One of the best ways to fight poverty and to fight terrorism is to educate girls and bring women into the formal labor force.

When the history of African development is written, it will be clear that a turning point involved the empowerment of women.

Our focus has to be on changing reality, not changing laws.

Women are not the problem they're the solution

For lack of a few pinches of ordinary iodised table salt in the diet of a third world pregnant mother, a child can lose up to ten IQ (Intelligence Quotient) points.

One of the best ways to fight poverty and to fight terrorism is to educate girls and bring women into the formal labor force.

It's no accident that the countries that have enjoyed an economic take off have been those that educated girls and then gave them the autonomy to move to the cities to find work