100 Women (BBC)

100 Women is a BBC multi-format series established in 2013. The annual series examines the role of women in the 21st century and has included events in London[1] and Mexico.[2][3] Announcement of the list is the start of an international "BBC's women season", lasting three weeks including broadcast, online reports, debates and journalism on the topic of women.[4] Women around the world are encouraged to participate via Twitter and comment on the list, as well as on the interviews and debates that follow release of the list.[5]

100 Women
StatusActive
FrequencyAnnually
Years active8 in 2020
Inaugurated22 October 2013 (2013-10-22)
Most recentNovember 2020 (2020-11)
Website100 Women

History

After the 2012 Delhi gang rape, then BBC Controller Liliane Landor,[6] BBC editor Fiona Crack[7] and other journalists, were inspired to create a series focusing on the issues and achievements of women in society today.[8] They felt that many of the issues women faced were not getting in-depth coverage, and in March 2013 a "flood of feedback from female listeners" was received by the BBC to the effect that the corporation should provide more "content from and about women."[9]

The BBC launched this series in 2013 to address the under-representation of women in the media.[8][10] Women to participate in the first program were chosen by survey in 26 different language services.[9] Programming ran over the course of a month, culminating in a conference held on 25 October, in which 100 women from across the world discussed issues they shared. A wide range of topics were debated covering employment challenges, feminism, motherhood, and religion,[11] to examine both the cultural and social challenges women faced in living their lives.[12]

The series has since covered many topics, including education, healthcare, equal pay, genital mutilation, domestic violence, and sexual abuse[13] and seeks to provide women with a platform to discuss how to improve the world and eliminate sexism.[14] Women included on the list are from around the globe, and involved in diverse fields of endeavour.[15] Women who are already famous are included, as well as people who are less known.[16][17]

Laureates

2020

The 2020 list was described as "different" before it was scheduled to be announced on 24 November 2020,[18] but it was released the day before.[19]

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription[20]
Douce Namwezi N'Ibamba Social entrepeneur, journalist and activist
Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim LGBTQ film director and activist
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul  THA Student activist
Ishtar Lakhani  South Africa Feminist activist
Sarah Al-Amiri  UAE Chair, UAE Space Agency
Waad al-Kateab  Syria Activist, journalist and filmmaker
Anastasia Volkova  Ukraine Agricultural innovator.
Gulnaz Zhuzbaeva  Kyrgyzstan Disability activist
Adriana Albini  Italy Pathologist and veteran fencer
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya  Belarus Belarus politician
Safaa Kumani  Syria Plant virologist working on pulses
Ubah Ali  Somaliland Advocate against female genital mutilation
Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu  Uganda Mental health programme developer
Nisreen Alwan  Iraq

 United Kingdom

Health and wellbeing of women through public health
Kotchakorn Voraakhom  Thailand Thai landscape architect
Elizabeth Anionwu  United Kingdom Sickle cell and thalassaemia nurse specialist
Nadeen Ashraf  Egypt Advocate against sexual harassment
Erica Baker  Germany Software engineer
Bilkis Dadi  India Protestor
Diana Barran  United Kingdom Minister for Civil Society
Cindy Bishop  Thailand UN goodwill ambassador
Macinley Butson  Australia Inventor
Evelina Cabrera  Argentina Football coach and manager
Wendy Beatriz Caishpal Jaco  El Salvador Advocate for the rights of disabled people
Carolina Castro  Argentina Advocate for gender equality
Agnes Chow  Hong Kong Pro-democracy activist
Patrisse Cullors  USA Human rights activist
Tsitsi Dangarembga  Zimbabwe Novelist and filmmaker
Shani Dhanda  UK Disability activist
Naomi Dickson  UK Advocate for Jewish women and children suffering from domestic abuse
Ilwad Elman  Somalia Peace activist
Fang Fang  China Writer
Eileen Flynn  Ireland Senator and social activist
Lauren Gardner  USA Epidemiologist
Alicia Garza  USA Human rights activist
Isaivani Gaana singer and political campaigner
Salsabila Khairunnisa  Indonesia Environmental campaigner and school strike for climate leader
Susana Raffalli  Venezuela Delivering nutrition to the malnourished
Loza Abera Geinore  Ethiopia Association footballer
Houda Abouz  Morocco Rapper, women's rights and gender equality advocate
Rina Akter  Bangladesh Bangladeshi sex worker turned humanitarian
Nadine Kaadan  France children's author and illustrator
Jemimah Kariuki  Kenya Doctor & ambulance service creator
Angélique Kidjo  Benin Musician and Unicef ambassador
Yee-Sin Leo  Singapore Research leader
Sanna Marin  Finland Prime Minister of Finland
Bulelwa Mkutukana  RSA Singer songwriter
Sania Nishtar  Pakistan Global health leader
Phyllis Omido  Kenya Environmental activist
Laleh Osmany  Afghanistan Women's rights activist and founder of #WhereIsMyName campaign
Nasrin Sotoudeh  Iran Lawyer and human rights activist
Lea T  Brazil Transgender rights advocate and model
Opal Tometi  USA Human rights activist
Arussi Unda  Mexico Campaigner against femicide
Siouxsie Wiles  UK Scientist and public health communicator
Michelle Yeoh  Malaysia Actress and UN goodwill ambassador
Sapana Roka Magar    Nepal Social worker
Aisha Yesufu  Nigeria Activist - Bring Back Our Girls

2019

The 2019 list was announced on 16 October 2019.[21]

