Nobel Peace Prize Honors Women in Democracy and Leadership
On October 7, three women – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman – were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.” The Prize is both a recognition of the important work of the women, as well as an acknowledgment of the increasing role of and need for women in leadership and democracy.
In 2005, Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the first woman to win a free...
