The Mission of the Nobel Women's Initiative is to work together as women Nobel Peace Prize Laureates to use the visibility and prestige of the Nobel prize to promote, spotlight, and amplify the work of women's rights activists, researchers, and organizations worldwide addressing the root causes of violence, in a way that strengthens and expands the global movement to advance nonviolence, peace, justice and equality.

Read the bios of seven incredible women:

• Betty Williams
• Mairead Maguire
• Rigoberta Menchú Tum
• Jody Williams
• Shirin Ebadi
• Wangari Maathai
• Aung San Suu Kyi

For more information on the Nobel Women’s Initiative go to: www.nobelwomensinitiative.org