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription[21]
Precious Adams United StatesBallet dancer
Parveena Ahanger IndiaHuman rights activist
Piera Aiello ItalyAnti-mafia politician
Jasmin Akter Bangladesh
 United Kingdom
Rohingya refugee and cricketer
Manal Al Dowayan Saudi ArabiaSaudi photographer and artist
Kimia Alizadeh IranFirst female Iranian Olympic medallist
Alanoud Alsharekh KuwaitWomen's rights activist
Marwa Al-Sabouni SyriaArchitect who runs only Arabic website for architectural news
Rida Al Tubuly LibyaPeace campaigner
Tabata Amaral BrazilPolitician working for education, women's rights, political innovation and sustainable futures
Yalitza Aparicio MexicoActress and human rights activist
Dayna Ash LebanonPoet and cultural activist
Dina Asher-Smith United KingdomFastest woman in British history
MiMi Aung United StatesNASA project manager and engineer
Nisha Ayub MalaysiaTransgender activist
Judith Bakirya UgandaOrganic farmer and women's rights activist
Ayah Bdeir Lebanon
 Canada
Founder of littleBits and STEM advocate
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni ThailandFirst female Thai Buddhist monk
Mabel Bianco ArgentinaFeminist medical doctor and women's rights activist
Raya Bidshahri IranEducator and founder of Awecademy
Katie Bouman United StatesProcessed first-ever image of a black hole
Sinéad Burke IrelandDisability activist
Lisa Campo-Engelstein United StatesBioethicist and fertility and contraceptive researcher
Scarlett Curtis United KingdomCo-founder of The Pink Protest
Ella Daish United KingdomEnvironmentalist and anti-plastic campaigner
Sharan Dhaliwal United KingdomWriter and advocate for mental and sexual health for young South Asians, and LGBTQ rights
Salwa Eid Naser Nigeria
 Bahrain
400m world champion runner
Rana el Kaliouby EgyptArtificial emotional intelligence pioneer
Maria Fernanda Espinosa EcuadorFourth woman member of the UN General Assembly
Lucinda Evans South AfricaWomen's rights activist and founder of Philisa Abafazi Bethu (Heal our Women)
Sister Gerard Fernandez SingaporeRoman Catholic nun and death row counsellor
Bethany Firth United KingdomParalympic swimmer
Owl Fisher IcelandTransgender activist, journalist and writer
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica100m world sprint champion
Zarifa Ghafari AfghanistanOne of Afghanistan's first female mayors; clean city advocate
Jalila Haider PakistanHuman rights lawyer and women's rights advocate
Tayla Harris AustraliaAustralian rules footballer and boxer
Hollie United StatesSex trafficking survivor
Huang Wensi ChinaProfessional boxer
Luchita Hurtado VenezuelaArtist and environmental advocate
Yumi Ishikawa JapanGender discrimination campaigner and founder of #kutoo movement
Asmaa James Sierra LeoneJournalist and women's rights activist
Aranya Johar IndiaBeat poet who writes about gender equality, mental health and body positivity
Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman United StatesUrban anthropologist and co-founder of The Women Led Cities Initiative
Gada Kadoda SudanFounder of the Sudanese Knowledge Society and trainer of community engineers
Amy Karle United StatesBioartist and 3D-designer
Ahlam Khudr SudanHuman rights protest leader
Fiona Kolbinger GermanyFirst woman cyclist to win the Transcontinental Race
Hiyori Kon JapanSumo wrestler
Aïssata Lam MauritaniaMicrofinance expert and women's rights advocate
Soo Jung Lee South KoreaForensic psychologist and advocate for anti-stalking bill
Fei-Fei Li United StatesPioneer of artificial intelligence who encourages women and minorities to build AI
Erika Lust SwedenErotic film director, screenwriter and producer
Lauren Mahon United KingdomCancer survivor and podcaster
Julie Makani TanzaniaTreatment of Sickle Cell Disease
Lisa Mandemaker NetherlandsDesigner of prototype artificial womb
Jamie Margolin United StatesClimate change activist and co-rounder of Zero Hour movement
Francia Márquez ColombiaAfro-Colombian environmentalist and leader of 10-day, 350-mile women's march
Gina Martin United KingdomCampaigner to make upskirting illegal in England and Wales
Sarah Martins Da Silva United KingdomFertility researcher
Raja Meziane AlgeriaAnti-government songs about social injustice, alleged corruption and inequality
Susmita Mohanty IndiaSpaceship designer, entrepreneur and passionate climate action advocate
Benedicte Mundele Democratic Republic of the CongoFresh food entrepreneur
Subhalakshmi Nandi IndiaGender equity researcher and campaigner
Trang Nguyen VietnamWildlife conservationist
Van Thi Nguyen VietnamCo-founder of the Will to Live Center
Natasha Noel IndiaBody positivity influencer
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez United StatesYoungest woman elected to Congress
Farida Osman EgyptFirst woman in Egypt to win a swimming medal
Ashcharya Peiris Sri LankaBlind fashion designer and motivational speaker
Danit Peleg IsraelFashion designer of 3D-printed clothing
Autumn Peltier CanadaClean water advocate
Swietenia Puspa Lestari IndonesiaFounder of the Divers Clean Action Foundation and anti-straw campaigner
Megan Rapinoe United StatesAdvocate for equality in football(soccer)
Onjali Q. Raúf United KingdomWriter and founder of Making Herstory
Charlene Ren ChinaClean water advocate
Maria Ressa PhilippinesJournalist and founder of Rappler website to expose fake news
Djamila Ribeiro BrazilWriter and Afro-Brazilian women's rights advocate
Jawahir Roble Somalia
 United Kingdom
UK's first Muslim, black, female, hijab-wearing referee
Najat Saliba LebanonAir pollution research
Nanjira Sambuli KenyaWorld Wide Web Foundation digital equality expert
Zehra Sayers TurkeyChair of the SESAME project
Hayfa Sdiri TunisiaEntrepreneur and UN gender equality campaigner
Noor Shaker SyriaArtificial intelligence innovator
Bonita Sharma NepalFounder of The Social Changemakers and Innovators
Vandana Shiva IndiaEnvironmental leader and winner of the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize
Pragati Singh IndiaIndian Aces, an online community for asexual people
Lyubov Sobol RussiaAnti-corruption activist
Samah Subay YemenLawyer supporting families whose children have 'disappeared'
Kalista Sy SenegalScreenwriter of television series Mistress of a Married Man
Bella Thorne United StatesActress and director
Veronique Thouvenot ChileLeader of the Zero Mothers Die initiative
Greta Thunberg SwedenClimate change activist
Paola Villarreal MexicoComputer programmer who developed Data for Justice
Ida Vitale UruguayFifth woman to win Cervantes Prize for lifetime writing achievement
Purity Wako UgandaLife coach empowering women
Marilyn Waring New ZealandFeminist economist and environmental activist
Amy Webb United StatesFuturist
Sara Wesslin FinlandSkolt Sami journalist who lobbied for government funding for Sami language teaching
Gina Zurlo United StatesExpert in religion statistics

2018

The 2018 list was announced in November 2018. The list included the 27th Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Stacey Cunningham who runs the New York Stock Exchange and Shaparak Shajarizadeh[22] who challenged the Iranian law that requires women to wear the Hijab.[23]

