I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.

I believe that there is an urgent need to restructure the discussion of war to include the impact it has on women.

It is the diversity of views that stems from different experiences and different backgrounds that lead to healthy decision-making and not the unified experiences and unified views.

Women still need higher political representation and to be included at decision making tables in all issues in order for solutions that relates from peace to food, to health, to basic stability in the world. We cannot continue to marginalize half of the population in the world in finding sustainable solutions that are good for all.

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

I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.

As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about women's rights and value.