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Women who light the path!

If it can be seen, then it can be done....do not underestimate the importance of role models!
From the highest levels of diplomacy to everyday heroes and heroines, let their ideas and actions inspire you!

Bertha von Sutter

Down with Arms!

"We must defend ourselves against injustice - once it is recognized as such, there is no choice. Silence , although it pretends to express disdain, is itself disdainable. Not only the directly affected one must react; also the outsiders must rise against injustice whenever they see it. Their silence is co-guilt and usually is due to the same motives as the silence of the victims, namely anxiousness. Don't rock the boat... don't get into trouble, this is the basic motive, even though it externally acts as if it were noble reserve""

Bertha von Sutter Nobel Peace Prize for 1905

A young woman of the Viennese aristocracy, Bertha von Sutter wrote Down with Arms! in 1889 against the backdrop of the European wars.
The book, which calls for all human energy to concentrate on creating the conditions of peace, is a bestseller and is translated into sixteen languages!
The book was turned into a filmed, and was due to be premiered on September 17, 1914 at the World Peace Congress in Vienna. Just days later she died, one week before the outbreak of the First World War.

Jody Williams

No More Land Mines!

"I am still full of expectation as to what I shall still be able to do with my life. Every day, I get up and ask myself full of interest: 'What am I going to do today that will make a difference?'. Don't be afraid of risks, be courageous enough to find out what you enjoy doing, because your joy will bring joy to others. I am best when I feel Joy..."

Jody Williams Nobel Peace Prize for 1997

Jody Williams works with over seven hundred humanitarian organizations and will not rest until all nations agree to ban the use of land mines.
She, along with Robert Muller, formed the International Campaign to Ban Land Mines to challenge governments all around the world to clear land mines before they maim and kill innocent people and wild life.

Shirin Ebadi

A Woman of Dialogue

"Reforms of principle can only happen if society is willing to reform and if such a change is to be durable, it must come about within each person. Only when individuals of a society show a desire to change can society change."

Shirin Ebadi Nobel Peace Prize 2003

Shirin Ebadi is a lawyer and activist in Iran. She is a defender of human rights and active on behalf of children. The women's movement in Iran is a human rights movement, and Shirin Ebadi is their most prominent representative. Her development is unconditionally linked to the democratization of Iran.

Massouda Jalal

The Determined Candidate

"I wanted to prove Afghan women can be a political force. The world will now know that Afghan women have the capacity. It enhances the position of Afghan women. After this, people will take us more seriously."

Massouda Jalal, the first female presidential candidate in Afghani history, 2002

When Massouda presented herself as a presidential candidate at the Emergency Loya Jirga in June 2002, it came as quite a surprise. She does not belong to any political party or faction so she stood as an independent candidate.
She says that she always had it in her heart to be a leader for the right reasons and not for political or personal gain. "I have been thinking about this for 23 years when I saw our people suffering, dying of poverty, I would always think, what is our way out of these problems? Now the opportunity has come."

Following the Atom's Tracks: Young Whiz Girl Writes Physics Book

Silvia Arroyo Camejo is a Supernova in Science

Berlin – While some girls are crazy about fashion, boys and music, Silvia Arroyo Camejo is nuts about the world of quarks and atoms. "I want to recognize the structure in order to get to know how nature functions. I want to know how this wonderful world we live in works,” writes the 20 year old in the preface of her book, Skurrile Quantenwelt (In English: Bizzare Quantum World). Shortly before her high school graduation, she finished this book on quantum physics which contains a whopping 250 pages!

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Mind Her Business

At the age of 18, the now 22-year-old Karoli Hendriks owned her first enterprise. Since then, her enterprise has been growing. The young Estonian is now exporting her products to Switzerland. Moreover, in the evenings, she studies economics and also finds the time to participate in the community council.

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