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

Where has change ever been clean and nice? It has always been messy and painful.

The front[line] of wars is increasingly non-human eyes peering down on our perceived enemies from space, guiding missiles toward unseen targets.

One year of the world’s military spending equals 700 years of the U.N. budget and equals 2,928 years of the U.N. budget allocated for women.

Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences.

While women may look different, as some wear suits and others wear saris, or some cover their hair while others wear their hair loose, women need to stand together because they all face the central point of discrimination, although the extremity of which may be different from Kigali to Kabul.

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.