100 Women (BBC)

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100 Women
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Years active2013–present
Inaugurated22 October 2013 (2013-10-22)
Most recentNovember 2023 (2023-11)
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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]

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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 programme 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

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

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Briefing Bahrain Seven Years Later (39406688745).jpg Maryam Al-Khawaja Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain (also a citizen of Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark)Human rights campaigner, board member of Civicus and the International Service for Human Rights
Shamsa Araweelo Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia (also a citizen of the Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK)Anti-FGM campaigner
Yasmina Benslimane Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Founder of Politics4Her and gender equality campaigner
Yael Braudo-Bahat Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Peace activist and co-director at Women Wage Peace
Alicia Cahuiya, Caso Tagaeri y Taromenani-2.jpg Alicia Cahuiya Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Indigenous rights activist
Amal Clooney 02 (cropped).jpg Amal Clooney Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon (also a citizen of the Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK)Human rights lawyer
Official portrait of Dehenna Davison MP crop 3.jpg Dehenna Davison Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Member of Parliament
Christiana Figueres 2011 (cropped).jpg Christiana Figueres Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Diplomat and climate policy negotiator with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
2019-03-15 Bella Gallhos.jpg Bella Galhos Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor Political activist and LGBTQ+ rights advocate
Rina Gonoi - IWOC 2024 (53568198184) (cropped).jpg Rina Gonoi [19] Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Former military officer and anti-sexual harassment activist
Sonia Guajajara .jpg Sonia Guajajara Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil State minister for native peoples and indigenous rights campaigner
Renita Holmes Flag of the United States.svg  USA Housing rights campaigner
Natasa Kandic-mc.rs.jpg Nataša Kandić Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Lawyer and human rights activist. Founder of the Humanitarian Law Center
Guthi Bill Protest Rukshana Kapali.jpg Rukshana Kapali Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Housing rights campaigner and transgender human rights activist
Sofia Kosachyova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Firefighter
Monica+mcwilliams.jpg Monica McWilliams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Former politician and peace negotiator during the Good Friday Agreement talks. Co-founder of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
Najla Mohamed-Lamin Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Western Sahara Women's rights and climate activist in the Saharawi refugee camps
Ulanda Mtamba Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Campaigner against child marriage
Tamar Museridze Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Investigative journalist
Neema Namadamu Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of Congo Disability rights campaigner
Michelle Obama in 2014 (cropped).jpg Michelle Obama Flag of the United States.svg  USA Attorney, author and campaigner
Sepideh Rashnu.jpg Sepideh Rashnu [20] Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Writer and artist
Bernadette Smith Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Advocate for families of missing indigenous women and girls. Co-founder of Drag the Red
Iryna Stavchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Climate policy adviser at the European Climate Foundation
Gloria Steinem crop.jpg Gloria Steinem Flag of the United States.svg  USA Feminist leader and co-founder of Ms. magazine
Summia Tora Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Refugee rights campaigner
Xu Zaozao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Egg freezing campaigner. Advocate for single women's reproductive rights and bodily autonomy

Entertainment & Sport

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
2019-05-18 Fussball, Frauen, UEFA Women's Champions League, Olympique Lyonnais - FC Barcelona StP 0032 LR10 by Stepro (cropped).jpg Aitana Bonmatí Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Footballer, winner of the Ballon d'Or and former UEFA player of the year
Antinisca Cenci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Equestrian vaulter
Andreza Delgado Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Curator and cultural manager. Co-founder of PerifaCon
Desak Made IFSC Asia Qual 2023.jpg Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Speed climber
AmericaFerreraHSApr10.jpg America Ferrera Flag of the United States.svg  USA Actor and Latino rights advocate
Anne Grall Flag of France.svg  France Comedian
Georgia Harrison Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK TV personality. Anti-revenge porn campaigner
Harmanpreet Kaur 2017 (sq cropped).jpg Harmanpreet Kaur Flag of India.svg  India Cricketer
Dayeon Lee Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Climate change campaigner for Kpop4Planet
Justina Miles Flag of the United States.svg  USA Deaf performer
Dia Mirza in grace the IIFA 2020 press conference (5).jpg Dia Mirza Flag of India.svg  India Actor. Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme and a board member of the Sanctuary Nature Foundation
Zandile Ndhlovu Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Freediving instructor
Alice Oseman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Award-winning author, illustrator and screenwriter
ParamidaFlag of Germany.svg  Germany DJ and music producer
Camila Pirelli Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Olympic heptathlete and EcoAthlete Champion
Aziza-Sbaity (cropped).jpg Aziza Sbaity Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Sprinter
Khine Hnin Wai.png Khine Hnin Wai Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Actor and activist
Bianca Williams 2018.jpg Bianca Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Athlete

