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.

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.

Since a very young age, my mother made sure to tell me about the plight of women... As she raised my awareness about women's issues, she also made sure to ingrain in me the importance of being strong and independent and not to let anybody define me by their images of what women should be.

Women have never been a chief negotiator in any UN-sponsored talks.

Believe in your passions and act on them.

The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.

Changes don't happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world.