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription[24]
Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin NigeriaSocial impact entrepreneur, Nigeria
Esra'a Al Shafei Bahrainleads not-for-profit Majal.org
Svetlana Alekseeva RussiaBurns survivor
Lizt Alfonso CubaDirector and choreographer, Cuba
Nimco Ali United Kingdom
Somaliland
FGM activist in Somaliland
Isabel Allende Peruwriter
Boushra Yahya Almutawakel Yemenphotographer
Alina Anisimova Kyrgyzstanstudent programmer at Kyrgyz Girls' Space School
Frances Arnold United StatesNobel Prize winning chemical engineer
Uma Devi Badi NepalLeader of the Badi movement and member of the Provincial Assembly in Nepal
Judith Balcazar United KingdomFashion designer and co-founder of Giggle Knickers (underwear for women with urinary incontinence)
Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista PeruLawyer who works against domestic violence as the face of the NiUnaMenos (Not One [woman] Less)
Leyla Belyalova UzbekistanAcademic and ecologist, seeking to protect Uzbekistan's birdlife and mountain ecosystems
Analia Bortz ArgentinaDoctor, rabbi and bioethicist treating women with fertility problems
Fealofani Bruun SamoaTraditional Polynesian navigator and qualified yachtmaster
Raneen Bukhari Saudi ArabiaCurator, gallery manager, and business developer
Joy Buolamwini CanadaArtificial intelligence artist and researcher
Barbara Burton United KingdomFounder and CEO of BehindBras, a charity that supports women prison leavers
Tamara Cheremnova RussiaAuthor, living with cerebral palsy
Chelsea Clinton United Stateswriter and organiser
Stacey Cunningham United StatesNYSE President
Jenny Davidson (businesswoman) United StatesCEO of Stand Up Placer
Asha de Vos Sri LankaMarine biologist
Gabriella Di Laccio BrazilSoprano and founder of DONNE: Women in Music
Xiomara Diaz NicaraguaEntrepreneur and charity founder
Noma Dumezweni United Kingdom
 Eswatini
eSwatini actor
Chidera Eggerue United Kingdom"The Slumflower" blogger
Shrouk El-Attar EgyptElectronics design engineer
Nicole Evans United KingdomEarly menopause
Raghda Ezzeldin EgyptFree diver
Mitra Farazandeh IranArtist advocate for people with physical disabilities
Mamitu Gashe EthiopiaSenior nurse aide and fistula surgeon
Meena Gayen IndiaBusiness owner and road builder
G.E.M. (Gloria Tang Tsz-kei) People's Republic of China
 Hong Kong
Singer-songwriter
Fabiola Gianotti ItalyParticle physicist and director general of CERN
Julia Gillard Australia27th Prime Minister of Australia
Elena Gorolova Czech RepublicSocial worker, campaigning against forced sterilisation
Randi Heesoo Griffin United StatesOlympic ice hockey player and data scientist, advocate for equal pay for women in ice hockey
Janet Harbick CanadaAltruistic surrogate
Jessica Hayes United StatesTheology teacher and consecrated virgin
Thando Hopa South AfricaModel, lawyer and diversity and inclusion advocate
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim ChadEnvironmentalist and advocate for indigenous people and women
Reyhan Jamalova AzerbaijanEntrepreneur, founder and CEO of Rainenergy, company that collects energy from rainwater
Jameela Jamil United KingdomBritish actor who founded @i-weigh
Liz Johnson United KingdomParalympian gold medal swimmer and entrepreneur, with a recruitment agency aiming to close the disability employment gap
Lao Khang LaosRugby player and coach
Joey Mead King PhilippinesModel and television presenter
Krishna Kumari PakistanWomen's rights campaigner elected to Pakistan Senate
Marie Laguerre FranceCivil engineer and architecture student, who has developed platform where women can share stories of street harassment
Veasna Chea Leth CambodiaLawyer, first woman to study law in Cambodia
Ana Graciela Sagastume López El SalvadorWomen and Femicide Special Prosecutor
Maria Corina Machado VenezuelaPolitical leader who has campaigned to safeguard democratic processes in Venezuela
Nanaia Mahuta New ZealandMinister of Maori development, first female parliamentarian to wear a Maori face tattoo
Sakdiyah Maruf IndonesiaFirst female Muslim stand-up comedian
Nujeen Mustafa SyriaSyrian refugee, activist, and a campaigner on behalf of refugees with disabilities
Lisa McGee United KingdomNorthern Irish playwright and the writer and creator of Derry Girls
Kirsty McGurrell United KingdomCharity co-ordinator of 4Louis, providing memory boxes for bereaved parents of stillborn babies
Becki Meakin United KingdomGeneral manager of Shaping Our Lives, advocate for people with disabilities
Ruth Medufia GhanaFemale welder acting as role model for young women in the construction industry
Larisa Mikhaltsova UkraineAccordion music teacher who became a model at age 63
Amina J. Mohammed NigeriaDeputy secretary general, United Nations
Yanar Mohammed IraqPresident of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI)
Joseline Esteffania Velasquez Morales GuatemalaStudent and NGO co-ordinator, campaigning to end forced marriages
Robin Morgan United StatesAuthor and activist, founder of The Sisterhood Is Global Institute and the Women's Media Center
Dima Nashawi SyriaArtist, clown and visual storyteller, who collects and reflects tales from Syria
Helena Ndume NamibiaOphthalmologist who has performed sight-restoring surgeries upon 35,000 Namibians, free of charge
Kelly O'Dwyer AustraliaMinister for jobs and industrial relations, and minister for women in the Australian parliament
Yuki Okoda JapanAstronomer, first person to discover a new star that could shed light on the origins of our solar system
Olivette Otele CameroonProfessor of History at Bath Spa University, England
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo MexicoMayor of Mexico City and Nobel Peace Prize-winning physicist
Park Soo-yeon South KoreaDigital campaigner against sex crimes
Ophelia Pastrana ColombiaComedian and media personality
Viji Palithodi IndiaActivist who founded a women's union in Kerala
Brigitte Sossou Perenyi GhanaDocumentary producer
Vicky Phelan IrelandExposed the Irish Cervical Check Screening scandal
Rahibi Soma Popere IndiaFarmer and founder of Seed Bank, India collecting indigenous seeds
Valentina Quintero VenezuelaJournalist promoting tourism and the environment through television programs
Sam Ross United KingdomCatering assistant and advocate for people with Down syndrome
Fatma Samoura SenegalSecretary General of FIFA
Juliet Sargeant TanzaniaGarden designer
Sima Sarkar BangladeshFull-time mother of 18-year-old disabled child
Shaparak Shajarizadeh IranActivist against compulsory hijab rule, now in exile
Haven Shepherd VietnamSuicide bomb survivor and Paralympic hopeful
Nenney Shushaidah Binti Shamsuddin MalaysiaFemale Syiriah judge
Hayat Sindi Saudi ArabiaBiotechnologist, Unesco goodwill ambassador for science and founder of the i2 Institute for imagination and ingenuity
Jacqueline Straub GermanyTheologian, journalist and author seeking to become a Catholic priest
Donna Strickland CanadaProfessor of Physics, University of Waterloo, Canada and winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 2018
Kanpassorn Suriyasangpetch ThailandMental health advocate and app developer
Setsuko Takamizawa JapanLearning English to help tourists at Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Games
Nargis Taraki AfghanistanNGO legal adviser who campaigns for female empowerment
Ellen Tejle SwedenCampaigner for awareness of women's representation in film
Helen Taylor Thompson United KingdomAIDs Hospice founder
Bola Tinubu NigeriaLawyer who established the first free children's helpline in Nigeria
Errollyn Wallen United Kingdom
 Belize
Opera composer and performer
Safiya Wazir AfghanistanCommunity activist
Gladys West United StatesMathematician, instrumental in developing GPS
Luo Yang People's Republic of ChinaArt photography series on Chinese girls since 2007
Maral Yazarloo-Pattrick IranFashion designer and motorcyclist
Tashi Zangmo BhutanExecutive director for the Bhutan Nuns Foundation
Jing Zhao People's Republic of ChinaEntrepreneur running online sex education network