Culture & Education

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Afroze Numa (Taseer Beyg).jpg Afroze-Numa Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Shepherdess
Hosai Ahmadzai Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan TV presenter on Shamshad TV
Esi Buobasa Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Fishmonger
Chila Burman.jpg Chila Kumari Burman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Artist
Paulina Chiziane by Otavio de Souza.jpg Paulina Chiziane Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Writer. Winner of the Camões Prize
Susanne Etti Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sustainable tourism expert
Licia Fertz Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Anti-ageism, feminism and LGBTQ+ activist
Jannatul FerdousFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Burns survivor, film-maker, writer and disability rights campaigner
Natalia Idrisova of CAN EECCA (sq cropped).jpg Natalia Idrisova Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Green energy consultant
Head and shoulder shot of Vee Kativhu.jpg Vee Kativhu Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (also a citizen of the Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK) Content creator and YouTuber
Huda Kattan - Vogue Taiwan.png Huda Kattan Flag of the United States.svg  USA Founder of Huda Beauty
Sophia Kianni in dorm for Vogue Arabia.jpg Sophia Kianni Flag of the United States.svg  USA Student and social entrepreneur
Arati Kumar-Rao Flag of India.svg  India Photographer
Louise Mabulo UN Young Champion of the Earth Award Ceremony Speech 2 (50749798578).jpg Louise Mabulo Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Farmer and entrepreneur. Recognised by the United Nations Environment Programme as a Young Champion of the Earth
Marijeta Mojašević Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Disability rights activist
Sarah Ott Flag of the United States.svg  USA School teacher and climate change ambassador with the National Center for Science Education
Palmo - Cropped.jpg Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo [21] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK (citizen of Flag of India.svg  India) Bhikṣuṇī buddhist nun
Lala Pasquinelli.png Lala Pasquinelli Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Artist, lawyer, poet, lesbian and feminist activist
Jess Pepper Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Founder of Climate Café and fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Matcha Phorn-in.png Matcha Phorn-in Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Campaigner for indigenous and LGBTQ+ rights
Carolina Díaz Pimentel Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Journalist specialising in neurodivergence and mental health coverage
Shairbu Sagynbaeva Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Co-founder of For Life sewing shop
Daria Serenko - MIBF 2019 - 3110.jpg Daria Serenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Poet, writer and political activist. Member of Feminist Anti-War resistance
Kera Sherwood-O'Regan Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Indigenous rights and disability advocate
Sagarika Sriram Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Educator and climate adviser
Clara Elizabeth Fragoso Ugarte Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Truck driver
Oksana Zabuzhko (2019).jpg Oksana Zabuzhko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Writer

Science, Health & Tech

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Basima Abdulrahman Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Green building entrepreneur
BayangFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Diarist and sustainability advocate
Amina Al-Bish Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Volunteer rescue worker with the Syria Civil Defence
Rumaitha Al Busaidi at Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2021.png Rumaitha Al Busaidi Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Scientist
Sara Al-Saqqa Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine General surgeon
Susan Chomba Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Scientist and director at the World Resources Institute
Leanne Cullen-Unsworth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Marine scientist
Dagdeviren in front of YellowBox (cropped).jpg Canan Dagdeviren [22] [23] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Scientist and inventor
Izabela Dłużyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Sound recordist
Marcela FernándezFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Expedition guide
P4120036 Anamaria Font.jpg Anamaría Font Villarroel Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Particle physicist
Trần Gấm Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Biogas business owner
Timnit Gebru crop.jpg Timnit Gebru Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia (citizen of Flag of the United States.svg  USA) AI expert
Claudia Goldin Headshot.jpg Claudia Goldin Flag of the United States.svg  USA Economist and recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics
Anna Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Carbon impact tech expert
Gladys Kalema Zikusoka.jpg Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Veterinarian and conservationist. Founder of Conservation Through Public Health. Recognised by the United Nations Environment Programme as a Champion of the Earth in 2021
Sonia Kastner Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wildfire detection tech developer
Astrid Linder Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Professor of traffic safety
Neha Mankani Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Midwife
Wanjira Mathai at Global Scholars Symposium 2013.jpg Wanjira Mathai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Environmental adviser. Former leader of the Green Belt Movement. Managing director for Africa & Global Partnerships at the World Resources Institute and adviser to the Clean Cooking Alliance and the European Climate Foundation
Isabel Farías Meyer Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Journalist and early menopause campaigner
Natalie Psaila Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Medical doctor
Olena Rozvadovska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Children's rights advocate
Sumini Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Forest manager
Fabiola Trejo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Social psychologist
Jennifer Uchendu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Mental health advocate. Founder of SustyVibes
Qiyun Woo Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Storyteller and environmentalist
Elham Youssefian Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (citizen of Flag of the United States.svg  USA)Human rights lawyer, adviser on climate and adviser on disability to the International Disability Alliance

