Issue:

Women Leaders

“EMU opened my eyes that I was not the only crazy person in the world… It brought in a perspective of global conflict.”
–Leymah Gbowee, MA ’07, 2011 Nobel Peace Price Laureate

Leymah Gbowee

Welcome to the Spring-Summer 2012 issue of Peacebuilder! Our focus in this issue is Women Leaders in peacebuilding. We hope you find the following articles inspiring, as they highlight to the global work of women building peaceful societies and communities.

  1. New Focus on Women Peacebuilders
  2. Nobel Laureate Has Close Links to CJP
  3. Pioneering Program Tailored to Women Peacebuilders
  4. Long Investment In Schools For Afghan Girls
  5. Sri Lankan Rotarian Heads Reconciliation Efforts
  6. Muslim Woman Joins Jewish Man for Social Justice
  7. Raising Up Women and Children in Nepal
  8. 7 CJP Alumnae Went On To Earn Doctorates
  9. Women for Peace in Washington D.C.
  10. Trying to Stop Rapes of Congolese Women
  11. Attorney Seeks Answers in Restorative Justice