“Real men are not afraid of powerful women”

Ambassador Donald Lu participated today in the “Mind the Gap! From Rhetoric to Reality: Gender Equality in Albania” panel discussion, funded by the U.S. Embassy in Tirana and organized by Center IDEO to commemorate Women’s History Month. “I hope that I can speak for the many men who stand for the equality of women. Real men are not afraid of powerful women,” said Ambassador Lu during his remarks. The panel of discussions on gender equality, moderated by Iris Xholi, included the Minister of Urban Development Eglantina Gjermeni, pediatrician Linda Spahiu, disability rights activist Suela Lala, and civil society representative Iris Luarasi.