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

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Maeen Al-Obaidi Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Lawyer and mediator
Fatima Amiri Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Student
Versailles - Soeur Nathalie Becquart - 1.jpg Nathalie Becquart Flag of France.svg  France (also a citizen of the Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City)Nun in the Congregation of Xavières and first ever female Undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops.
Taisia Bekbulatova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Journalist. Founder of the independent media outlet Holod
Kristina Berdynskykh Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Journalist
María Fernanda Castro Maya Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Disability rights advocate
Chanel [25] Contos Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sexual consent activist
Monica Eva Copa Murga (Official Photo, 2015) Alejandra Vaca, Chamber of Senators of Bolivia.jpg Eva Copa Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Politician and mayor of El Alto of Aymara descent
Joy Ezeilo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Law professor and former United Nations special rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons
Ibijoke Faborode Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Founder of ElectHER
Erika Hilton em 2019.jpg Erika Hilton Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Politician and campaigner for black and LGBT rights. The first black trans woman ever elected to a seat in the National Congress of Brazil
minjudang jeongugyeoseongwiweonhoe, beulruseutateuporeom baljogsig 2 (cropped).jpg Park Ji-hyun Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Political reformer
Zahra Joya Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Journalist and founder of Rukhshana Media
Official Portrait of Ursula von der Leyen.jpg Ursula von der Leyen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany First ever female President of the European Commission
Naomi Long MLA.jpg Naomi Long Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Northern Ireland (uses a Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK passport)Politician and former Lord Mayor of Belfast
Ayesha Malik Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan First female judge on the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Zara Mohammadi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Kurdish language educator
Mia Mottley (2021) (cropped).jpg Mia Mottley Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados First female Prime Minister of Barbados
Sepideh Gholian 6.jpg Sepideh Qoliyan Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Political campaigner and workers’ rights advocate
Roza Salih campaigning for equal access to abortion in Ireland (cropped).png Roza Salih Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (active in Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK)Politician and member of activist group the Glasgow Girls
Simone-tebet-076 (cropped).jpg Simone Tebet Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Member of the Brazilian Federal Senate
Kisanet Tedros Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Educational entrepreneur and Tigrinyan digital content creator
Dharma Master Shih Cheng Yen.jpg Cheng Yen Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Buddhist philanthropist, founder of the Tzu Chi humanitarian organisation
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.jpg Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (also a citizen of the Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK)Charity worker
Uchast' Prezidenta Ukrayini u drugomu Samiti pershikh ledi ta dzhentl'meniv 45.jpg Olena Zelenska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Incumbent First Lady, architect and screenwriter

Culture & Sport

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Dima Aktaa Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Refugee and parathlete
Holy Spider Red Carpet - The 75th Cannes Film Festival 04 (cropped).png Zar Amir Ebrahimi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Actor and founder of Alambic Productions
Selma Blair, May 2010 (sq cropped).jpg Selma Blair Flag of the United States.svg  USA Actor and multiple sclerosis awareness campaigner
Ona Carbonell (ESP) 2022.jpg Ona Carbonell Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Olympic medal winning synchronised swimmer
Sarah Chan Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan NBA scout and former professional basketball player. Advocate for education and sports
Priyanka Chopra promoting The Sky Is Pink.jpg Priyanka Chopra Flag of India.svg  India Actor and producer. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, campaigning for children's rights and education for girls
Billie Eilish @Pukkelpop 2019 (48590585507).jpg Billie Eilish Flag of the United States.svg  USA Singer and songwriter
Ons Jabeur (51313423151) (cropped2).jpg Ons Jabeur Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Tennis player
Sneha Jawale Flag of India.svg  India Social worker
Reema Juffali (cropped).jpg Reema Juffali Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Racing driver and founder of Theeba Motorsport
Kadri Keung Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Fashion designer
Miky Lee Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Producer, architect of KCON music festival and vice-chair of CJ ENM
Professor Laura McAllister (8552094408).jpg Laura McAllister Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Professor and former footballer. LGBTQ+ sports ambassador
Thai rapper Milli.jpg Milli Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Rap artist
Rita Moreno 2014.jpg Rita Moreno Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Flag of the United States.svg  USA EGOT winning actor
Salima Rhadia Mukansanga.jpg Salima Rhadia Mukansanga Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Football referee
Alla Pugacheva on Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk 01 (cropped).jpg Alla Pugacheva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Musician
ElnazRekabi2019.jpg Elnaz Rekabi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Climber, appeared at the Asian Championships without a hijab in violation of Iranian law and was arrested as her action was interpreted by the Iranian government as a silent protest against the law in the context of feminist protesters in Iran at the time
Yulimar Rojas - Triple saut Femmes (48614911652) (cropped).jpg Yulimar Rojas Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Olympic medal winning triple jumper and LGBTQ+ rights advocate
Sally Scales Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Pitjantjatjaran artist
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah.jpg Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Writer and feminist activist
Geetanjali.jpg Geetanjali Shree Flag of India.svg  India Author and winner of the International Booker Prize
Sasha Skochilenko.png Alexandra Skochilenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Artist, imprisoned by the Russian government for protesting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Velia Vidal R.jpg Velia Vidal Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Writer and El Chocó cultural and education campaigner
Esraa Warda Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dancer and proponent of raï, a grassroots genre historically associated with social protest

