Women have the wisdom and strength to lead society in the direction of good, of hope and of peace.

Buddhism Day by Day

Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, July 23, 2013:

 

I've suggested that the twenty-first be named the Century of Women. Women have the wisdom and strength to lead society in the direction of good, of hope and of peace. In expanding his own nonviolence movement, Gandhi greatly relied on women. He said it is women who can teach pacific learning to a world that, while engaged in hostilities, nonetheless thirsts for the sweet dew of peace.