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Angélica Fuentes: The Moment She Learned to Raise Her Hand and Her Voice | Influential Women Podcast
6 November 2026
At just 11 years old, Angélica Fuentes encountered gender inequality for the first time in a way she couldn't ignore. While working at her family's gas station in Juárez, Mexico, she noticed that the men received tips for their work, but she didn't. When she finally asked a customer why, his answer was simple: “Because you're a woman.” Instead of accepting it, Angélica challenged him. He tipped her, and word of the young girl who dared to speak up began spreading through the community. In this Influential Women Podcast conversation with host Jodie O'Brie… Video by YouTube channel.