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

Make sure you continue to trust what you know now about yourself and stay true to what you believe in

I realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my goal.

Kids are falling through the cracks and nobody notices it. That to me is what's wrong with the school system.

Childbearing, I mean, if there's no place to go to deliver your baby, then you're the one that's delivering in those unhealthy circumstances. Or if you can't get access to family planning, your chances of surviving and being able to bring your kids up if they come one right after the other, that locks you into a cycle of poverty.

After a number of years dating, we decided we were good partners.

I am inspired by the women I meet everywhere I go. They have to work so hard just to make sure their families survive, but somehow they stay optimistic and do everything in their power to make the future better than the past.