2017

In 2017 the women on the list will be part of the 100 Women Challenge, tackling some of the biggest problems facing women around the world. Coming together in four teams, the women will share their experiences and create innovative ways to tackle:[25]

  • The glass ceiling (#Teamlead)
  • Female illiteracy (#Teamread)
  • Street harassment (#Teamgo)
  • Sexism in sport (#Teamplay)

Glass ceiling team

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription[24]
Agnes Atim Apea UgandaFounder and CEO of Hope Co-ops
Amy Cuddy United StatesHarvard social psychologist and bestselling author
Elaine Welteroth United StatesEditor-in-chief of Teen Vogue
Erin Akinci United StatesData scientist
Jin Xing People's Republic of ChinaDancer, television star and business owner
Karlie Noon[26] AustraliaAstronomer
Lea Coligado United StatesSoftware engineer
Lori Nishiura Mackenzie United StatesExecutive Director of the Clayman Institute, Stanford University
Loujain Alhathloul Saudi ArabiaStudent
Mariana Feraru RomaniaCosmetician
Maci Peterson United StatesCo-Founder and CEO, On Second Thought
Maria Teresa Ruiz ChileAstronomer
Marilyn Loden United StatesAuthor, management consultant and diversity advocate
Marina Potoker RussiaManaging Director, Rockwool Russia
Melisa Marquez-Rodriguez Puerto RicoLead Android engineer for website builder, Weebly.com
Michelle Mone United KingdomEntrepreneur
Muhabbat Sharapova UzbekistanMaths teacher
Nana Akua Oppong Birmeh GhanaArchitect
Natalia Margolis United StatesSoftware Engineer at Huge agency
Romina Bernardo (aka Chocolate Remix) ArgentinaMusician
Roya Ramezani IranDesign strategist
Rumman Chowdhury United StatesSenior Principal at Accenture AI
Sasha Perigo United StatesStudent
Savita Devi IndiaDrummer
Susi Pudjiastuti IndonesiaPolitician and entrepreneur
Suzanne Doyle-Morris AustraliaAuthor and expert on gender in the workplace

Female illiteracy team

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription[24]
Aditi Avasthi IndiaEntrepreneur; Founder and CEO, Embibe
Huynh Thi Xam VietnamLibrarian
Indira Rana Magar NepalFounder, Prisoner's Assistance Nepal
Ira Trivedi IndiaWriter
Maggie MacDonnell CanadaTeacher
Marieme Jamme SenegalFounder of iamtheCODE
Mehroonisa Siddiqui IndiaHomemaker
Michelle Bachelet ChilePresident of Chile
Nitya Thummalachetty IndiaDirector of Diversity, FortunaPIX
Peggy Whitson United StatesAstronaut
Priyanka Roy IndiaStudent
Sakena Yacoobi AfghanistanCEO of Afghan Institute for Learning and social entrepreneur with four private schools and one radio station.
Tulika Kiran IndiaTeacher and social worker
Urvashi Sahni IndiaFounder and CEO, Study Hall Educational Foundation
Zainab FadhalIraqStudent
Vicky Colbert ColombiaSociologist of education
Muzoon Almellehan SyriaActivist
Lin Nien-Tzu TaiwanFounder, Dharti Mata Sustainable Workshop
Frances Melanie Hardinge United KingdomAuthor
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala NigeriaEconomist
Ahlam al-Rashid SyriaTeacher and Head of the Women Empowerment Centre, northern Syria
Regina Honu GhanaSocial entrepreneur
Angeline Murimirwa ZimbabweRegional executive director, Camfed Southern & Eastern Africa
Bella Devyatkina RussiaPolyglot
Tran Thi Kim Thia VietnamLottery ticket vendor and swimming coach

Street harassment team

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription[24]
Adelle Onyango KenyaRadio presenter
Anita Nderu KenyaTelevision presenter and radio news anchor
Anne-Marie Imafidon United KingdomCEO & 'Head Stemette' at Stemettes
Chaima Lahsini MoroccoJournalist
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf LiberiaPresident of Liberia
Ellie Cosgrave United KingdomLecturer in Urban Innovation and Policy at UCL
Laura Jordan Bambach AustraliaCo-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Mr President and Co-Founder, SheSays
Liz Kelly United KingdomProfessor of Sexualised Violence
Maria Scorodinschi MoldovaCampaigner against domestic violence
Naomi Mwaura KenyaFounder, Flone Initiative and Communications Associate at ITDP Africa
Resham Khan United KingdomStudent
Rupi Kaur IndiaAuthor
Talent Jumo ZimbabweFounder and Director, Katswe Sistahood
Tiwa Savage NigeriaSinger-songwriter
Virali Modi IndiaDisability rights activist and youth ambassador
Leila Smith FranceArtist
Sharon Sabita Beepath United KingdomCounsellor
Amanda Nunez-Ferreira United StatesStudent
Somporn Khempetch ThailandSocial worker and teacher[27]
Tamara De Anda MexicoJournalist
Doris Muthoni Wanjira KenyaConductor
Hanne Bingle DenmarkRetired London Underground driver
Nihal Saad Zaghloul EgyptBusiness development officer and co-founder of Bassma
Angie Ng MalaysiaFounder of SlutWalk Hong Kong
Asena Melisa Saglam TurkeyStudent

