I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women's rights, we need to galvanize a global women's movement.

Without women's full inclusion at the decision making table, we cannot have any healthy decision making that is good for men and women alike.

Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.

My message to the world is that until we recognize that peace is not just the absence of war but the revival of life on the "backlines," where women are keeping kids in school, caring for the sick and injured, and daily negotiating space for the continuation of critical life processes of this nature, we're going to continue to miss the point.

Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good.

From joblessness to lack of education and professional skills to sexual and gender-based violence, women face a multi-faceted oppression.

I believe that leadership acts should be manifested by engaging in external work that can be observed and shared with everyone else.