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

No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.

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

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.

Long-term trauma for women who have survived armed conflict is a haunting reminder that health issues and depression can follow decades after the end of war, but women who hope for healing can and do move forward.

Women are part of peace keeping troops in countries like Liberia.

When war ends, women are the first to pick up the pieces. Where there is no market place, they go door to door. When homes are destroyed, mothers and daughters haul stones to rebuild or plow fields together.