Sexism in sport team

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription[24]
Adriana Behar BrazilGeneral Manager of Sport Planning for the Brazilian Olympic Committee since 2011
Ana Luiza Santos de Andrade BrazilStudent
Beatriz Vaz E Silva BrazilAthlete
Claudianny Drika BrazilFootball coach
Fernanda Nunes BrazilOlympic canoeist and blogger
Grace Larsen United StatesRetired civil servant
Luiza Travassos BrazilStudent
Maira Liguori BrazilNGO director
MC Soffia BrazilRapper
Mithali Raj IndiaCricketer
Momina Mustehsan PakistanMusician
Nadia Comaneci Romania
 United States
Olympian
Nawaal Akram QatarModel, comedian and founder of Muscular Dystrophy Qatar
Nora Tausz Ronai ItalyArchitect and teacher
Steph Houghton United KingdomFootballer
Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala Sri LankaWomen's rights activist and mountaineer
Cwengekile Nikiwe Myeni South AfricaGogo (granny) support programme manager
Helena Pacheco BrazilBusinesswoman and former football coach
Rocky Hehakaija NetherlandsDirector Favela Street Foundation and motivational speaker and coach
Lina Khalifeh JordanMartial arts expert
Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung VietnamFootballer
Derartu Tulu EthiopiaLong-distance runner
Shantona Rani Roy BangladeshActivist
Hou Yifan People's Republic of ChinaChess player

2016

The 2016 theme was Defiance.[16] Part of the 100 Women festival took place in Mexico City on this year.[28] The 2016 list was published in alphabetical order.[29]

ImageNameNationalityDescription
Alicia Keys United StatesSinger, songwriter, pianist, actress, record producer and philanthropist
Aline Mukovi Neema Republic of the CongoStudent activist for political change
Amna Suleiman PalestineProtester against custom that stops women cycling
Amy Roko Saudi ArabiaComedian who became known via Instagram and Vine
Asel Sadyrova KyrgyzstanArcher
Ashwaq Moharram YemenDoctor dealing with starvation in Hudaydah
Babs Forman United KingdomLondon based make-up artist who covers up skin problems
Becci Wain United KingdomFormer self-harmer who challenged supermarket policy
Carmen Aristegui Mexicojournalist
Carolina de Oliveira Lebanon
 Syria
Mental health activist
Cat Hulbert United StatesProfessional gambler
Chan Yuen-ting Hong Kongfootball manager[30]
Chanira Bajracharya NepalFormer "living goddess" or Kumari
Churan Zheng People's Republic of ChinaWomen's rights activist arrested for planning protest against sexual harassment on public transportation
Cindy Meston CanadaClinical psychology professor
Conchi Reyes Rios SpainBullfighter (es)
Corinne Maier FranceFrench writer
Dalia Sabri JordanBlind music teacher
Denise Ho Canada
 Hong Kong
Pop icon[30]
Doaa el-Adl EgyptCartoonist of cat whose stories reflect the news
Dwi Handa IndonesiaFashion star
Egge Kande SenegalCommunity leader who advises young girls about education
Ellinah Ntombi Wamukoya EswatiniFirst woman to become a bishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Erin McKenney United StatesScience award winner
Erin Sweeny Australiarape psychologist
Evelyn Miralles VenezuelaNASA engineer
Funke Bucknor-Obruthe[31] NigeriaPlanner of glitzy and celebrity weddings
Gcina Mhlope[32] South AfricaAuthor, poet, playwright and storyteller
Gouri Chindarkar IndiaComputer engineering student of the "School in the Cloud"
Heather Rabbatts JamaicaChief Executive of the London Borough of Lambeth
Heloise Letissier FranceFrench singer and songwriter known by her stage name Christine and the Queens
Ieshia Evans United StatesBlack protester
Isabella Springmuhl Tejada GuatemalaFashion designer
Iskra Lawrence United KingdomModel
Jamilah Lemieux United StatesCultural commentator
Jane Elliott United StatesAnti-racism activist
Janet Ní Shuilleabháin IrelandAbortion rights campaigner
Jeanette Winterson United Kingdomnovelist
Judi Aubel United StatesSocial entrepreneur
June Eric-Udorie United KingdomStudent activist
Karima Baloch Pakistan
( Balochistan)
Balochistan independence campaigner; died under suspicious circumstances in 2020
Kartika Jahja Indonesiagender-equality singer
Katherine Johnson United StatesSpace scientist who was a mathematician for NASA
Kathy Murray United States"surrendered wife"
Khadija Ismayilova AzerbaijanJournalist
Lhakpa Sherpa NepalMountaineer who has climbed Everest seven times.
Liliane Landor LebanonBBC journalist
Liv Little United KingdomMagazine editor
Lois Strong United StatesCheerleader
Lubna Tahtamouni JordanScience campaigner
Lucy Finch Malawihospice founder (only one in Malawi)
Mallika Srinivasan Indiatractor manufacturer
Mao Kobayashi JapanCancer blogger
Mariana Costa PeruBusinesswoman
Marne Levine United StatesCOO of Instagram
Marta Sánchez Soler MexicoSociologist
Marta Vieira da Silva BrazilFootballer
'Mary' KenyaSurvivor of al-Shabab rape
Mary Akrami AfghanistanRefuge founder
Megan Beveridge United Kingdom
 Scotland
First female "lone piper" at the Edinburgh Tattoo
Mercedes Doretti ArgentinaForensic anthropologist who investigates crimes against humanity
Morena Herrera El SalvadorAbortion activist
Nadia Khiari TunisiaCartoonist of 'Willis from Tunis', whose adventures are about the news
Nadiya Hussain United KingdomWinner of reality show "Bake Off" – went on to television jobs
Naema Ahmed PakistanStart-up manager
Nagira Sabashova KyrgyzstanWrestler
Natalia Ponce de Leon ColombiaAcid attack victim
Nay el-Rahi LebanonHarassment tracker
Neha Singh IndiaCampaigner who encourages women to ignore harassment and reclaim the public space
Omotade Alalade NigeriaInfertility foundation creator
Ou Xiaobai People's Republic of ChinaApp developer which links gay and lesbian people for marriages of convenience
Pashtun Rahmat AfghanistanPolice officer
Paula Hawkins ZimbabweThriller writer of "Girl on the Train"
Prathiba Parmar KenyaBritish film maker
Rachida Dati FrancePolitician
Rakefet Russak-Aminoach IsraelBanker
Rebecca Walker United StatesWriter and activist
Reham el-Hour MoroccoCartoonist who became professional after winning a UNESCO competition in 2000
Renee Rabinowitz BelgiumLawyer who sued the El Al airline when she was asked to move as the man next to her objected to sitting by a female passenger
Saalumarada Thimmakka India105-year-old environmentalist who has managed trees
Seyhan Arman TurkeyTransgender activist
Sherin Khankan DenmarkImam
Shirin Gerami IranFirst woman triathlete in Iran
Shriti Vadera UgandaBanker who served as UK minister
Sian Williams United Kingdom
Wales
Rugby player
Simone Biles United StatesOlympic gymnast
Stephanie Harvey CanadaProfessional e-gamer "missharvey"
Stephanie Yim Bell United StatesKorean-American professional wrestler, then known as Jade
Sunny Leone CanadaActress
Traci Houpapa New ZealandCompany director
Um-Yehia SyriaNurse
Viktoria Modesta LatviaIconic pop artist
Winnie Harlow CanadaModel
Yasmine Mustafa KuwaitEntrepreneur
Yuliya Stepanova RussiaWhistle-blowing athlete
Zoleka Mandela South AfricaWriter – survivor of addictions, sexual abuse and cancer. Grand daughter of Nelson Mandela.
Zulaikha Patel South AfricaThirteen year-old who took stand for young girls with natural hair
Tess Asplund SwedenAnti-fascism activist caught in iconic photo resisting fascists
Thuli Madonsela[32] South AfricaAdvocate who combats corruption
Maria Zakharova RussiaForeign ministry spokeswoman

