100 Women (BBC) explained
| 100 Women |
| Status: | Active |
| Frequency: | Annually |
| Years Active: | 2013–present |
| Website: | 100 Women |
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]
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.[10] Women to participate in the first programme were chosen by survey in 26 different language services. 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
2023
The 2023 list was released on 21 November and it included 21 women involved with climate change. The laureates included the Indian cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur, Aitana Bonmatí, Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, Timnit Gebru, Trần Gấm and Huda Kattan. The list was subdivided into four categories: Culture & Education, Entertainment & Sport, Politics & Advocacy and Science, Health & Tech, with 28 of the laureates dubbed climate pioneers (shown as green rows below).[18]
Politics & Advocacy
Entertainment & Sport
Culture & Education
Science, Health & Tech
2022
The list for 2022 was released on 6 December. Women included this year were Olena Zelenska of Ukraine, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, the singer Billie Eilish, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Selma Blair, Lina Abu Akleh, Alla Pugacheva, Elnaz Rekabi and Yulimar Rojas. The list was subdivided into four categories: Culture & Sport, Activism & Advocacy, Politics & Education and Health & Science.[24]
Politics & Education
Culture & Sport
Activism & Advocacy
Health & Science
2021
The 2021 list was published on 7 December with special focus on Afghanistan. The year's keyword is reset, covering women who have contributed to "playing their part to reinvent our society, our culture and our world". The list was subdivided into four categories: Culture & Education, Entertainment & Sport, Politics & Activism and Science & Health, with half the total laureates being Afghan.[26]
Not everyone's real name was used for their safety; pseudonymised laureates are marked in the table below with an asterisk.
Culture & Education
Entertainment & Sport
Politics & Activism
Science & Health
2020
The 2020 list was described as "different" before it was scheduled to be announced on 24 November 2020,[30] but it was released the day before. One name on the list was left blank as a tribute to the countless women around the world who had made sacrifices to help others. The list was subdivided into four categories: Knowledge, Leadership, Creativity and Identity.[31]
| Image | Name | Country of birth | Description[32] |
|---|
| Unsung hero | Worldwide | Acknowledgement of the "countless women around the world" who "have made a sacrifice to help others" in this "extraordinary year," including those who "have lost their lives while making a difference." | |
Knowledge
Leadership
Creativity
Identity
2019
The 2019 list was announced on 16 October 2019. The list of candidates was chosen from those nominated by the BBC's different language teams using the 2020 theme which was "The Female Future". The list was subdivided into six categories: Earth, Knowledge, Leadership, Creativity, Sport and Identity.[39]
Earth
Knowledge
Leadership
Creativity
Sport
Identity
| Image | Name | Country of birth | Description |
|---|
| | | Human rights activist |
| 100px | | | Anti-mafia politician |
| | | Peace campaigner |
| | | Transgender activist |
| | | Disability activist |
| Sharan Dhaliwal | | Writer and advocate for mental and sexual health for young South Asians, and LGBTQ rights |
| | | Women's rights activist and founder of Philisa Abafazi Bethu (Heal our Women) |
| Owl Fisher[41] | | Transgender activist, journalist and writer |
| | | Sex trafficking survivor |
| | | Gender discrimination campaigner and founder of KuToo movement |
| Subhalakshmi Nandi | | Gender equity researcher and campaigner |
| | | Body positivity influencer and Yogini |
| | | Writer and Afro-Brazilian women's rights advocate |
| | | World Wide Web Foundation digital equality expert |
