There is no great force for change, for peace, for justice and democracy, for inclusive economic growth than a world of empowered women.

There is no great force for change, for peace, for justice and democracy, for inclusive economic growth than a world of empowered women.

Patriarchy is bestowed on men at birth. Whether you want it or not, you have a privilege as a man, and you either fight against it and reject it by becoming a feminist man, or you enjoy the privileges that come with it.

I do not believe that the majority of men in the world would like to hurt women, but they can be very complacent, and that is just as bad.

With technology, we can achieve universal access to secondary education within a generation.

We also have to match the skills with the needs of the economy... I think we are losing the plot because we are continuing to produce the people that are not going to be the drivers of industrialisation. So that needs the discipline of both training institutions and policies that drive our people to industrialisation.

My mother always told me that inaction is not an option. And neither is going it alone.