The work of these women doesn't end when they return home from overseas, as one goal of the Peace Corps' mission is to help promote a better understanding of other cultures here in the United States.
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In the business of war, the role of women is really to maintain normalcy and ensure that there is cultural continuity.
I said we needed to organize women around the world to push peace.
It is ironic that American women now need to be fortified by the inspiration of the women of the Arab Spring, who risked so much to win basic human rights.
And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet.
Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.
I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.
I think that women are peacemakers by genetics, because we are the ones who stay at home and because we are the ones who suffer with the aftermath of war.
I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.
Elevating the status of women is our best path to peace, justice, and prosperity on a global scale.
Women can build stability. We can make peace.
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