| | | Doctor running Indian Aces, an online community for asexual people |
| | | Actress and director |
| | | Life coach empowering women |
| | | Skolt Sami journalist who lobbied for government funding for Sami language teaching |
| | | Expert 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[42] who challenged the Iranian law that requires women to wear the Hijab.[43] [44] [45]
| Image | Name | Country of birth | Description |
|---|
| Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin[46] | | Social impact entrepreneur |
| |  Bahrain | Leads not-for-profit Majal.org |
| | | Model and burns survivor |
| | | Director and choreographer, Cuba |
| |
Somaliland | Wrier and FGM activist |
| | | Author |
| | | Artist, photographer and activist |
| | | Student programmer at Kyrgyz Girls' Space School |
| | | Nobel Prize winning chemical engineer |
| | | Leader of the Badi movement and member of the Provincial Assembly in Nepal |
| | | Fashion designer and co-founder of Giggle Knickers (underwear for women with urinary incontinence) |
| | | Lawyer who works against domestic violence as the face of the NiUnaMenos (Not One [woman] Less) |
| Leyla Belyanova | | Academic and ecologist, seeking to protect Uzbekistan's birdlife and mountain ecosystems |
| | | Doctor, rabbi and bioethicist treating women with fertility problems |
| | | Traditional Polynesian navigator and qualified yachtmaster |
| Raneen Bukhari | | Curator, gallery manager, and business developer |
| | | Artificial intelligence artist and researcher |
| Barbara Burton | | Founder and CEO of BehindBras, a charity that supports women prison leavers |
| | | Author, living with cerebral palsy |
| | | Writer and organiser, Vice-chair of the Clinton Foundation |
| 100px | | | NYSE President |
| Jenny Davidson (businesswoman) | | CEO of Stand Up Placer |
| | | Marine biologist |
| | | Soprano and founder of DONNE: Women in Music |
| Xiomara Diaz | | Entrepreneur, restaurant owner and charity founder |
| |
| Actor |
| Chidera Eggerue | | "The Slumflower" blogger |
| | | Electronic design engineer |
| Nicole Evans | | |
| Raghda Ezzeldin | | Free diver |
| | | Artist advocate for people with physical disabilities |
| | | Senior nurse aide and fistula surgeon |
| Meena Gayen | | Business owner and road builder |
| |
| Singer-songwriter |
| | | Particle physicist and director general of CERN |
| | | 27th Prime Minister of Australia |
| | | Social worker, campaigning against forced sterilisation |
| | | Olympic ice hockey player and data scientist, advocate for equal pay for women in ice hockey |
| Janet Harbick | | Altruistic surrogate |
| Jessica Hayes | | Theology teacher and consecrated virgin |
| | | Model, lawyer and diversity and inclusion advocate |
| | | Environmentalist and advocate for indigenous people and women |
| | | Entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Rainenergy, company that collects energy from rainwater |
| | | British actor who founded @i-weigh |
| | | Paralympian gold medal swimmer and entrepreneur, with a recruitment agency aiming to close the disability employment gap |
| Lao Khang | | Rugby player and coach |
| | | Model and television presenter |
| 100px | Krishna Kumari[47] | | Women's rights campaigner elected to Pakistan Senate |
| Marie Laguerre | | Civil engineer and architecture student, who has developed platform where women can share stories of street harassment |
| | | Lawyer, first woman to study law in Cambodia |
| Ana Graciela Sagastume López | | Women and Femicide Special Prosecutor |
| | | Political leader who has campaigned to safeguard democratic processes in Venezuela |
| | | Minister of Maori development, first female parliamentarian to wear a Maori face tattoo |
| Sakdiyah Ma'ruf | | Indonesia's first female Muslim stand-up comedian |
| | | Syrian refugee, activist, and a campaigner on behalf of refugees with disabilities |
| | | Northern Irish playwright and the writer and creator of Derry Girls |
