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

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

Only 8 percent of peace talks have included women at any level.

Historically speaking, religious and conservative groups always wanted the control over the private sphere that impacts women most, as reflected by family law and women's access to resources and mobility. And often secular groups traded this for economic incentives and trade.

Do you know that people fall in love in war and go to school and go to factories and hospitals and get divorced and go dancing and go playing and live life?

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

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.