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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected.
Somewhere we turn ourselves into victims instead of being the powerful women we really are meant to be.
Women are called upon to defend every bit of progress we have made against particularly virulent attack. But we must also hold out a vision, put forth a positive agenda of what women need and want and then move forward toward that dream.
We like to think of women as peacemakers, not purveyors of violence.
If you look at any other group of people suffering injustice, women are always in the worst situation within that group.
I hate the victimization of women, always.
Most male victims of violence are the victims of other men's violence. So that's something that both women and men have in common. We are both victims of men's violence.
Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.
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.
Society certainly encourages women to be victims in every way.