| Kirsty McGurrell | | Charity co-ordinator of 4Louis, providing memory boxes for bereaved parents of stillborn babies |
| Becki Meakin | | General manager of Shaping Our Lives, advocate for people with disabilities |
| Ruth Medufia | | Female welder acting as role model for young women in the construction industry |
| Larisa Mikhaltsova | | Accordion music teacher who became a model at age 63 |
| Amina J. Mohammed | | Deputy secretary general, United Nations |
| | | President of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) |
| | | Student and NGO co-ordinator, campaigning to end forced marriages |
| | | Author and activist, founder of The Sisterhood is Global Institute and the Women's Media Center |
| | | Artist, clown and visual storyteller, who collects and reflects tales from Syria |
| | | Ophthalmologist who has performed sight-restoring surgeries upon 35,000 Namibians, free of charge |
| | | Minister for jobs and industrial relations, and minister for women in the Australian parliament |
| | | Astronomer, first person to discover a new star that could shed light on the origins of the Solar System |
| | | Professor of History at Bath Spa University, England |
| | | Mayor of Mexico City and Nobel Peace Prize-winning physicist |
| Park Soo-yeon | | Digital campaigner against sex crimes |
| | | Comedian and media personality |
| | | Activist who founded the Penkootam women's union in Kerala |
| | | Documentary producer and former Trokosi |
| | | Exposed the Irish Cervical Check Screening scandal |
| | | Farmer and founder of Seed Bank, India collecting indigenous seeds |
| Valentina Quintero | | Journalist promoting tourism and the environment through television programs |
| Sam Ross | | Catering assistant and advocate for people with Down syndrome |
| | | Secretary General of FIFA |
| | | Garden designer |
| Sima Sarkar | | Full-time mother of 18-year-old disabled child |
| | | Activist against compulsory hijab rule, now in exile |
| Haven Shepherd | | Suicide bomb survivor and Paralympic hopeful |
| | | Female Syariah judge |
| | | Biotechnologist, Unesco Goodwill Ambassador for science and founder of the i2 Institute for imagination and ingenuity |
| Jacqueline Straub | | Theologian, journalist and author seeking to become a Catholic priest |
| | | Professor of Physics, University of Waterloo, Canada and winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 2018 |
| Kanpassorn Suriyasangpetch | | Dentist, mental health advocate and app developer |
| Setsuko Takamizawa | | Learning English to help tourists at Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Games |
| Nargis Taraki | | NGO legal adviser who campaigns for female empowerment |
| | | Campaigner for awareness of women's representation in film |
| | | AIDs Hospice founder |
| Bola Tinubu | | Lawyer who established the first free children's helpline in Nigeria |
| |
| Opera composer and Ivor Novello Award winner |
| | | Community activist and U.S. politician |
| | | Mathematician, instrumental in developing GPS |
| | | Art photography series on Chinese girls since 2007 |
| | | Fashion designer and motorcyclist |
| |  Bhutan | Executive director for the Bhutan Nuns Foundation |
| Jing Zhao | | Entrepreneur running online sex education network | |
2017
In 2017 the women on the list were part of a 100 Women Challenge, tackling some of the biggest problems facing women around the world. Coming together in four teams, the women shared their experiences and created innovative ways to tackle:[48]
- The glass ceiling (#Teamlead)
- Female illiteracy (#Teamread)
- Street harassment (#Teamgo)
- Sexism in sport (#Teamplay)
Glass ceiling team
| Image | Name | Country of birth | Description |
|---|
| | | Founder and CEO of Hope Co-ops |
| | | Harvard social psychologist and author |
| | | Editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue |
| Erin Akinci | | Data scientist |
| | | Dancer, television star and business owner |
| Karlie Noon[49] | | Astronomer |
| Lea Coligado | | Software engineer |
