Women still need higher political representation and to be included at decision making tables in all issues in order for solutions that relates from peace to food, to health, to basic stability in the world. We cannot continue to marginalize half of the population in the world in finding sustainable solutions that are good for all.

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

I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.

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

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

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.

It seems to me that violence against women has been tolerated for so long that the world has become numb to it.