Leadership is not about having the charisma or speaking inspirational words, but about leading with example.

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

Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.

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.

Working with women survivors of war has taught me that we need to listen to women's perspectives on war in order to understand how to effectively rebuild a country, a community and a family.

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

Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides.