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Her book, released at the end of March 2008, Banning Landmines: Disarmament, Citizen Diplomacy and Human Security, [12] analyzes the Mine Ban Treaty and its impact on other human security- related work. In March 2013, her memoir, My Name Is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize, [13] was released.
Kirthi Jayakumar (born 1987) – Indian peace activist and gender equality activist, youth peace activist, peace educator and founder of The Red Elephant Foundation; Gurmehar Kaur (born 1996) – Indian student and peace activist; Mother Teresa (1910–1997) – Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun, missionary, pacifist, Nobel Peace Prize recipient
Ghanaian women who have shown leadership, courage, resourcefulness, and willingness to sacrifice for others, especially in promoting women's rights in Ghana United States: Glamour Awards: Glamour (magazine) Extraordinary and inspirational women from a variety of fields United States: Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
The nomination was notable for including not only celebrities, but also relatively unknown women who have made significant contributions to world peace. [5] Although the prize was ultimately awarded to the International Atomic Energy Agency , [ 6 ] the initiative was successful in drawing public attention to the role of women in peacemaking. [ 2 ]
Karma Lekshe Tsomo (born 23 September 1944) is a Buddhist nun, scholar and social activist. She is a professor at the University of San Diego, where she teaches Buddhism, World Religions, and Dying, Death, and Social Justice.
3 Women Leading the Charge for Equality in the Workplace. You may recognize names like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton from history class. They fought for women to have the right to ...
Women peacekeepers also serve as role models for women and girls in these areas, showing them that women can be powerful and influential agents of change. [ 12 ] In October 2000, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (S/RES/1325) on women, peace, and security was adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council , after recalling ...
Nineteen women have won the Nobel Peace Prize, more than any other Nobel Prize. [7] Only two recipients have won multiple Peace Prizes: the International Committee of the Red Cross has won three times (1917, 1944 and 1963) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has won twice (1954 and 1981). [6]