As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about women's rights and value.

Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides.

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

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.