Activism & Advocacy

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Lina Abu Akleh Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Human rights advocate
Velmariri Bambari Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Activist and women's rights campaigner
Tarana Burke 2018 Disobedience Awards at the MIT Media Lab (cropped).jpg Tarana Burke Flag of the United States.svg  USA Activist. Started the MeToo movement.
Sanjida Islam Choya Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Student
Heidi Crowter 2021 (cropped).jpg Heidi Crowter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Disability rights campaigner with an emphasis on Down syndrome
Sandya Eknelygoda IWOC 2.jpg Sandya Eknelygoda Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Human rights activist
Gohar Eshghi.jpg Gohar Eshghi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Civil activist and Iranian Complainant Mother
Cecilia Patricia Flores Armenta junio 2022 cropped.jpg Ceci Flores Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Activist and member of the Madres Buscadoras de Sonora collective
Geraldina Guerra Garcés Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Women's rights and anti-femicide activist
Moud Goba Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Refugee and LGBTQ+ rights activist. Founding member of UK Black Pride
Solidarity with Iranian Protests (52383249999).jpg Women cutting their hair Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Group protesting against Iranian laws against women, (especially the law mandating that women wear a hijab at all times) and against its restrictive laws and theocratic government in general
Gehad Hamdy Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Dentist and humanitarian
Judith Heumann, 2014 (cropped).jpg Judith Heumann Flag of the United States.svg  USA Disability rights advocate
Jebina Yasmin Islam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Campaigner for women's safety
Layli (pseudonym)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Protester
Hadizatou Mani (Niger).png Hadizatou Mani Flag of Niger.svg  Niger Anti-slavery campaigner
Oleksandra Matviichuk.jpg Oleksandra Matviichuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist at the Center for Civil Liberties. Helps Ukraine document proof of Russian atrocities resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Narges Mohammadi (cropped1).jpg Narges Mohammadi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Journalist and human rights campaigner. Vice-president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center
Tamana Zaryab Paryani Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Human rights activist
Alice Pataxó Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Indigenous rights activist and climate campaigner
Roya Piraei Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Kurdish rights activist
V0A3581.jpg Yuliia Sachuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Disability rights advocate
Suvada Selimović Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace campaigner
Aprt tylmh bbyt hSHgryr hbryty (cropped).jpg Efrat Tilma Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Transgender volunteer and LGBTQ+ activist
Xianzi (2022) 2 (cropped).png Zhou Xiaoxuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Feminist activist

Health & Science

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Aye Nyein Thu Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Medical doctor
Sirisha Bandla Flag of India.svg  India Aeronautical engineer
Victoria Baptiste Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nurse and vaccine educator. WHO Goodwill Ambassador for cervical cancer elimination
Niloufar Bayani Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ecologist and programme manager at the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation
Photography of Sandy.jpg Sandy Cabrera Arteaga Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Sexual and reproductive rights advocate
Samrawit Fikru Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Tech entrepreneur
Wegahta Gebreyohannes Abera Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Humanitarian aid worker
Dilek Gürsoy Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Heart surgeon
Sofía Heinonen Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Conservationist
Kimiko Hirata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Climate change activist. Recipient of Goldman Environmental Prize
Judy Kihumba Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Sign language interpreter
Marie Christina Kolo...jpg Marie Christina Kolo Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Climate entrepreneur and ecofeminist
Iryna Kondratova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Paediatrician at the Kharkiv Regional Perinatal Centre
Asonele Kotu Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Tech entrepreneur
Erika Liriano Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Cocoa entrepreneur.
Naja Lyberth Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Psychologist and trauma therapist
Nigar Marf Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Nurse
Monica Musonda, Founder & CEO, Business Java Foods 20200120144838 GMCB9983 (49419178233) (cropped).jpg Monica Musonda Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Businesswoman and nutrition advocate
Ifeoma Ozoma Flag of the United States.svg  USA Public policy and tech specialist
Yuliia Paievska December 2022.jpg Yuliia Paievska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Paramedic and founder of Taira's Angels
Jane Rigby 2023.jpg Jane Rigby Flag of the United States.svg  USA Astronomer and astrophysicist. Advocate for equity and inclusion in STEM
Ainura Sagyn Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Computer engineer and ecofeminist
Monica Simpson Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reproductive justice activist. Executive director of SisterSong
Maryna Vazovska MFO 2013 crop.jpg Maryna Viazovska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Mathematician. Winner of the Fields Medal
March of Ukraine's Defenders in Kiev, 2019.08.24 - 36crop.jpg Yana Zinkevych Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Politician, front-line medical volunteer and military veteran

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

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Lima Aafshid Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Poet and writer
Oluyemi Adetiba-Orija [27] Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Lawyer and founder of the all-women law firm Headfort Foundation
Rada Akbar Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Artist
Catherine Corless Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Local historian
Pashtana Durrani Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Teacher, founder and executive director of Learn Afghanistan
Saeeda Etebari Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Jewellery designer
Sahar Fetrat Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Feminist activist, writer and film-maker
Chatham House Prize 2014 (15848093031) (sq cropped).jpg Melinda French Gates Flag of the United States.svg  United States Philanthropist and businesswoman
Saghi Ghahraman Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Poet and co-founder the Iranian Queer Organization
Angela Ghayour Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Teacher and founder of The Herat Online School
Najlla Habibyar Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Entrepreneur
Secret Series at Kabul, Afghanistan.jpg Shamsia Hassani Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Street artist
Mugdha Kalra Flag of India.svg  India Autism-rights activist and co-founder of Not That Different
Freshta Karim Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Children's-rights activist and founder of Charmaghz mobile library
Aliya Kazimy Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Educator
Official portrait of Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws crop 2, 2019.jpg Baroness Helena Kennedy QC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Director, International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute
Iman Le Caire Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Contemporary dancer, choreographer and LGBTQ+ activist. Founder, Trans Asylias
Depelsha Thomas McGruder Flag of the United States.svg  United States Founder of Moms of Black Boys United, COO of the Ford Foundation
Fahima Mirzaie Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Whirling-dervish dancer
2020 - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (sq cropped) (cropped).jpg Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie [27] Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Writer
Lynn Ngugi [27] Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Journalist
ATrentin201906250124.jpg Rehana Popal Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Barrister
*RohilaFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Schoolgirl
Alba Rueda en GNetwork360 - 2022.png Alba Rueda Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Trans activist
ElifShafak Ask EbruBilun Wiki cropped.jpg Elif Shafak Flag of France.svg  France Novelist and advocate for women's and LGBTQ+ rights
Anisa Shaheed Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Journalist
The Three New Archdeacons (9764190886) (Mina Smallman cropped).jpg Mina Smallman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Priest and educator
Barbara Smolińska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Founder of Reborn Sugar Babies
Adelaide Lala Tam Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Artist and food designer
Vera Wang 2009 portrait Tribeca.jpg Vera Wang Flag of the United States.svg  United States Fashion designer
Malala Yousafzai 2015.jpg Malala Yousafzai Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Nobel Peace Prize laureate, co-founder of the Malala Fund and girls’ education activist

