“We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent an...”

“As more and more women, men and young people raise their voices and become active in local government, and more local leaders take...”

“As a doctor, when I was minister of health and would go somewhere, little girls would come up to me and say, 'I want to be like yo...”

“As a vibrant force in civil society, women continue to press for their rights, equal participation in decision-making, and the uph...”

“I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature.”

“My father respected and admired my mother and was a person who was always standing by my side, encouraging me to do more and belie...”

“After centuries of dormancy, young women... can now look toward a future moulded by their own hands.”

“In traditional Hindu families like ours, men provided and women were provided for. My father was a patriarch and I a pliant daught...”

“My dad was never married. He was kind of a rolling stone. But he was never disrespectful. At the same time, even though he had wom...”

“I hate short hair on men - the 'real' man is something I don't know. My dad was always playing with hairbands, making rings, while...”

“Women are not stupid, but they were not clever enough to realise that feminism did not bring freedom, but the opposite. That's why...”

“I understand the sacrifices American servicemen and women have made to protect freedom and democracy in my country and around the...”