The current global landscape is quite different from the not-too-distant past. The process of globalization has intensified, and the world is moving towards new forms of governance.

It isn't that women are less ambitious,but women want to find a balance between work, love, and family.

We have to make sure that women's issues are an essential element on the agendas of all heads of state, all governments.

I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature.

The United Nations should become a proactive agent in the dissemination of democratic principles.

Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.

Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.