Entertainment & Sport

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Halima Aden Paris Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2019.jpg Halima Aden Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Humanitarian and former model. UNICEF ambassador for children's rights.
Leena Alam Festival gpeg2016 (cropped).jpg Leena Alam Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Actor and human-rights activist
Sevda Altunoluk Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Professional goalball player and Paralympic champion
Nilofar Bayat (sq cropped).jpg Nilofar Bayat Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Wheelchair basketball player and advocate for women with disabilities
Carolina García Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Director, Netflix
Ghawgha Taban Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Musician
Chloé Lopes Gomes Flag of France.svg  France Ballet dancer
Tanya Muzinda [28] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Motocross champion
*RazmaFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Musician
Roya Sadat (Afghanistan).jpg Roya Sadat Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Film-maker
Shogufa Safi Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Orchestra conductor
*SaharFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Footballer
Fatima Sultani Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Mountaineer and martial arts expert
Alison Klayman-Nanfu Wang-Justine Nagan - Hooligan Sparrow (cropped) - Nanfu Wang.jpg Nanfu Wang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Film-maker
Ming-Na Wen (48379221082) (cropped) (2).jpg Ming-Na Wen Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
(Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China)
Actor
Rebel Wilson 2019 3.png Rebel Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Actress, writer and producer

Politics & Activism

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Muqadasa Ahmadzai Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Social and political activist. Recipient of N-Peace award
Abia Akram Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Disability rights activist
Dr Alema Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Philosopher, campaigner and women's-rights advocate
Wahida Amiri Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Librarian and protester
Natasha-asghar.jpg Natasha Asghar Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Member of the Welsh Senedd
Marcelina Bautista Bautista cropped.jpg Marcelina Bautista Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Activist and union leader
Crystal Bayat (sq cropped).jpg Crystal Bayat Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Social activist and human-rights advocate
Razia Barakzai Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Protester
Najla Mangoush-Headshot-e1645841738656-332x332.jpg Najla El Mangoush Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs
Shila Ensandost Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Teacher and women's rights advocate
Fatima Gailani Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Peace negotiator
Momena Ibrahimi Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Policewoman
Hoda Khamosh Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Period campaigner, poet and journalist
Elisa Loncon 2021.jpg Elisa Loncón Antileo Flag of Chile.svg  Chile President, Constitutional Convention
*MaralFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Campaigner
*MasoumaFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Public prosecutor
Hon. Fiame Naomi Mata'afa (cropped1).jpg Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Prime minister of the Independent State of Samoa
220504 Salima Mazari.jpg Salima Mazari Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Politician and former governor of Charkint district
Amanda Nguyen at House Judiciary Committee.jpg Amanda Nguyen Flag of the United States.svg  United States Social entrepreneur, civil-rights activist and founder of Rise
Basira Paigham Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Gender-equality and gender-minorities activist
Monica Paulus Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Campaigner against sorcery accusation-related violence
Manjula Pradeep addresses a crowd (sq cropped).jpg Manjula Pradeep Flag of India.svg  India Lawyer and human-rights activist. Executive director of the Navsarjan Trust
Halima Sadaf Karimi Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Campaigner for women's rights, politician and former MP
Soma Sara Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder of Everyone's Invited
Mahbouba Seraj Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Women's and children's rights activist. Founder, Afghan Women's Network
*Ein Soe MayFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Pro-democracy activist
Piper Stege Nelson Flag of the United States.svg  United States Women's-rights activist and Public Strategies Officer at The Safe Alliance
Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng [29] Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Catholic nun
Emma Theofelus et Asekantsler Mariin Ratniku (visiit Namiibiasse 26-29.03.2023) (cropped).jpg Emma Theofelus Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Politician
Benafsha Yaqoobi Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Disabled rights advocate
Zala Zazai Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Policewoman