2015

The BBC News 100 Women list in 2015 was made up of many notable international names,[33] as well as women who were unknown, but who represented issues women face. The women of 2015, were from 51 countries and were not necessarily those who would traditionally have been seen as role models—a woman suffering from depression, a woman who advocates for equal access to bathroom facilities, a woman who encourages other women to avoid make-up, and a reindeer nomad.[34]

ImageNameCountryOccupation
Nicola Adams United Kingdomboxer
Muzzon al-Mellehan SyriaActivist
Siba Alaradi SyriaStructural engineer
Antonia Albert AustriaEntrepreneur
Sonita Alizadeh[35] AfghanistanRapper
Victoria Alonsoperez UruguayEntrepreneur
Niloufar Ardalan IranFootballer
Paulina Arreola MexicoEntrepreneur
Masoumeh Ataei IranAcid attack survivor
Xyza Bacani PhilippinesPhotographer
Alimata Bara Burkina FasoTrader
Sana Ben Ashour TunisiaCivil society activist
Nicola Benedetti United KingdomMusician
Meryl Benitah FranceEntrepreneur
Fatou Bensouda GambiaInternational Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor
Asha Bhosle[17] IndiaSinger
Cecilia Bouzat ArgentinaBiophysicist
Bobbi Brown United StatesMake-up artist and entrepreneur
Naomi Bya’Ombe Republic of the CongoStudent
Rivka Carmi IsraelGeneticist
Massiel Chávez VenezuelaStudent
Eveles Chimala MalawiMidwife
Estela de Carlotto ArgentinaHuman rights activist
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma South AfricaPhysician and chair of the African Union Commission
Isabel dos Santos AngolaInvestor
Leimin Duong AustraliaBeer entrepreneur
Ernestina Edem Appiah GhanaSocial entrepreneur, founder Ghana Code Club
Aissa Edon France
 Mali
Midwife
Jana Elhassan LebanonNovelist
Nawal el-Sadaawi EgyptWriter
Paula Escobar ChileMagazine editor
Monir Farmanfarmaian IranArtist
Claire Fox United KingdomWriter and broadcaster
Elissa Freiha United Arab Emirates
 Lebanon
Entrepreneur
Uta Frith GermanyPsychologist
Melanie Goldsmith United KingdomEntrepreneur
Alina Gracheva MoldovaCamerawoman
Megan Grano United StatesComedian
Alice Gray United KingdomScience blogger
Sara Jane Ho Hong KongEntrepreneur
Michaela Hollywood United KingdomFundraiser for the disabled
Ella Ingram[35] AustraliaActivist for mental illness anti-discrimination
Ayesha Ishtiaq PakistanStudent
Somayya Jabarti Saudi ArabiaNewspaper editor
Azza Jadalla PalestineNurse
Misraa Jimaa EthiopiaHealth extension worker
Samantha John United StatesEntrepreneur of Hopscotch company
Kamini Kaushal[17] IndiaBollywood actress
Tahmina Kohistani AfghanistanOlympic sprinter
Rimppi Kumari[17] IndiaFarmer
Linda Kwamboka KenyaEntrepreneur
Tina Lavender United KingdomMidwife
Zihan Ling People's Republic of ChinaEntrepreneur
Zimasa Mabela South AfricaNaval captain
Emi Mahmoud Sudan
 United States
Poet
Catherine Mahugu KenyaJewelry entrepreneur
Amara Majeed United StatesHijab activist and author
Nemata Majeks-Walker Sierra LeoneWomen's rights activist
Katrine Marcal SwedenWriter and journalist
Karabo Mathang South AfricaEntrepreneur
Muniba Mazari PakistanArtist and anchorwoman
Jessy McCabe United KingdomStudent
Sania Mirza[35] IndiaTennis player
Brit Morin United StatesEntrepreneur
Smriti Nagpal[17] IndiaEntrepreneur
Pauline Ng SingaporeEntrepreneur
Delaney Osborne United StatesStudent
Bel Pesce BrazilEntrepreneur
Verashni Pillay South AfricaNewspaper editor
Irina Polyakova RussiaParalympian
Elsa Prieto France
 Spain
Entrepreneur
Cristina Randall CanadaEntrepreneur
Claire Reid South AfricaEntrepreneur
Jenni Rhodes United KingdomTextile designer
Nikita Ridgeway AustraliaEntrepreneur
Neyda Rojas VenezuelaNun
Lubov Russkina RussiaReindeer nomad
Rabia Salihu Said NigeriaPhysicist
Amina Sboui TunisiaWriter and women's rights activist
Lorrana Scarpioni BrazilEntrepreneur
Louise Schwartz JamaicaShowgirl and cabaret performer
Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal United KingdomTrade envoy
Mumtaz Shaikh[17] IndiaHuman rights activist
Nareen Shammo IraqPolitical activist and journalist
Rasha Shehada PalestineManufacturing director
Zuzanna Stańska PolandEntrepreneur
Michelle Sun Hong KongEntrepreneur
Hilary Swank[35] United StatesActress
Julie Sygiel United StatesEntrepreneur
Rotana Tarabzouni Saudi ArabiaSinger/songwriter
Kanika Tekriwal[17][36] IndiaEntrepreneur
Lizanne Teo SingaporeEntrepreneur
Jana Tepe GermanyEntrepreneur
Li Tingting People's Republic of ChinaHuman rights activist
Sophie Walker United KingdomLeader of the Women's Equality Party
Alek Wek United Kingdom
 South Sudan
Fashion model/UN ambassador
Xian Xu People's Republic of ChinaEntrepreneur
Tin Tin Yu MyanmarTeacher
Marie-Ange Zimndou Koutou Central African RepublicNurse's aide in a war zone
Nour SyriaRefugee

