Marilú Saavedra, Vice President of Peruvian banana farming co-op Río y Valle’s oversight committee, reflects on the benefits of their gender equity advancements. “Not only has it stayed with me in my community, I tell all women so that they too can rise and grow from what I have learned, so that they can also learn it and be able to take on a position in the cooperative. I want to thank all of you for always buying our fruit so that we can move forward.”