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Now, I have always believed that women are not victims; we are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace - all we need is a fighting chance.

In times of conflict, war, poverty or religious fundamentalism, women and children are the first and most numerous victims. Women need all their courage today.

In the business of war, the role of women is really to maintain normalcy and ensure that there is cultural continuity.

Unless there is recognition that women are most vulnerable... and you do something about social and cultural equality for women, you're never going to defeat this pandemic.

I see women as oppressed, but I don't see them as victims; I see them rising all the time. I see them as very strong.

If you look at any other group of people suffering injustice, women are always in the worst situation within that group.

I think women are sick and tired of being portrayed as victims, a lot of the time anyway, the bulk of their time on film.

Women in the service put themselves in harms way to protect us and our Nation from threats at home and abroad. The least we can do is ensure they are protected when facing a horrible tragedy.

We like to think of women as peacemakers, not purveyors of violence.

Society certainly encourages women to be victims in every way.