Leymah Gbowee
Founder, Women Peace and Security Network (WIPSEN)
Photo: Michael Angelo
Gbowee, a women's rights activist and the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, created WIPSEN (the Women Peace and Security Network) after witnessing the toll the Liberian Civil War took on women. By creating a pan-African platform for women to share ideas about leadership, WIPSEN believes it can build coalitions and bring more women into leadership roles.
A version of this article appears in the July/August 2012 issue of Fast Company.