| Lori Nishiura Mackenzie | | Executive Director of the Clayman Institute, Stanford University |
| | | Student |
| Maci Peterson | | Co-founder and CEO, On Second Thought |
| Mariana Feraru | | Cosmetician |
| | | Astronomer |
| | | Author, management consultant and diversity advocate |
| Marina Potoker | | Managing director, Rockwool Russia |
| Melisa Marquez-Rodriguez | | Lead Android engineer for website builder, Weebly.com |
| | | Entrepreneur |
| | | Maths teacher |
| | | Architect |
| Natalia Margolis | | Software Engineer at Huge agency |
| Romina Bernardo (aka Chocolate Remix) | | Musician |
| | | Design strategist |
| | | Senior Principal at Accenture AI |
| Sasha Perigo | | Student |
| Savita Devi (Drummer) | | Drummer |
| | | Politician and entrepreneur |
| | | Author and expert on gender in the workplace | |
Women illiteracy team
| Image | Name | Country of birth | Description |
|---|
| | | Entrepreneur; Founder and CEO, Embibe |
| Huỳnh Thị Xậm | | Librarian |
| | | Founder, Prisoner's Assistance Nepal |
| | | Writer |
| | | Teacher |
| | | Founder of iamtheCODE |
| Mehroonisa Siddiqui | | Homemaker |
| | | President of Chile |
| Nitya Thummalachetty | | Director of Diversity, FortunaPIX |
| | | Astronaut |
| Priyanka Roy | | Student |
| | | CEO of Afghan Institute for Learning and social entrepreneur with four private schools and one radio station. |
| Tulika Kiran | | Teacher and social worker |
| Urvashi Sahni | | Founder and CEO, Study Hall Educational Foundation |
| Zainab Fadhal | Iraq | Student |
| | | Sociologist of education |
| | | Activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador |
| Lin Nien-Tzu | | Founder, Dharti Mata Sustainable Workshop |
| Frances Melanie Hardinge | | Author |
| | | Economist |
| Ahlam al-Rashid | | Teacher and Head of the Women Empowerment Centre, northern Syria |
| | | Social entrepreneur |
| | | Regional executive director, Camfed Southern & Eastern Africa |
| Bella Devyatkina | | Polyglot |
| Tran Thi Kim Thia | | Lottery ticket vendor and swimming coach | |
Street harassment team
| Image | Name | Country of birth | Description |
|---|
| | | Radio presenter |
| Anita Nderu | | Television presenter and radio news anchor at Capital FM |
| | | CEO & 'Head Stemette' at Stemettes |
| Chaima Lahsini | | Journalist |
| | | President of Liberia |
| Ellie Cosgrave | | Lecturer in Urban Innovation and Policy at UCL |
| | | Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer, Mr President and co-founder, SheSays |
| | | Professor of Sexualised Violence |
| Maria Scorodinschi | | Campaigner against domestic violence |
| Naomi Mwaura | | Founder, Flone Initiative and Communications Associate at ITDP Africa |
| Resham Khan | | Student |
| | | Author |
| | | Founder and Director, Katswe Sistahood |
| | | Singer-songwriter |
| | | Disability rights activist and youth ambassador |
| Leila Smith | | Artist |
| Sharon Sabita Beepath | | Counsellor, Stand Against Abuse advocate |
| Amanda Nunez-Ferreira | | Student |
| Somporn Khempetch[50] | | Social worker and teacher |
| | | Journalist |
| Doris Muthoni Wanjira | | Conductor |
| | | Powerlifter and retired London Underground driver |
| Nihal Saad Zaghloul | | Business development officer and co-founder of Bassma |
| Angie Ng | | Founder of SlutWalk Hong Kong |
| Asena Melisa Saglam | | Student | |
Sexism in sport team
| Image | Name | Country of birth | Description |
|---|
| | | General Manager of Sport Planning for the Brazilian Olympic Committee |
| Ana Luiza Santos de Andrade | | Student |
| Beatriz Vaz E Silva | | Athlete and Footballer |
| Claudianny Drika | | Football coach |
| | | Olympic rower and blogger |
| Grace Larsen | | Retired civil servant |
| Luiza Travassos | | Student |
| Maira Liguori | | Director of NGO, Think Olga |
| MC Soffia | | Rapper |
| | | Cricketer |
| | | Musician |
| |
| Olympic gymnast |
| | | Model, comedian and founder of Muscular Dystrophy Qatar |
| Nora Tausz Ronai | | Architect and teacher |
| | | Footballer |
