Everything is give and take. The solutions are in the middle not in the extremity of the situation.

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

No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.

From an economic perspective, women are treated unfairly: they perform 66 percent of the world's work and produce 50 percent of the food but they only earn 10 percent of the income and own 1 percent of the property.

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.

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.

Long-term trauma for women who have survived armed conflict is a haunting reminder that health issues and depression can follow decades after the end of war, but women who hope for healing can and do move forward.