Anne Klein Women's Award Explained

Anne Klein Women's prize
Awarded For:women of any nationality who are committed to gender democracy
Sponsor:Heinrich Böll Foundation
Location:Germany
Year:2012

The Anne Klein Women's Prize is given by the Heinrich Böll Foundation to women from anywhere in the world who are committed to gender democracy. The award was named after Anne Klein the German lawyer and State Senator. The prize includes €10,000 and is decided on by a five-member jury. Candidates for the award come from: "Realizing gender democracy, eliminating discrimination based on gender and gender identity, political commitment to realizing women's, human and freedom rights, promoting women and girls in science and research . "[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Winners

!Year!Winner!Awarded for
2012Nivedita Prasadlecturer and activist for women's and human rights
2013Lepa Mladjenovicfeminist activist
2014Imelda Marrufo Navafeminist activist
2015Nebahat Akkoçactivist against state and domestic violence and for human and women's rights
2016Gisela Burckhardtwomen's rights activist and founder of the FEMNET association for the rights of women workers in the global textile industry
2017Nomarussia Bonaseactivist against apartheid in South Africa, women's rights activist
2018Jineth Bedoya Lima
Mayerlis Angarita Robles
Colombian journalists who independently campaigned for women
2019Kristina HänelGerman general medicine and emergency physician
2020Prasanna Gettucriminologist, human rights activist and women's rights activist from Chennai, India
2021Cânân ArınTurkish women's rights defender

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Anne Klein Women's Award Heinrich Böll Stiftung . Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung . en.
  2. Web site: Indische Aktivistin Prasanna Gettu - Mutige Kämpferin für misshandelte Frauen . Deutschlandfunk Kultur . de-DE.
  3. Web site: Besima Borić's Candidacy for the Prestigious Anne Klein Women's Award . Sarajevski Otvoreni Centar . 30 September 2013.
  4. Web site: RACI – Anne Klein Women's Award 2021 . es-ES.
  5. Web site: ANNE KLEIN WOMEN'S AWARD CEREMONY: Canan Arın: World is changing, women will have the victory . Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi.
  6. Web site: EURACTIV Press Release Site . EURACTIV PR . en.