverty more intensely than men. If one of the family members has to starve, it is an unwritten law that it will be the mother. The mother will also suffer the traumatic experience of not being able to breast-feed her infant during the times of famine and scarcity. Poor women in Bangladesh have the most insecure social standing.
