This article caught my eye and i wanted to share it with the women in the class because, it is a great reminder of the power we as women have and a reminder that our efforst are never in vain! Africa has been through much over time including colonization and being an extremely patriarchal society that subordinates women--and where women's bodies have been abused through violence, as well as Yemen (particularly with patriarchy). These three women, "Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian peace activist, and Yemeni pro-democracy campaigner Tawakkol Karman" were awarded for "non-violent struggle" for women's safety and for women's rights to participate in peace-building work".
In regardsto these women the were honoresdas they represent, "...one of the most important motive forces for change in today's world, the struggle for human rights in general and the struggle of women for equality and peace in particular".
How does it feel to see women in third world countries make gains (particularly a woman as PRESIDENT) that have not been made in Canada yet?
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