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The '''Nobel Women's Initiative''' was created in 2006 by six female winners of the [[Nobel peace prize]] to support women's groups around the world in campaigning for justice, peace and equality.<ref name="AlamKlein2011">{{cite book|author1=Shawkat Alam|author2=Natalie Klein|author3=Juliette Overland|title=Globalisation and the quest for social and environmental justice: the relevance of international law in an evolving world order|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3bCgmUyRNjYC&pg=PA200|accessdate=15 January 2012|date=13 January 2011|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-49910-1|page=200}}</ref><ref name="Rivera2008">{{cite book|author=Joseph De Rivera|title=Handbook on building cultures of peace|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=keWf3JXYj6oC&pg=PA135|accessdate=15 January 2012|date=1 November 2008|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-0-387-09574-5|page=135}}</ref> The six founders are [[Shirin Ebadi]], [[Wangari Maathai]], [[Rigoberta Menchú]], [[Jody Williams]], [[Mairead Maguire]], and [[Betty Williams (Nobel laureate)|Betty Williams]].<ref name="Klenke2011">{{cite book|author=Karin Klenke|title=Women in Leadership: Contextual Dynamics and Boundaries|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eJ16kb4sgS8C&pg=PA231|accessdate=15 January 2012|date=27 April 2011|publisher=Emerald Group Publishing|isbn=978-0-85724-561-8|page=231}}</ref> The initiative's first conference in 2007 focused on women, conflict and security in the [[Middle East]].<ref name="Moghadam2009">{{cite book|author=Valentine M. Moghadam|title=Globalization and social movements: Islamism, feminism, and the global justice movement|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=gy2fK8Kk1ucC&pg=PA84|accessdate=15 January 2012|year=2009|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-5572-3|page=84}}</ref>
The '''Nobel Women's Initiative''' is an international advocacy organisation based in [[Ottawa]], Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit/1e93745ce00d4398a66eb4bdc1527e56-nobel-womens-initiative-ottawa|title=Nobel Women's Initiative|website=www.idealist.org|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> It was created in 2006 by six female winners of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] to support women's groups around the world in campaigning for [[social justice|justice]], peace and [[social equality|equality]].<ref name="AlamKlein2011">{{cite book|author1=Shawkat Alam|author2=Natalie Klein|author3=Juliette Overland|title=Globalisation and the quest for social and environmental justice: the relevance of international law in an evolving world order|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3bCgmUyRNjYC&pg=PA200|accessdate=15 January 2012|date=13 January 2011|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-49910-1|page=200}}</ref><ref name="Rivera2008">{{cite book|author=Joseph De Rivera|title=Handbook on building cultures of peace|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=keWf3JXYj6oC&pg=PA135|accessdate=15 January 2012|date=1 November 2008|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-0-387-09574-5|page=135}}</ref> The six founders are [[Shirin Ebadi]], [[Wangari Maathai]], [[Rigoberta Menchú]], [[Jody Williams]], [[Mairead Maguire]], and [[Betty Williams (Nobel laureate)|Betty Williams]].<ref name="Klenke2011">{{cite book|author=Karin Klenke|title=Women in Leadership: Contextual Dynamics and Boundaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eJ16kb4sgS8C&pg=PA231|accessdate=15 January 2012|date=27 April 2011|publisher=Emerald Group Publishing|isbn=978-0-85724-561-8|page=231}}</ref> The only other living female Nobel Peace Prize winner, [[Aung San Suu Kyi]], was under house arrest at the time of the initiative's formation. She became an honorary member on her release in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aung San Suu Kyi|url=http://nobelwomensinitiative.org/meet-the-laureates/aung-san-suu-kyi/|work=nobelwomensinitiative.org|publisher=Nobel Women's Initiative|accessdate=6 February 2012}}</ref> The initiative's first conference, in 2007, focused on women, conflict and security in the [[Middle East]].<ref name="Moghadam2009">{{cite book|author=Valentine M. Moghadam|title=Globalization and social movements: Islamism, feminism, and the global justice movement|url=https://archive.org/details/globalizationsoc0000mogh|url-access=registration|accessdate=15 January 2012|year=2009|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-5572-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/globalizationsoc0000mogh/page/84 84]}}</ref>


