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

I dont want to be someone in my sixties holding on to a group that I created when I was in my twenties.

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.

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.

I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced.

I believe that leadership acts should be manifested by engaging in external work that can be observed and shared with everyone else.

Unfortunately, violence against women is not the only injustice women face globally; it is one of the many inequalities that impede the full development of socially excluded women globally.