I don't think it's helpful to go dismantling the past, but you can refuse to honor aspects of it that you don't believe in anymore.
Leadership is so defined by men, and we need to revise that - we need to be able to say that the people we honor are not the conquerors but the peacemakers.
Extreme inequality is no temporary blip. It is hard-wired into our economies.
By allowing super wealthy corporations and individuals to avoid paying their fair share of tax, tax havens are denying governments' revenue that could and should be spent on schools, healthcare, and other essential services.
When we talk about women's economic empowerment, we should be careful that we're not just giving women more to do.
GDP excludes care work and other unpaid work, most of which falls to women and girls in rich and in poor countries alike.
Tax abuse is a scourge on our global community, but especially for Africa.
African countries lose the most from tax dodging. African governments must, therefore, do more to push for a full reform of the global tax system and demand action from countries, such as the U.K., whose financial centres sit at the heart of the global network of tax havens.
The discrimination of women and girls goes to the core of any and all analyses of the world's economic, political, and environmental problems.
Without women's equal access to positions of decision-making power and a clear process to get there, gender equality, global security, and peace will never be realized.
The U.N. must be made more inclusive, accountable, democratic, effective, and reflective of a world in which political and economic power has shifted.
High corruption and the influence of big business and the wealthy elite keeps the poorest Nigerians trapped in poverty and cut off from the benefits of economic growth and basic services. Some people - searching for the means to survive - became vulnerable to groups like Boko Haram.
Billions of people are being left behind by economic growth.
Ending extreme poverty is possible.
Far too many governments are cutting back on their investment in human development.
Development cooperation between nations is very important because it is one of the building blocks of shared peace, prosperity, and human rights for all. It is one of the antidotes to the poison of xenophobia.
My own life values were shaped in great part by my mother, who instigated women's clubs in my village. Women were able to organize and stand together. What inspired me most about their work was the power it gave them to assert their rights and the rights of their daughters, be it education or property inheritance.
The importance of tackling inequality in Africa cannot be overstated.
Instead of presiding over an economic system that panders to big business and a wealthy elite, a more human economy must be established which meets the needs of African women and young people.
Wealth does not trickle down to the poor. Oxfam knows this, the IMF knows this, the World Bank knows this. Poor people have always known this.
