Obama applauds women who won Nobel Peace Prize
Reuters
2011-10-08
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U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday applauded the selection of three women's rights activists to receive the Nobel Prize for Peace.
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first woman freely elected as a head of state in Africa, shared the award worth $1.5 million with compatriot Leymah Gbowee, who promoted a "sex strike" among efforts to end Liberia's civil war, and Tawakul Karman of Yemen, who called her honor "a victory for the Arab Spring."
"The three women who won the Nobel Prize are today are all remarkable examples of, not only their own determination and spirit, but also a reminder that that when we empower women around the world, then everyone is better off, that countries and cultures that respect the contributions of women inevitably end up being more successful than those that don't," Obama said.
Obama was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2009.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday applauded the selection of three women's rights activists to receive the Nobel Prize for Peace.
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first woman freely elected as a head of state in Africa, shared the award worth $1.5 million with compatriot Leymah Gbowee, who promoted a "sex strike" among efforts to end Liberia's civil war, and Tawakul Karman of Yemen, who called her honor "a victory for the Arab Spring."
"The three women who won the Nobel Prize are today are all remarkable examples of, not only their own determination and spirit, but also a reminder that that when we empower women around the world, then everyone is better off, that countries and cultures that respect the contributions of women inevitably end up being more successful than those that don't," Obama said.
Obama was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2009.
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