By accepting what the external structures have told us we need to do, we have given the power of our realities and ourselves to others. It is time to tell a new story for women, and that can only start with women.

Leadership is about encouraging women to break their silence and tell their stories to the world.

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

I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women's rights, we need to galvanize a global women's movement.

While women may look different, as some wear suits and others wear saris, or some cover their hair while others wear their hair loose, women need to stand together because they all face the central point of discrimination, although the extremity of which may be different from Kigali to Kabul.

I by no means intend to simplify the challenges women face in any culture. Women are marginalized in all cultures in my opinion, some in more extreme ways than others.