, ▁as ▁we ▁have ▁seen ▁that ▁these ▁two ▁were ▁lack ing ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁eight ▁years . ▁We ▁also ▁fund ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁initi atives ▁like ▁this ▁conference ▁and ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁on ▁U . S .- A rab ▁Rel ations . ▁We ▁fund ▁the ▁ra bbi ' s ▁and ▁im am ' s ▁con ferences , ▁some ▁leadership ▁initi atives ▁between ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁Western ▁leaders ▁so ▁they ▁can ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁table . ▁Some ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁public ized , ▁some ▁not ▁public ized ." ▁▁ ▁Ab u S ul ay man ▁gave ▁a ▁lecture ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University ▁where ▁she ▁talked ▁about ▁the ▁mis con ception s ▁that ▁the ▁west ▁has ▁about ▁Islam . ▁ ▁Women ▁emp ower ment ▁" When ▁you ▁change ▁women ' s ▁conditions ▁and ▁emp ower ▁them , ▁you ▁change ▁the ▁whole ▁family " ▁said ▁M una ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁by ▁arab ian bus iness . com , ▁she ▁also ▁said , ▁Prince ▁Al W ale ed ▁firm ly ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁encourag ing ▁and ▁supporting ▁women ▁and ▁female ▁initi atives ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁ways ▁to ▁measure ▁real ▁tang ible ▁progress ▁in ▁any ▁country . ▁From ▁this ▁view ▁st ems ▁her ▁strong ▁support ▁for ▁women ▁emp ower ment ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁especially ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁ ▁T alk ing ▁about ▁mother hood ▁M una ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁years ▁moth ers ▁spend ▁raising ▁their ▁children ▁should ▁be ▁taken ▁into ▁consideration ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁applying ▁for ▁a ▁job