The U.S. Air Force is committed to defending the rights of all of our men and women whatever their beliefs.

This is essential to make sure we have the right balance in our force to perform the mission we are doing.

I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want women to get theirs, and while the water is stirring I will step into the pool.

I would like to remind all French men and French women to gather together to defend human rights, to guarantee the cohesion of the nation and to affirm the unity of the republic,

Men come of age at sixty,women at fifteen.

I think on the one hand, women should believe in their own rights as being equal under law to men, but men should also commit themselves to accepting women as equal partners in society. It's going to take time, but it can be done through long-term educational programs in Afghanistan and positive campaign by the press and also with the help of clerics. It requires a long-term struggle with the support of the international community. We women can overcome our problems and the [negative] view of society.