| | | Women's rights activist and mountaineer |
| Cwengekile Nikiwe Myeni | | Gogo (granny) support programme manager |
| Helena Pacheco | | Businesswoman and former football coach |
| Rocky Hehakaija | | Director of Favela Street Foundation and coach |
| | | Martial arts expert |
| | | Footballer |
| | | Long-distance runner |
| Shantona Rani Roy | | Taekwondo athlete and activist |
| | | Chess grandmaster | |
2016
The 2016 theme was Defiance. Part of the 100 Women festival took place in Mexico City on this year.[51] The main event took place at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, where artists like Julieta Venegas, Ángela Aguilar, Ali Gua Gua, Elis Paprika, Sofía Niño de Rivera, Ximena Sariñana, and Alexis De Anda performed live. The event also features debates with journalists Carmen Aristegui, and Denise Dresser, among others.[52] The 2016 list was published in alphabetical order, but split by category into Creative, Defiant, Influential, Pioneering and Resilient with 20 women in each stream.[53]
Creative
Defiant
Influential
Pioneering
Resilient
| Image | Name | Nationality | Description |
|---|
| data-sort-value="Moha" | | | Doctor dealing with starvation in Hudaydah |
| data-sort-value="Wain" | Becci Wain | | Healthcare assistant and former self-harmer who challenged supermarket policy |
| data-sort-value="Oli" | |
| Actor and Mental health activist |
| data-sort-value="Sab" | Dalia Sabri | | Blind music teacher |
| data-sort-value="Swee" | Erin Sweeny | | Psychologist |
| data-sort-value="Balo" | |
(Balochistan) | Balochistan independence campaigner; died under suspicious circumstances in 2020 |
| data-sort-value="Murr" | Kathy Murray | | Relationship coach and co-author of "Surrendered Wives Empowered Women" |
| data-sort-value="Ism" | | | Journalist |
| data-sort-value="Kob" | | | Newsreader and cancer blogger |
| Marta Sánchez Soler | | Sociologist, activist and President of the Mesoamerican Migrant Movement |
| data-sort-value="Mary" | 'Mary' | | Survivor of al-Shabab rape |
| data-sort-value="Doret" | | | Forensic anthropologist who investigates crimes against humanity |
| data-sort-value="Herr" | | | Philosopher and Abortion activist |
| data-sort-value="Sabas" | Nagira Sabashova | | Wrestler |
| data-sort-value="deLyon" | | | Human rights activist and acid attack victim |
| data-sort-value="Rahm" | Pashtun Rahmat | | Police officer |
| Saalumarada Thimmakka[59] | | 105-year-old environmentalist |
| data-sort-value="Bell" | | | Korean-American professional wrestler, then known as Jade |
| data-sort-value="Houp" | | | Company director |
| Um-Yehia | | Nurse | |
2015
The BBC News 100 Women list in 2015 was made up of many notable international names, as well as women who were unknown, but who represented issues women face. This year the list focussed on octogenarians sharing life lessons; 'good girl' film-makers discussing expectations; nursing; five high-profile women; and '30 under 30' entrepreneurs.[60]
The women of 2015, were from 51 countries and were not necessarily those who would traditionally have been seen as role models—a woman with 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.[61]
The 100 Women interviews (five high-profile women)
30 under 30 entrepreneurs
| Image | Name | Country | Occupation |
|---|
| | | Founder, Careship |
| | | Co-founder, ieeTECH |
| Paulina Arreola | | CEO and co-founder, Lavadero |
| Meryl Benitah | | Founder, La Boite Qui Cartonne |
| Leimin Duong | | Founder, Zeven Lemon Beerworks |
| Elissa Freiha |
| Co-founder, WOMENA |
| Melanie Goldsmith | | Founder, Smith and Sinclair |
| Sara Jane Ho | | Founder, Institute Sarita |
| Samantha John | | CTO and co-founder of Hopscotch |
| Linda Kwamboka | | Co-founder, MFarm Ltd |
| Zihan Ling | | CEO and founder, TechBase |
| Catherine Mahugu | | Founder, Soko |
| Karabo Mathang | | South Africa's first female Fifa-accredited soccer agent |
| Brit Morin | | CEO and founder, Brit + Co |
| Smriti Nagpal | | Founder, Atulyakala |
