“The state of the world today demands that women become less modest and dream/plan/act/risk on a larger scale.”

“As a human rights issue, the effort to end violence against women becomes a government's obligation, not just a good idea.”

“What is being called the UN 'gender architecture' is more like a shack. Women need a bigger global house if equality is ever to become a reality.”

“Women have a lot to say about how to advance women's rights, and governments need to learn from that, listen to the movement and respond.”

“Whether there are innately female leadership styles ... is not really the right question. It is more important to ask why there has been so little attention paid to women leaders over the years as well as why the styles of leading more often exhibited by women are particularly useful at this critical moment in history.”

“The state of the world today demands that women become less modest and dream/plan/act/risk on a larger scale.”