2014

The BBC News 100 Women list in 2014 continued the efforts of the first year's initiative.[37]

Image NameCountryOccupation
SDr Yasmin Altwaijri Saudi ArabiaMental health and obesity scientist
Conchita Wurst AustriaSinger
Laura Bates United KingdomFounder, Everyday Sexism project
Pinky Lilani United KingdomFounder, Asian Women of Achievement Awards
Ruby Chakravarti IndiaWomen's rights campaigner
Susie Orbach United KingdomPsychotherapist
Pontso Mafethe ZimbabweWomen's programme manager, Comic Relief@pontso_mafethe
Kate Shand United KingdomManaging director of Enjoy Education
Shappi Khorsandi United KingdomComedian
Shazia Saleem United KingdomFounder ieat Foods
Wai Wai Nu MyanmarDirector, Women Peace Net
Michaela Bergman United KingdomChief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Paula Moreno ColombiaFounder of peace foundation Manos Visibles
Rubana Huq BangladeshTextile manufacturer
Lucy-Anne Holmes United KingdomFounder, No More Page Three campaign
Brianna Stubbs United KingdomRower for Great Britain and Oxford PhD Scientist
Matilda Tristam United KingdomComics writer
Nigar Nazar PakistanCartoonist@NigarNazar
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy PakistanDocumentary film-maker
Uldus Bakhtiozina RussiaPhotographer
Lesley Yellowlees United KingdomFirst female president, Royal Chemistry Society
Rebecca Gomperts NetherlandsFounder, Women on Waves
Katherine Brown United KingdomAcademic, Kings College London
Emily Kasyoka KenyaBoxer, Kenya
Aowen Jin United KingdomChinese-born British artist
Eliza Rebeiro United KingdomFounder of Lives not Knives
Muge Iplikci TurkeyJournalist
Natumanya Sarah UgandaEducator
Linda Tirado United StatesCampaigner
Alice Hagan United KingdomTechnician at healthcare company BTG
May Tha Hla MyanmarFood aid social worker
Rainatou Sow GuineaFounder of Make Every Woman Count
Justa Canaviri[38] BoliviaCelebrity chef, Bolivia
Heather Jackson United KingdomWomen's business campaigner
Ruby Wax United StatesMental health campaigner and comic
Umm Ahmed IraqSole provider for her family
Xiaolu Guo People's Republic of ChinaNovelist and film-maker
Hind Hobeika LebanonFounder of Instabeat
Molly Case United KingdomStudent nurse and Women of the Future Ambassador
Joyce Banda MalawiFormer President of Malawi
Saadia Zahidi PakistanManaging Director at the World Economic Forum
Aditi Mittal IndiaStand-up comedian
Jess Butcher United KingdomCo-founder of Blippar
Farah Mohamed United StatesGirls 20 summit founder
Katy Tuncer United KingdomFounder, Ready Steady Mums
Smruti Sriram United KingdomFounder, Wings of Hope & Achievement Awards
Darshan Karki NepalOpinion-piece editor at Kathmandu Post daily, blogger
Brooke Magnanti United States
 United Kingdom
Anthropologist, author, former sex worker
Chipo Chung Zimbabwe
 People's Republic of China
Actor and activist
Pinar Ogunc IraqJournalist writing about women's issues and the Kurdish political movement
Sabina Kurgunayeva AzerbaijanFootballer who also runs her own bicycle rental business
Kate Wilson United KingdomFounder of independent children's book publisher in UK
Betty Lalam UgandaDirector of women's community organisation
Arabella Dorman United KingdomWar artist
Andy Kawa South AfricaBusinesswoman and social entrepreneur
Bahia Shehab Lebanon
 Egypt
Artist, designer and art historian
Divya Sharma IndiaScience student
Jocelyn Bell Burnell United KingdomScientist who discovered Pulsars
Eleni Antoniadou GreeceCo-Founder Transplants Without Donors
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed United KingdomBlogger, columnist and author
Salinee Tavaranan ThailandEngineer and social entrepreneur
Hatoon Kadi Saudi ArabiaComedian
Brie Rogers Lowery United KingdomDirector of Change.org
Balvinder Saund United KingdomChair of Women's Sikh Alliance
Cora Sherlock IrelandPro-life campaigner and blogger
Alaa Murabit Canada
 Libya
Founder, The Voice of Libyan Women
Bushra El-Turk United Kingdom
 Lebanon
Composer for London Symphony Orchestra
Kim Winser United KingdomFounder, Winser London
Arzu Geybullayeva Azerbaijanblogger
Judith Webb United KingdomFirst female commander of an all-male British Army squadron@sjbwebb
Sarah Hesterman QatarEqual rights campaigner
Sana Saleem PakistanPakistani campaigner against Internet censorship
Asma Mansour TunisiaCo-founder of Tunisian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Diana Nammi United KingdomKurdish women's rights campaigner against "honour" killing
Funmi Iyanda NigeriaTalk show host, journalist, activist
Karen Masters United KingdomScientist at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation
Khuloud Saba SyriaResearcher and public health worker
Yolanda Wang Yixuan People's Republic of ChinaWomen's rights campaigner
Ayesha Mustafa United KingdomFounder and director of FashionComPassion.co.uk
Obiageli Ezekwesili NigeriaFormer World Bank Vice President for Africa and Former Minister for Education
Tehmina Kazi United KingdomDirector of British Muslims for Secular Democracy
Sophi Tranchell United KingdomHead of Divine Chocolate
Boghuma Kabisen Titanji CameroonVirologist and campaigner for ethical medical research
Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah IndonesiaWomen's movement leader
Anjali Ramachandran United KingdomHead of Innovation at PHD
Yas Necati United KingdomCampaigner for better sex education
Yeonmi Park South KoreaActivist raising awareness of the plight of her people in North Korea
Irene Li Hong KongCitizen journalist who took part in and documented protests
Sandee Pyne MyanmarChief executive of Community Partner's International, focused on aid
Temie Giwa Nigeria
 United States
Founder of the One Percent Project, facilitating blood donation
Kavita Krishnan IndiaSecretary, All India Progressive Women's Association
Sarah Khan PakistanFilmmaker and campaigner
Nicky Moffat United KingdomHighest Ranked woman in British Armed Forces
Alice Powell United KingdomRacing driver and first female to win a Formula Renault Championship
Misty Haith United KingdomResearch Engineer at Imperial College London
Sally Sabry EgyptBusinesswoman
Kate Smurthwaite United KingdomComedian and activist
Susana Lopez MexicoVirologist specialising in rotavirus
Jaya Luintel NepalJournalist and women's rights advocate
Nicola Sturgeon United Kingdom
 Scotland
First Minister of Scotland