| Pauline Ng | | Co-founder, Porcelain |
| Bel Pesce | | Founder, FazINOVA |
| Elsa Prieto |
| Technical director and co-founder, Pili Pop |
| Cristina Randall | | Founder, Conekta |
| Claire Reid | | Entrepreneur, Reel Gardening |
| Nikita Ridgeway | | CEO and founder, Dreamtime Ink Australia |
| Lorrana Scarpioni | | Founder, Bliive |
| Rasha Shehada | | Managing director, Diamond Line FZE |
| Zuzanna Stańska | | Entrepreneur, creator of DailyArt app |
| Michelle Sun | | Founder, First Code Academy |
| Julie Sygiel | | Founder, Dear Kate |
| Kanika Tekriwal[62] | | CEO and founder, JetsetGo |
| Lizanne Teo | | Co-founder, Upsurge |
| Jana Tepe | | CEO and founder, Tandemploy |
| Xian Xu (entrepreneur) | | Co-founder, Cuisines Sous Vide restaurant chain | |
'Good girl' film-makers
| Image | Name | Country | Occupation |
|---|
| Naomi Bya'Ombe | | Student |
| Massiel Chávez | | Student |
| Ayesha Ishtiaq | | Student |
| Delaney Osborne | | Student |
| Lubov Russkina | | Reindeer nomad |
| Nour (pseudonym) | | Refugee | |
Vintage ladies (octogenarians)
| Image | Name | Country | Occupation |
|---|
| Nawal el-Sadaawi | | Writer |
| Kamini Kaushal | | Bollywood actress |
| Jenni Rhodes | | Textile designer |
| Louise Schwartz (showgirl) | | Showgirl and cabaret performer |
| Tin Tin Yu (teacher) | | Retired teacher | |
Nurses
Further inspiration
| Image | Name | Country | Occupation |
|---|
| | | Boxer |
| | | Activist |
| Siba Alaradi | | Structural engineer |
| | | Rapper |
| | | Footballer |
| Masoumeh Ataei | | Acid attack survivor |
| | | Photographer |
| Alimata Bara | | Trader |
| | | Civil society activist |
| | | Musician |
| | | Singer |
| | | Biophysicist |
| | | Geneticist |
| | | Human rights activist |
| | | Physician and chair of the African Union Commission |
| | | Investor |
| | | Social entrepreneur and founder, Ghana Code Club |
| | | Novelist |
| | | Magazine editor |
| | | Artist |
| | | Writer and broadcaster |
| | | Psychologist |
| Alina Gracheva | | Camerawoman |
| | | Comedian |
| Alice Gray | | Science blogger |
| Michaela Hollywood | | Fundraiser for disabled people |
| Ella Ingram (activist)[63] | | Activist for mental illness anti-discrimination |
| | | Newspaper editor, Saudi Gazette |
| | | Olympic sprinter |
| | | Farmer |
| | | Naval captain |
| |
| Poet |
| | | Hijab activist and author |
| | | Women's rights activist |
| | | Economist, writer and journalist |
| | | Artist and anchorwoman |
| Jessy McCabe | | Student |
| | | Newspaper editor, Mail & Guardian |
| Irina Polyakova | | Paralympian |
| Neyda Rojas | | Nun |
| | | Physicist |
| | | Writer and women's rights activist |
| | | Trade envoy |
| | | Human rights activist |
| | | Political activist and journalist |
| Rotana Tarabzouni | | Singer/songwriter |
| | | Human rights activist |
| | | Leader of the Women's Equality Party | |
2014
The BBC News 100 Women list in 2014 continued the efforts of the first year's initiative.[64]
| Image | Name | Country | Occupation |
|---|
| | | Mental health and obesity scientist |
| | | Singer |
| | | Founder, Everyday Sexism project |
| | | Founder, Asian Women of Achievement Awards |
| Ruby Chakravarti | | Women's rights campaigner |
| | | Psychotherapist |
| Pontso Mafethe | | Women's programme manager, Comic Relief |
| Kate Shand | | Managing director of Enjoy Education |
| | | Comedian |
| Shazia Saleem | | Founder ieat Foods |
| | | Director, Women Peace Net |
| Michaela Bergman | | Chief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| | | Founder of peace foundation Manos Visibles |
| | | Textile manufacturer |
| | | Founder, No More Page Three campaign |
| | | Rower for Great Britain and Oxford PhD Scientist |
| Matilda Tristam | | Comics writer |
| | | Cartoonist |
| | | Documentary film-maker |
| | | Photographer |
| | | |
| | | Founder, Women on Waves |
| Katherine Brown | | Academic, King's College London |
| Emily Kasyoka | | Boxer, Kenya |
| | | Chinese-born British artist |
| Eliza Rebeiro | | Founder of Lives not Knives |
