In America, the “war on women” is basically a cheap political punch line. Not so in other parts of the world. An advocate who is fighting back against a real war against women has just been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 on her way to school in Pakistan, has won the award for her work advocating for the education of girls around the world. She won along with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child rights campaigner.