2013

The 2013 event was a month-long BBC series that took place in October.[9] The series examined the role of women in the 21st century and culminated in an event held at BBC Broadcasting House in London, United Kingdom on 25 October 2013 involving a hundred women from around the world, all of whom came from different walks of life.[9] The day featured debate and discussion on radio, television and online, in which the participants were asked to give their opinions about the issues facing women.[1]

The event held on 25 October 2013 featured 100 women from all walks of life.[39]

Image NameOccupation
Salwa Abu LibdehPalestinian television journalist
Madawi Al-RasheedSaudi academic and gender expert
Nadia Al-SakkafEditor, Yemen Times
Sreymom AngCambodian fashion designer
Anna ArrowsmithEnglish porn film director
Joyce Aoko ArugaStudent teacher in Kenya
Moe Thuzar AungMyanmar state broadcast
Rehana AzibLondon-based barrister
Firuza AliyevaAssociate Director, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy
Zainab Hawa BanguraUN special representative on sexual violence in conflict
Michaela BergmanChief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Claire BertschingerAnglo-Swiss nurse whose work inspired Live Aid
Ingrid BetancourtFrench-Colombian former politician and FARC hostage
Cherie BlairBritish barrister and philanthropist
Emma BoninoMinister of Foreign Affairs, Italy
Yvonne BrewsterStage director, teacher and writer
Gurinder ChadhaBritish-Asian film director
Nervana MahmoudEgyptian blogger and commentator
Irina ChakrabortyRussian-Finnish-Indian engineer
Shadi SadrIranian lawyer and human rights defender
Chipo ChungChinese-Zimbabwean actor and activist
Helen ClarkHead of UN Development Programme, former New Zealand Prime Minister
Diane CoyleEconomist, writer and blogger
Caroline Criado PerezBritish journalist and feminist campaigner
Jody Dayfounder of Gateway Women, a network for childless women
Es DevlinBritish theatre designer
Klara DobrevHungarian lawyer and economist
Efua DorkenooGhanaian Senior Advisor to Equality Now and campaigner against female genital mutilation
Sigridur Maria EgilsdottirIceland's champion debater
Marwa El-DalyEgyptian grassroots activists, founder of the Waqfeyat Foundation
Bushra El-TurkBritish-Lebanese composer
Obiageli EzekwesiliSenior adviser, Open Society Foundation
Caroline FarrowCatholic writer, blogger and pro-life activist
Anne Stella FomumbodWomen's rights activist, Cameroon
Teresa ForcadesRadical Spanish nun
Razan GhazzawiSyrian blogger and activist
Rebecca GompertsDutch doctor, head of Women on Waves
Tanni Grey-ThompsonWinner of 11 Paralympic Games gold medals
Parveen HassanConservative women's organiser, UK
Barbara HewsonSenior barrister, UK
Anis HidayahIndonesian activist working on migrant worker rights
Deborah HopkinsBritish mother and political activist
Rose Hudson-WilkinJamaican born British priest
Bettany HughesHistorian, author, broadcaster
Rubana HuqBangladeshi textile manufacturer
Leyla HusseinCo-founder, Daughters of Eve, anti-violence campaigner
Heather JacksonCEO of An Inspirational Journey and Founder of The Women's Business Forum
Shelina Zahra JanmohamedBlogger, columnist and author
Laura Janner-KlausnerMovement rabbi, specializing in Reform Judaism
Aowen JinChinese contemporary artist
Andy KawaSouth African businesswoman, anti-violence campaigner
Tehmina KaziDirector, British Muslims for a Secular Democracy
Jude KellyArtistic Director, Southbank Centre
Fereshteh KhosroujerdyVisually impaired Iranian singer
Azadeh KianIranian academic and genderspecialist
Kanya KingCEO and founder, Mobo
Fawzia KoofiMP and former Deputy Speaker, Afghan National Parliament
Dina KorzunRussian actor and charity activist
Martha Lane-FoxUK technology entrepreneur
Paris LeesTransgender broadcaster
Ann LeslieJournalist
Sian LindleyResearcher in social technology
Pontso MafetheProgramme manager, Comic Relief
Brooke MagnantiUS anthropologist, author, former sex worker
Mmasekgoa Masire-MwambaDeputy Secretary General, the Commonwealth
Shirley MeredeenFounding member, Growing Old Disgracefully
Samar Samir MezghanniRecord-breaking young Tunisian writer
Shazia MirzaBritish comedian
Aditi MittalIndian comedian
Rosmery MolloIndigenous Bolivian activist
Orzala Ashraf NematAfghan scholar and civil society activist
Pauline Neville-JonesFormer UK Security and Counter-Terrorism Minister
Susie OrbachPsychotherapist and author
Mirina PaananenIslamic researcher
Claudia Paz y PazAttorney General, Guatemala
Mariane PearlFrench journalist, founder of Chime for Change
Laura PerrinsStay-at-home mother
Charlotte RavenBritish feminist and journalist
Gail RebuckChief executive, Random House UK
Justine RobertsFounder, Mumsnet
Sarah RogersVoice of Women community radio, Sierra Leone
Fatima SaidBritish-Egyptian pro-democracy advocate
Balvinder SaundChair of Sikh Women's Alliance
Kamila ShamsieUK-based Pakistani writer
Divya SharmaIndian electronics and communications engineer
Bahia ShehabLebanese-Egyptian artist, designer and art historian
Joanna ShieldsChair and CEO, Tech City Investment Organisation
Stephanie ShirleyBusinesswoman and philanthropist
Clare ShortBritish politician, former International Development Secretary
Jacqui SmithFormer UK Home Secretary
Kate SmurthwaiteBritish stand-up comedian and activist
Rainatou SowGuinean founder, Make Every Woman Count
Louise StephensonTrainee counsellor, UK
May Tha HlaFounder, Helping The Burmese Delta
Natasha WalterBritish feminist writer and campaigner
Judith WebbFirst female commander of all-male British Army squadron
Saadia ZahidiHead of Gender Parity and Human Capital, World Economic Forum
Dinara ZhorobekovaStudent, Kyrgyzstan
Gemma GodfreyBoard director, broadcaster
Martina Navratilova18-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion

Other participants

NameOccupation
Sarah WalkerHead of the English Collective of Prostitutes[1]
Cerrie BurnellChildren's television presenter[1]
Selma JamesWriter and activist[1]

See also

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