You all want to know what is my dream? Very simple. To walk along the beach, holding the hand of my lover.

Violence ravaged my life. I was a victim of hatred, and I have dedicated my life to reversing that hatred.

As women politicians, we talk about the most difficult themes of state security, foreign relations and development models, then ask, 'How do you make it work with your husband?' The interesting thing is that these women - most of them - don't lose the perspective that the focus is not the position but the job at hand.

Gender equality must become a lived reality.

As more and more women, men and young people raise their voices and become active in local government, and more local leaders take action for the safety of women and girls, change happens.

Having more women in company boards, in senior management, supervisory positions and workers in the formal sector is not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do. It's good for the bottom line.

I believe that if you want to fight inequality you have to do it starting at infancy.