20 A Woman in a Man’s World or a Person in a Person’s World?
Angelica González
Hexpol Compounding, Mexico/USA
20.1 Growing Up in a Traditional Mexican Family: Advantage for Some, Disadvantage for Others
Growing up in a traditional Mexican family is one of the most beautiful and nurturing things that could have happened to me. You grow by default with endless values, empathy, humility, respect, hard work, and many other things that help you to face the real world. You don’t acquire these elsewhere, certainly not at such a young age; however, it is not easy to break or run away from stereotypes. In my case, I had to go from growing up in a family where studying was not the norm, and even less for a woman. Getting ...
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