Women empowering other women.They get the psycho-social support. They become part of a community.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

To be human is to have a whole spectrum of these experiences that arise within us.

I haven't lived my life through my daughters. Some parents devote everything to their children, which must be so hard, and it's very beautiful. But I'm a working parent, so I've always kept my own life.

Although I have lived in London, I have never really considered London my home because it was always going to be a stopping-off point for me, and it has been too.

You have a bigger view, of something bigger than you, and you have to view that and take that in mind. At times you feel like despair rises up over hope, then other times you feel hopeful again.

We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It's not about being more powerful than men - it's about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It's about very basic things. It's not a badge like a fashion item.