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

Stronger women build stronger nations.

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.

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.

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

Without women's full inclusion at the decision making table, we cannot have any healthy decision making that is good for men and women alike.