Women speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to change the world.

When we better understand the realities of these women's lives, we are able to design and deliver solutions that are more useful to them.

Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward.

Women are the centre of the family. It's the woman who decides what's eaten in the house, when to have the kids vaccinated; everything that has to do with the children's health revolves around her.

I think the Americans need to understand that a lot of times the children are bored in school, and that is why they are not staying in.

Today is International Women's Day, and there's a fantastic set of pieces running by an organization called ONE called "Poverty Is Sexist." It's a great way to quickly learn about what's actually going on for women in poverty around the world, and then do something about it.

In places like India with smartphones, there's an app now for women if they're in a violent situation, they can press one button. They've given their cell-phone number to five trusted friends, and right away their GPS location goes out: "Here I am."