Way to go! - Nobel Peace Prize

I am so happy today, what a great day in the emancipation of women! Regards! - mOhana

Three women who have campaigned for peace and democracy in Liberia and Yemen have been jointly awarded this year's Nobel peace prize, in a decision that acknowledges women's contributions both to the Arab spring and to post-conflict peacemaking in Africa.

The Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Leymah Gbowee, a social worker turned peace campaigner from the same country, will share the 10m kronor (£950,000) prize with Tawakkul Karman, a journalist and pro-democracy activist in Yemen who has been a leading figure in the protests against the Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, in recent months.

The Nobel committee said the three had been chosen "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work".

It said: "We cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world unless women obtain the same opportunities as men to influence developments at all levels of society."

For details go to
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/07/nobel-peace-prize-12-women