When CNN interviewer Jonathan Mann asked the 2011 trio of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates:
"Is there any sense that you are here because of tokenism? Sexism...? That you're all just lumped together because you are women?", Liberian Laureate and peace activist Leymah Gbowee, visibly incensed, interrupted him before he could finish formulating his question...
Gayle Lemmon is a journalist, author, and fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and an advocate for the economic empowerment of women.
She is also a contributing editor-at-large for Newsweek Daily Beast.
Lemmon travels the world reporting on economic and development issues with a focus on women.
Lucy Alexis Liu (born December 2, 1968) is an American actress. She became known for her role in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002) as the vicious and ill-mannered Ling Woo, and has also appeared in several notable film roles, including Charlie's Angels, Chicago, Kill Bill, and Kung Fu Panda.
Lucy Liu was born and was raised with her brother John in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, by immigrant parents from Taiwan. Liu has said that she grew up in a "diverse" neighborhood.
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