Traditionally, women have a lot of different roles in society. It is very difficult to balance all these roles and at the same time to compete with men. A leading, successful woman has to put in much bigger efforts to be more competent and faster, more dynamic and organized, than a successful man.

If women decide that their mission, their political career, balances out what they have to give up, they can be and are equally successful as men.

Women have more inner power for creation, starting from family and home and ending with professional activity and politics.

I have led the way for moving women from traditional roles to strategic positions and inspired girls and women throughout Africa to seek leadership positions.

With the danger of terrorism and war spreading in the world, now is the right moment to stop and reconsider our actions and do everything possible to bring an end to the fighting, be it in your own homeland, neighboring countries, or in your region.

There is an English saying, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." Women often become these tough ones.

I don't subscribe to that school of thought that leadership can be altogether defined by gender.