When Kozue Yuki gave up her day job three years ago to take up farming in northeastern Japan, she never expected to find herself on an international panel at the United Nations, nor did she envision finding her voice or inspiring others to pursue their dreams.
Last month, she did all three.
"I was impressed by how people are making efforts to empower women," the 44-year-old said in an interview in New York, where she was one of four panelists at a U.N. event titled "Actions to empower rural women and girls."