| Muge Iplikci | | Journalist |
| Natumanya Sarah | | Educator |
| | | Campaigner |
| Alice Hagan | | Technician at healthcare company BTG |
| May Tha Hla | | Food aid social worker |
| | | Founder of Make Every Woman Count |
| Justa Canaviri[65] | | Celebrity chef, Bolivia |
| Heather Jackson | | Women's business campaigner |
| | | Mental health campaigner and comic |
| Umm Ahmed | | Sole provider for her family |
| | | Novelist and film-maker |
| Hind Hobeika | | Founder of Instabeat |
| Molly Case | | Student nurse and Women of the Future Ambassador |
| | | Former President of Malawi |
| | | Managing Director at the World Economic Forum |
| | | Stand-up comedian |
| Jess Butcher | | Co-founder of Blippar |
| | | Founder, Girls 20 summit |
| Katy Tuncer | | Founder, Ready Steady Mums |
| Smruti Sriram | | Founder, Wings of Hope & Achievement Awards |
| Darshan Karki | | Opinion-piece editor at Kathmandu Post daily, blogger |
| |
| Anthropologist, author, former sex worker |
| |
| Actor and activist |
| Pinar Ogunc | | Journalist writing about women's issues and the Kurdish political movement |
| Sabina Kurgunayeva | | Footballer who also runs her own bicycle rental business |
| Kate Wilson | | Founder of independent children's book publisher, Nosy Crow |
| | | Director of women's community organisation, Gulu War Affected Training Centre |
| | | War artist |
| Andy Kawa | | Businesswoman and social entrepreneur |
| |
| Artist, designer and art historian |
| Divya Sharma | | Science student |
| | | Scientist who discovered Pulsars |
| | | Co-founder Transplants Without Donors |
| | | Blogger, columnist and author |
| | | Engineer and social entrepreneur |
| | | Comedian |
| | | Director of Change.org |
| Balvinder Saund | | Chair of Women's Sikh Alliance |
| Cora Sherlock[66] | | Pro-life campaigner and blogger |
| |
| Founder, The Voice of Libyan Women |
| Bushra El-Turk |
| Composer for London Symphony Orchestra |
| | | Founder, Winser London |
| | | Blogger |
| | | First female commander of an all-male British Army squadron |
| Sarah Hesterman | | Equal rights campaigner |
| | | Pakistani campaigner against Internet censorship |
| | | Co-founder of Tunisian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship |
| | | Kurdish women's rights campaigner against "honour killing" |
| | | Talk show host, journalist, activist |
| | | Scientist at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation |
| Khuloud Saba | | Researcher and public health worker |
| Yolanda Wang Yixuan | | Women's rights campaigner |
| Ayesha Mustafa | | Founder and director of FashionComPassion.co.uk |
| | | Former World Bank Vice President for Africa and Former Minister for Education |
| Tehmina Kazi | | Director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy |
| Sophi Tranchell | | Head of Divine Chocolate |
| | | Virologist and campaigner for ethical medical research |
| | | Women's movement leader |
| Anjali Ramachandran | | Head of Innovation at PHD |
| Yas Necati | | Campaigner for better sex education |
| | | Activist raising awareness of the plight of her people in North Korea |
| Irene Li | | Citizen journalist who took part in and documented protests |
| | | Chief executive of Community Partners International, focused on aid |
| |
| Founder of the One Percent Project, facilitating blood donation |
| | | Secretary, All India Progressive Women's Association |
| | | Filmmaker and campaigner |
| | | Highest Ranked woman in British Armed Forces |
| | | Racing driver and first female to win a Formula Renault Championship |
| Misty Haith | | Research Engineer at Imperial College London |
| Sally Sabry | | Businesswoman |
| | | Comedian and activist |
| | | Virologist specialising in rotavirus |
| | | Journalist and women's rights advocate |
| |
| First Minister of Scotland | |
2013
The 2013 event was a month-long BBC series that took place in October. 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. 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.
