2011 Nobel Peace Prize

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize
Tawakkul Karman, Leymah Gbowee, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
	From left to right: Karman, Gbowee, and Johnson Sirleaf "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work."
Date	7 October 2011 (announcement by Thorbjørn Jagland); 10 December 2011 ; (ceremony);
Location	Oslo, Norway
Presented by	Norwegian Nobel Committee
Reward(s)	10 million SEK ($1.5M)
Website	Official website

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to three female political activists. Two African and one Asian female were awarded for their persistence in obtaining equal rights for women.