The initiative defines "peace" as "the commitment to quality and justice; a democratic world free of physical, economic, cultural, political, religious, sexual and environmental violence and the constant threat of these forms of violence against women—indeed against all of humanity."<ref name="Bennett2010">{{cite book|author=Carolyn Ladelle Bennett|title=Same OLE Or Something New|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ZQAzNUFS8_YC&pg=PA224|accessdate=15 January 2012|date=12 May 2010|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=978-1-4500-8688-2|page=224}}</ref>
The initiative defines "peace" as "the commitment to quality and justice; a democratic world free of physical, economic, cultural, political, religious, sexual and environmental violence and the constant threat of these forms of violence against women—indeed against all of humanity."<ref name="Bennett2010">{{cite book|author=Carolyn Ladelle Bennett|title=Same OLE Or Something New|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQAzNUFS8_YC&pg=PA224|accessdate=15 January 2012|date=12 May 2010|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=978-1-4500-8688-2|page=224}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}

==See also==
*[[List of anti-war organizations]]
*[[List of peace activists]]
*[[List of women pacifists and peace activists]]
*[[List of women's rights organizations]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist|30em}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* {{cite journal|last1=Moszynski|first1=P.|title=Women Peace Laureates urge protection for women in armed conflict|journal=BMJ|volume=342|issue=may27 2|year=2011|page=d3373|issn=0959-8138|doi=10.1136/bmj.d3373}}
* {{cite journal|last1=Moszynski|first1=P.|title=Women Peace Laureates urge protection for women in armed conflict|journal=British Medical Journal|volume=342|issue=27 May 2011|year=2011|page=d3373|issn=0959-8138|doi=10.1136/bmj.d3373|pmid=21622502|s2cid=1643621}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://nobelwomensinitiative.org/ Official web site]
* [http://nobelwomensinitiative.org/ Official web site]


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The Nobel Women's Initiative is an international advocacy organisation based in Ottawa, Canada.[1] It was created in 2006 by six female winners of the Nobel Peace Prize to support women's groups around the world in campaigning for justice, peace and equality.[2][3] The six founders are Shirin Ebadi, Wangari Maathai, Rigoberta Menchú, Jody Williams, Mairead Maguire, and Betty Williams.[4] The only other living female Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, was under house arrest at the time of the initiative's formation. She became an honorary member on her release in 2010.[5] The initiative's first conference, in 2007, focused on women, conflict and security in the Middle East.[6]

The initiative defines "peace" as "the commitment to quality and justice; a democratic world free of physical, economic, cultural, political, religious, sexual and environmental violence and the constant threat of these forms of violence against women—indeed against all of humanity."[7][self-published source]

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References

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  1. ^ "Nobel Women's Initiative". www.idealist.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  2. ^ Shawkat Alam; Natalie Klein; Juliette Overland (13 January 2011). Globalisation and the quest for social and environmental justice: the relevance of international law in an evolving world order. Taylor & Francis. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-415-49910-1. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. ^ Joseph De Rivera (1 November 2008). Handbook on building cultures of peace. Springer. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-387-09574-5. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. ^ Karin Klenke (27 April 2011). Women in Leadership: Contextual Dynamics and Boundaries. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-85724-561-8. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Aung San Suu Kyi". nobelwomensinitiative.org. Nobel Women's Initiative. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  6. ^ Valentine M. Moghadam (2009). Globalization and social movements: Islamism, feminism, and the global justice movement. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-7425-5572-3. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  7. ^ Carolyn Ladelle Bennett (12 May 2010). Same OLE Or Something New. Xlibris Corporation. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-4500-8688-2. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

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