Science & Health

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Monica Araya donated by Dave Malkoff (sq cropped).jpg Mónica Araya Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Emissions-free transportation advocate
Zuhal Atmar Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Entrepreneur and founder of Gul-e-Mursal recycling
Jos Boys Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Architect
Faiza Darkhani Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Environmentalist and women's rights advocate
Azmina Dhrodia (sq cropped).jpg Azmina Dhrodia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Safety policy lead at Bumble
Jamila Gordon Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Chief Executive and founder of Lumachain
Laila Haidari Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Women's rights advocate and founder of Mother Camp, drug rehabilitation centre
Zarlasht Halaimzai Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Co-founder and chief executive of Refugee Trauma Initiative
Nasrin Husseini Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Veterinarian
Amena Karimyan Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Astronomer
Mia Krisna Pratiwi Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Environmentalist and eco-activist
Heidi Larson for World Economic Forum.jpg Heidi Larson Flag of the United States.svg  United States Anthropologist and Director of The Vaccine Confidence Project. Recipient of the Edinburgh Medal
Sevidzem Ernestine Leikeki Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Climate activist
*MaheraFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Medical doctor
Mulu Mesfin Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Nurse
Mohadese Mirzaee Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Pilot
Tlaleng Mofokeng at RightsCon.jpg Tlaleng Mofokeng Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Universal health access advocate and United Nations special rapporteur on the right to health
Natalia Pasternak IQC 2019 (sq ).jpg Natalia Pasternak Taschner Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Microbiologist and science writer
*RuksanaFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Surgeon
Sara Wahedi Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Chief executive of Ehtesab
Roshanak Wardak Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Gynaecologist and former Member of Parliament
Yuma Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Psychotherapist and LGBTQ+ activist

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]

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription [32]
Unsung heroWorldwideAcknowledgement 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

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Rina Akter Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Bangladeshi sex worker turned humanitarian
Sarah Amiri - Sustaining the Space Economy - 2019 (48177030097) (cropped).jpg Sarah Al-Amiri Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Chair, UAE Space Agency
Just Adriana Albini at TEDx Foggia (cropped).jpg Adriana Albini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Pathologist and veteran fencer
Nisreen Alwan Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

Health and wellbeing of women through public health
Elizabeth Anionwu portrait 2017(cropped).jpg Elizabeth Anionwu Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sickle cell and thalassaemia nurse specialist
Baroness Barran Official Portrait.jpg Diana Barran Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Minister for Civil Society and founder of SafeLives, a national charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse
Macinley Butson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Inventor
Fang Fang (cropped).jpg Fang Fang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Writer
Somaya Faruqi Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Robotics team leader
Lauren Gardner Flag of the United States.svg  USA Epidemiologist
Iman Ghaleb Al-Hamli Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Manager of a women-run microgrid
Dr.Sarah Gilbert.jpg Sarah Gilbert Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scientist who developed one of the COVID-19 vaccines
Rebeca Gyumi.png Rebeca Gyumi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Lawyer and founder of girls' rights organization Msichana Initiative
Jemimah Kariuki Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Doctor and creator of the free Wheels for Life ambulance service
Safaa Kumari Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Plant virologist
Lakhani side profile.jpg Ishtar Lakhani Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Feminist activist
Lucy Monaghan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Campaigner against sexual violence
Douce Namwezi N'Ibamba Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DRC Social entrepreneur, journalist and activist
Dr Etheldreda Nakmuli Mpungu Uganda (sq cropped).png Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Mental health programme developer
Vernetta M Nay Moberly Flag of the United States.svg  United States Iñupiaq environmental activist
Sania Nishtar at the World Economic Forum on India 2012 (cropped).jpg Sania Nishtar [33] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Global health leader
Lorna Prendergast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Dementia researcher
Susana Raffalli Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Delivering nutrition to the malnourished
Sapana Roka Magar [34] Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Crematorium technician
Pardis-Sierra-Leone.jpg
Pardis Sabeti Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Computational geneticist
Febfi Setyawati Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Activist, founder of Untukteman.id
RShady.jpg
Ruth Shady Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Archaeologist
Kathryn Sullivan, PCAST Member (cropped).jpg
Kathy Sullivan Flag of the United States.svg  United States Scientist and astronaut
Rima Sultana Rimu Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Teacher and humanitarian activist working with Rohingya refugees
Anastasia Volkova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Agricultural innovator. Founder of FluroSat
Siouxsie Wiles MNZN (cropped).jpg Siouxsie Wiles [35] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Scientist and public health communicator
Leo Yee Sin at SG50 Infectious Diseases.jpg Yee-Sin Leo Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Doctor and research leader

Leadership

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Loza Abera Geinore Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Association footballer
Christina Adane on The British Library.jpg Christina Adane Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Campaigner against injustices of food system (free school meals)
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Mayor of Freetown
Ubah Ali.jpg Ubah Ali Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland Advocate against female genital mutilation
Nadeen Ashraf American University in Cairo AUC Conference Panel On Sexual Harassment (cropped).jpg Nadeen Ashraf Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Advocate against sexual harassment
Bilkis Dadi Flag of India.svg  India Protest leader
EvelinaCabrera.jpg Evelina Cabrera Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Football coach and manager.
Carolina Castro Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Advocate for gender equality
Agnes Chow on Tim Mei Avenue (cropped).jpg Agnes Chow Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Pro-democracy activist
Naomi Dickson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Advocate for Jewish women and children suffering from domestic abuse
Ilwadelman2 (cropped).jpg Ilwad Elman Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Peace activist
Jeong Eun-kyeong KDCA jeongeungyeong.jpg Jeong Eun-kyeong Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency commissioner, led COVID-19 response
Mama Maggie in 2019 (cropped).jpg
Maggie Gobran Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Coptic nun and child welfare advocate
Deta Hedman on Darts Planet TV.jpg
Deta Hedman Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Darts champion
Mansi Joshi in 2020 (sq cropped).jpg Manasi Joshi Flag of India.svg  India Para-badminton champion
Salsabila Khairunnisa Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Environmental campaigner and School Strike for Climate leader
Claudia Lopez.png
Claudia López Hernández Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Mayor of Bogotá
Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin 2019 (cropped).jpg Sanna Marin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Prime Minister of Finland
Vanessa Nakate.jpg
Vanessa Nakate Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Climate activist
Nemonte Nenquimo Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Waorani activist
Phyllis Omido, 2014 (cropped).JPG Phyllis Omido Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Environmental activist. Winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize
Ridhima Pandey Flag of India.svg  India Climate activist
2019 Oksana Pushkina.png
Oksana Pushkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Politician, member of the State Duma
rung pnasyaa siththicchirwathnkul Rung Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul.jpg Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Student activist
Nasrin Sotoudeh.jpg Nasrin Sotoudeh Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Lawyer and human rights activist
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, 2020.jpg Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Exiled Belarus politician
Arussi Unda Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Campaigner against femicide
Aisha Yesufu.png Aisha Yesufu [36] Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Activist, co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign
Gulnaz Zhuzbaeva Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Disability activist

