International Women of Courage Award


The International Women of Courage Award, also referred to as the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award, is an American award presented annually by the United States Department of State to women around the world who have shown leadership, courage, resourcefulness, and willingness to sacrifice for others, especially in promoting women's rights.
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History

The award was established in 2007 by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on or near the International Women's Day, an annual celebration observed each March 8 in many countries worldwide. Each U.S. embassy has the right to recommend one woman as a candidate. As of 2021, the award has been given to over 155 recipients from about 75 different countries.

Award recipients by year

2007

2008

2009

2010

Alice Mabota was given the award but she is not in the official list.

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2017 awards were awarded to:

2018

2018 awards were awarded to:

2019

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2019 awards were awarded to:
Note: According to Foreign Policy magazine, an intended award for Jessikka Aro, announced in January 2019, was withdrawn shortly before the ceremony in March 2019.

2020

2020 awards were awarded to:

2021

2021 awards were awarded to:

2022

file:2022 International Women of Courage - virtual.jpg|thumb|The 2022 International Women of Courage hosted by Jill Biden
2022 awards were awarded to:

2023

The 2023 awards were given to:

Additional Honorary Group

An additional Honorary Group Award was given to the "women and girl protestors of Iran" in response to the death of Mahsa Amini and the ongoing protests against the government.

2024

The 2024 awards were given to:

2025

The 2025 awards were given to:
An additional Honorary Group Award was given to the "Women Student Protest Leaders of Bangladesh" in response to the July Revolution in Bangladesh against the former government.