Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World

From the Book: Quotes from Women Leading Change

"When a child says, 'Give me back my soul,' I translate it into 'Give me justice.'"

"When it comes to women's rights or human rights, in Pakistan there is a kind of a culture of silence. It was very important that some sort of a movement based on media should somehow start that would challenge the mindset or that would help in breaking the silence."

Cameroon

"I believe in people's innate ability to succeed. I believe that success is defined by ourselves and is within each and every one of us. The job of a leader or a facilitator or a politician is to help people define success for themselves, identify the ways in which they can succeed, what they need to do to succeed, and to accompany them along the road to that success."