Leymah Gbowee

The Power of a Woman's Voice

Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.18.2012

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Tabby Biddle

All of this is very understandable. There are many reasons, particularly as women, that we want to hide. We have -- in a way -- been trained this way. It keeps us safe.

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If Only Wars Could Be Stopped This Way...

Franca Sozzani | Posted 05.07.2012

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Franca Sozzani

In 2003, when Leymah Gbowee was awarded, alongside two other African women the Nobel Peace Prize, her name became particularly well-known because she employed a rather unusual method to bring to an end a civil war.

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The Secrets of Powerful Women

Monika Mitchell | Posted 05.01.2012

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Monika Mitchell

Do you see yourself as forceful, controlling and competitive? Or powerful, capable and driven? Words matter, beliefs matter. Take care what you say; it shapes the way you think.

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No Country for Weak Women

Lori Sokol | Posted 05.20.2012

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Lori Sokol

'Strength does not come from physical capacity, (but) from an indomitable will." And women have always had that, even when we still considered ourselves a minority.

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The Women's Movement: What's Next?

Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.20.2012

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Tabby Biddle

Fourth-wave feminism is not about "fighting for our rights." It is about coming into ourselves as leaders so that we never have to "fight" for anything.

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Iron Ladies of Peace

Andrée Simon | Posted 02.23.2012

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Andrée Simon

History was made in Oslo on Saturday, when the eyes of the world watched as three great women received the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. These women -- Pres...

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Women in Power: The Iron Lady and The Lady

Regina Weinreich | Posted 02.14.2012

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Regina Weinreich

Just as this year's Nobel Peace Prize winners -- three women -- were announced, this film season features two films that focus on women rulers: one, Margaret Thatcher, a hawk; the other, Aung San Suu Kyi, a dove who is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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Nobel Laureate Shares What The Peace Prize Meant to Her

The New York Times | Posted 12.13.2011

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On Saturday I was in Oslo with two of my sisters from Africa, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman, to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of - ...

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How Many Women Does it Take to Win a Nobel Peace Prize?

Gauri van Gulik | Posted 02.11.2012

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Gauri van Gulik

While just three women will ascend to the podium in Oslo today, the victory will be shared by many, many more -- and couldn't have come at a better time.

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Global Events Celebrate Success Of Women Nobel Prize Laureates

The Daily Beast | Posted 12.12.2011

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This Nobel Peace Prize weekend, Oslo's Grand Hotel is filled to the gills with international guests, including an especially robust crowd from Liberia...

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Three Women Receive Nobel Peace Prize For Championing Women's Rights

AP | BJOERN H. AMLAND and LOUISE NORDSTROM | Posted 02.09.2012

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OSLO, Norway — Three women who fought injustice, dictatorship and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen accepted the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Sa...

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Mirren To Co-host Nobel Peace Prize Concert

AP | Posted 01.18.2012

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OSLO, Norway — Organizers say British actress Helen Mirren will co-host this year's Nobel Peace Prize concert, featuring performances by Benin's...

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Women, War & Peace: Documentary Filmmaking as Activism

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.11.2012

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Marcia G. Yerman

Melding journalistic reportage and visceral narrative, Women, War & Peace stands as an example of the power of film to ensure that under-recognized subjects become part of the permanent record.

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War Redefined: Women, War & Peace

Abigail E. Disney | Posted 01.08.2012

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Abigail E. Disney

We have spent too many centuries tolerating a limited and limiting narrative of war. The desire for a new dialogue on war and peace is not limited by one's personal politics -- peace doesn't have a side, or a color or a race.

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'Women, War & Peace' Is a Wake-Up Call to Action

Deborah Stambler | Posted 01.07.2012

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Deborah Stambler

What will women's roles in the peace process be as we move forward? Have we learned from the women of Liberia, Bosnia, Colombia and Afghanistan?

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African Women: A Celebration of Achievements

Atim Oton | Posted 12.28.2011

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Atim Oton

As an African woman, I declare: The Nobel Prize got it right, it celebrated three African Women. African Women are doing the work in the trenches. We often forget the doers and usually acknowledges the talkers.

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Gender Equality and Social Justice: Why Foreign Assistance Matters

Rep. Jim Moran | Posted 12.28.2011

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Rep. Jim Moran

I hate to see our Congress turning away from the rest of the world. That's not who we are as a people, and as a nation. Our values give hope to women and men struggling against poverty, discrimination and oppression everywhere

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Nobel Prize-Winning Women Stand Up For Peace

Deborah Richardson | Posted 12.21.2011

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Deborah Richardson

What can we learn from the lives of President Sirleaf, Leymah Gbwoee, Tawakul Karman, Marian Wright Edelman and Elisabeth Omilami?

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Two Films, One Story, Part 2: Talking with Gini Reticker of 'Women, War & Peace'

Deborah Stambler | Posted 12.17.2011

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Deborah Stambler

"I do think there's something about being on the screen that gives validity to people. It's kind of like if you've seen it on TV then it must be true, then it really happened."

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Echoes of Our Past, Visions of Our Future: In Tribute to Maathai, Sirleaf and Gbowee

Jackie Copeland-Carson | Posted 12.15.2011

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Jackie Copeland-Carson

Our past and our future converged as we laid to rest an international heroine of the Pan-African Movement, Wangari Maathai, and the world celebrated the contributions of our women leaders.

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Will the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Ever Choose an African Woman?

Atim Oton | Posted 12.14.2011

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Atim Oton

This week, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation selected yet another male African leader for its Ibrahim Prize. I was rooting for them to have some radical imagination and give the prize to the women of Rwanda; and I was disappointed.

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On Behalf of Walking Africa -- I Personally Thank You

Clarissa Burt | Posted 12.10.2011

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Clarissa Burt

I am thrilled, ecstatic, and elated. This is a momentous step forward for women not just in Africa and Yemen but for women around the world.

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Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Marcia Reynolds | Posted 12.09.2011

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Marcia Reynolds

The words described how Jobs lived his life. He didn't live to fit into the system. He lived to create what he thought was possible.

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Women Like Sirleaf and Gbowee Clear Africa's Path to Prosperity

Susan Davis | Posted 12.07.2011

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Susan Davis

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Leyman Gbowee and Tawakul Karman speaks to the crucial role women have played in securing peace in former conflict zones.

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Profile: Liberia's Nobel Peace Prize Winners

AP | JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH and ANDREW O. SELSKY | Posted 12.07.2011

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MONROVIA, Liberia — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee used different tactics to confront thugs and killers in war-ravaged Liberia, with on...

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