At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.

My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'

Modernity is not about dress codes.

By its very nature, hard-line ideology is self-serving and self-perpetuating; its primary goal is to survive - and that precludes everything.

It's about using social media for social change: creating a community of advocates who can use their voices on behalf of the voiceless, or leverage their talents, skills, knowledge, and resources to put more children into classrooms, or pressure their elected representatives to get global education top of the agenda.

The youth are the catalysts for real change.

A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.