Creativity

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Houda Abouz.png Houda Abouz [37] Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Rapper, women's rights and gender equality advocate
Waad Al-Kateab - 2020.jpg Waad al-Kateab Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Activist, journalist and filmmaker
Tsitsi Dangarembga 2006-11.jpg Tsitsi Dangarembga Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Novelist and filmmaker
Karen Dolva Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Chief executive and co-founder of No Isolation
Jane Fonda Cannes 2015.jpg Jane Fonda Flag of the United States.svg  United States Actor and social activist
Madame Gandhi performing during the Lesbians Who Tech & Allies Summit.jpg Kiran Gandhi Flag of the United States.svg  United States Singer, musician, and gender liberation activist
Miho Imada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Master sake brewer
Isaivani Flag of India.svg India Gaana singer and political campaigner
Nadine Kaadan Flag of France.svg  France Children's author and illustrator
Mulenga Kapwepwe II.jpg
Mulenga Kapwepwe Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Artist and co-founder of the Zambian Women's History Museum
Installation of Chancellor Professor Jackie Kay MBE - University of Salford, Peel Hall (17320850932) (cropped).jpg
Jackie Kay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Playwright, novelist and national poet of Scotland
Mahira Khan at Masala Awards (cropped).jpg
Mahira Khan [33] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Actor and activist and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
Angelique Kidjo Gershwin 2023.jpg Angélique Kidjo Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Musician and UNICEF ambassador
Chu Kim Duc Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Architect and child welfare activist
Zahara Nairobi (cropped).JPG Zahara [38] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Singer songwriter
Send fay (cropped).jpg
Nandar Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Feminist activist
Anita tijoux.jpg
Ana Tijoux Flag of France.svg  France Chilean hip hop protester
Yulia Tsvetkova on Radio (cropped).png
Yulia Tsvetkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Activist, political prisoner
Kotchakorn Voraakhom (sq cropped).jpg Kotchakorn Voraakhom Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Landscape architect
Elinwilliams (cropped).jpg Elin Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Disability rights activist
Michelle Yeoh Cannes 2017 2 (cropped).jpg Michelle Yeoh Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Actor and UN goodwill ambassador

Identity

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Muyesser Abdul'ehed (AKA Hendan)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Uyghur writer and language activist
TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 - Day 1 (26310041414).jpg Erica Baker Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Software engineer
Portrait of Cindy Bishop (cropped).jpg Cindy Bishop Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand UN goodwill ambassador and model
Wendy Beatriz Caishpal Jaco Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Advocate for the rights of disabled people
Patrisse Cullors.jpg Patrisse Cullors Flag of the United States.svg  USA Human rights activist. Co-founder and executive director of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation
Shani Dhanda Headshot.jpg Shani Dhanda Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK Disability activist
Eileen Flynn 2020.jpg Eileen Flynn Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Senator and social activist
Alicia Garza.jpg Alicia Garza Flag of the United States.svg  USA Human rights activist. Co-creator of Black Lives Matter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network
Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim [36] Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria LGBTQ film director and activist
Gulsum Kav 2.jpg
Gülsüm Kav Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Doctor, activist, co-founder of We Will Stop Femicide
Josina Machel Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Human rights activist
Hayat Mirshad Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Feminist activist, journalist, co-founder of Fe-Male collective
Laleh Osmany Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Women's rights activist and founder of #WhereIsMyName campaign
Cibele Racy Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Teacher, racial equality activist
22 - Lea T-001 (17107157436) (cropped).jpg Lea T Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Transgender rights advocate and model
Opal Tometi.jpg Ayu (Opal) Tometi Flag of the United States.svg  USA Human rights activist. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter
Alice Wong via robot (cropped again).jpg Alice Wong Flag of the United States.svg  United States Disability rights activist. Founder of the Disability Visibility Project

