Kawkab al-Thaibani is a women's rights and peace activist in Yemen. She founded the She4Society initiative, which advocates for peace and equality in Yemen. One of 30 women political leaders worldwide, Kawkab was selected by the leading global organization Vital Voices to become a 2022 VVengae Fellow. Kawkab is a communication, gender and peace expert and strategist working in Yemen, the region and around the world. She has published numerous research papers and articles advocating for women's rights and peace. Kawkab began as a journalist, working for local and international agencies such as the New York Times and El Pais. In 2008, she participated in the USA NESA Undergraduate Exchange Program in Jackson, Mississippi. Kawkab studied gender at the Gender Studies Center which was founded by the late Raufa Hassan, a Yemeni feminist icon.