The event held on 25 October 2013 featured 100 women from all walks of life.[67]
| Image | Name | Occupation |
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| Salwa Abu Libdeh | Palestinian television journalist |
| | Saudi academic and gender expert |
| | Editor, Yemen Times |
| Sreymom Ang | Cambodian fashion designer |
| | English porn film director |
| Joyce Aoko Aruga | Student teacher in Kenya |
| Moe Thuzar Aung | Deputy Director, Myanmar Radio and Television | Myanmar state broadcast |
| Rehana Azib | London-based barrister |
| Firuza Aliyeva | Associate Director, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy |
| | UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict |
| Michaela Bergman | Chief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| | Anglo-Swiss nurse whose work inspired Live Aid |
| | French-Colombian former politician and FARC hostage |
| | British barrister and philanthropist |
| | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy |
| | Stage director, teacher and writer |
| | British-Asian film director |
| Nervana Mahmoud | Egyptian blogger and commentator |
| | Russian-Finnish-Indian engineer |
| | Iranian lawyer and human rights defender |
| | Chinese-Zimbabwean actor and activist |
| | Head of UN Development Programme, former New Zealand Prime Minister |
| | Economist, writer and blogger |
| | British journalist and feminist campaigner |
| | Founder of Gateway Women, a network for childless women |
| | British theatre designer |
| | Hungarian lawyer and economist |
| | Ghanaian Senior Advisor to Equality Now and campaigner against female genital mutilation |
| Sigridur Maria Egilsdottir | Iceland's champion debater |
| Marwa El-Daly | Egyptian grassroots activists, founder of the Waqfeyat Foundation |
| Bushra El-Turk | British-Lebanese composer |
| | Senior adviser, Open Society Foundations |
| Caroline Farrow | Catholic writer, blogger and pro-life activist |
| | Women's rights activist, Cameroon |
| | Radical Spanish nun |
| | Syrian blogger and activist |
| | Dutch doctor, head of Women on Waves |
| | Winner of 11 Paralympic Games gold medals |
| | Conservative women's organiser, UK |
| | Senior barrister, UK |
| | Indonesian activist working on migrant worker rights |
| | British mother and political activist |
| | Jamaican born British priest |
| | Historian, author, broadcaster |
| | Bangladeshi textile manufacturer |
| | Co-founder, Daughters of Eve, anti-violence campaigner |
| Heather Jackson (CEO) | CEO of An Inspirational Journey and founder of The Women's Business Forum |
| | Blogger, columnist and author |
| | Movement rabbi, specializing in Reform Judaism |
| | Chinese contemporary artist |
| Andy Kawa | South African businesswoman, anti-violence campaigner |
| Tehmina Kazi | Director, British Muslims for a Secular Democracy |
| | Artistic Director, Southbank Centre |
| | Visually impaired Iranian singer |
| | Iranian academic and gender specialist |
| | CEO and founder, Mobo |
| | MP and former Deputy Speaker, Afghan National Parliament |
| | Russian actor and charity activist |
| | UK technology entrepreneur |
| | Transgender broadcaster |
| | Journalist |
| Sian Lindley | Researcher in social technology |
| Pontso Mafethe | Programme manager, Comic Relief |
| | US anthropologist, author, former sex worker |
| | Deputy Secretary General, the Commonwealth |
| | Founding member, Growing Old Disgracefully |
| | Record-breaking young Tunisian writer |
| | British comedian |
| | Indian comedian |
| | Indigenous Bolivian activist |
| | Afghan scholar and civil society activist |
| | Former UK Security and Counter-Terrorism Minister |
| | Psychotherapist and author |
| Mirina Paananen | Islamic researcher |
| | Attorney General, Guatemala |
| | French journalist, founder of Chime for Change |
| | Stay-at-home mother |
| | British feminist and journalist |
| | Chief executive, Random House UK |
| | Founder, Mumsnet |
| Sarah Rogers | Voice of Women community radio, Sierra Leone |
| Fatima Said | British-Egyptian pro-democracy advocate |
| Balvinder Saund | Chair of Sikh Women's Alliance |
| | UK-based Pakistani writer |
| Divya Sharma | Indian electronics and communications engineer |
| | Lebanese-Egyptian artist, designer and art historian |
| | Chair and CEO, Tech City Investment Organisation |
| | Businesswoman and philanthropist |
| | British politician, former International Development Secretary |
| | Former UK Home Secretary |
| | British stand-up comedian and activist |
| | Guinean founder, Make Every Woman Count |
| Louise Stephenson | Trainee counsellor, UK |
| May Tha Hla | Founder, Helping The Burmese Delta |
| | British feminist writer and campaigner |
| | First female commander of all-male British Army squadron |
| | Head of Gender Parity and Human Capital, World Economic Forum |
| | Student, Kyrgyzstan |
| | Board director, broadcaster |
| | 18-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion | |
Other participants
See also
External links
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