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

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Judith Bakirya Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Organic farmer and women's rights activist
Ella Daish Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Environmentalist and anti-plastic campaigner
Katrina Johnston Zimmerman Urban Anthropologist 2019 at BBC (sq cropped).jpg Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Urban anthropologist and co-founder of The Women Led Cities Initiative
Gada Kadoda with flowers after KMCA2012.jpg Gada Kadoda Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Founder of the Sudanese Knowledge Society and trainer of community engineers
Jamie Margolin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Climate change activist and co-founder of Zero Hour movement
(Francia Marquez) F70A6326 (49199213312) (cropped).jpg Francia Márquez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Afro-Colombian environmentalist and leader of a 10-day, 350-mile women's march. Winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize
Trang at Burger Zoo (cropped).jpg Trang Nguyen Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Wildlife conservationist and founder of WildAct
Autumn Peltier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Clean water advocate
Swietenia Puspa Lestari Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Founder of the Divers Clean Action Foundation and anti-straw campaigner
Charlene Ren Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Clean water advocate, creator of MyH2O
Najat Aoun Saliba (sq cropped).jpg Najat Saliba Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Air pollution researcher and chemistry professor
Dr. Vandana Shiva DS.jpg Vandana Shiva Flag of India.svg  India Environmental leader and winner of the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize
Greta Thunberg 02 cropped.jpg Greta Thunberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Climate change activist
MarilynWaring2012.jpg Marilyn Waring Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Feminist economist and environmental activist

Knowledge

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
MiMi Aung.jpg MiMi Aung Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States NASA project manager and engineer
EduTech Asia Raya Bidshahri (cropped).jpg Raya Bidshahri Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Educator and founder of Awecademy
Katie Bouman answers questions about the Event Horizon Telescope project.jpg Katie Bouman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Processed first-ever image of a black hole
BBC 100 Women Lisa Campo-Engelstein PhD (cropped).jpg Lisa Campo-Engelstein Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Bioethicist and fertility and contraceptive researcher
El Kaliouby.jpg Rana el Kaliouby Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Artificial emotional intelligence pioneer. Founder of Affectiva
Amy Karle. Artist, Bioartist, Futurist.jpg Amy Karle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Bioartist and 3D-designer
Fei-Fei Li at AI for Good 2017.jpg Fei-Fei Li Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pioneer of artificial intelligence who encourages women and minorities to build AI.
Fogarty-nih-50th-symposium-speaker-julie-makani (41926010224).jpg Julie Makani Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease
Sarah Martins Da Silva Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Consultant gynaecologist, obstetrician and fertility researcher
Dr. Susmita Mohanty.jpg Susmita Mohanty Flag of India.svg  India Spaceship designer, entrepreneur and passionate climate action advocate
Benedicte Mundele Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo Fresh food entrepreneur and founder of Surprise Tropical
Zehra Sayers Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Biophysicist and chair of the SESAME project.
Hayfa Sdiri Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Entrepreneur and UN gender equality campaigner
Noor Shaker (cropped).png Noor Shaker Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Artificial intelligence innovator
Bonita Sharma.jpg Bonita Sharma [40] Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Founder of The Social Changemakers and Innovators
Veronique Thouvenot WSIS Forum 2013 - (WHO, ITU) (cropped).jpg Veronique Thouvenot Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Leader of the Zero Mothers Die initiative
Paola Villarreal.jpg Paola Villarreal Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Computer programmer who developed Data for Justice
AmyWebb.jpg Amy Webb Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Futurist

Leadership

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Alanoud Alsharekh Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Women's rights activist. Winner of National Order of Merit
Tabata Amaral em abril de 2019 (recorte).jpg Tabata Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Politician working for education, women's rights, political innovation and sustainable futures
Dhammananda09.jpg Dhammananda Bhikkhuni Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand First female Thai Buddhist monk (bhikkhuni) and abbess of Songdhammakalyan Monastery
Mabel Bianco.jpg Mabel Bianco Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Feminist medical doctor and women's rights activist. President of the Foundation for Studies and Research on Women (FEIM)
Entrevista de Canciller Maria Fernanda Espinosa (36388035054) (cropped).jpg Maria Fernanda Espinosa Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Fourth female president of the UN General Assembly
Sister Gerard Fernandez Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Roman Catholic nun and death row counsellor
Secretary Pompeo, First Lady Melania Trump, and Zarifa Ghafari Pose for a Photo (49619393902) (cropped).jpg Zarifa Ghafari Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan One of Afghanistan's first female mayors; clean city advocate
Secretary Pompeo, First Lady Melania Trump, and Jalilah Haider Pose for a Photo (49618619623) (cropped).jpg Jalila Haider Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Human rights lawyer and women's rights advocate
Asmaa James Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Journalist and women's rights activist
Ahlam Khudr Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Human rights protest leader
Aïssata Lam Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Microfinance expert and women's rights advocate
isujeong gyosu.jpg Soo Jung Lee Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Forensic psychologist and advocate for anti-stalking bill
Gina Martin, December 2019.jpg Gina Martin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Campaigner to make upskirting illegal in England and Wales
Van Thi Nguyen Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Co-founder of the Will to Live Center
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Official Portrait.jpg Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Youngest woman elected to Congress
Onjali Rauf at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature (cropped).jpg Onjali Q. Raúf Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Writer and founder of Making Herstory
Maria Ressa.jpg Maria Ressa Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Journalist and founder of Rappler, a website exposing fake news
Sobol', Liubov'.png Lyubov Sobol Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Lawyer and anti-corruption activist
Samah Subay Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Lawyer supporting families whose children have 'disappeared'

Creativity

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Precious Adams.jpg Precious Adams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ballet dancer
Manal Al Dowayan Soft Power.jpg Manal Al Dowayan Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Saudi photographer and artist
Marwa Al-Sabouni Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Architect who runs only Arabic website for architectural news. Winner of the Prince Claus award
Yalitza Aparicio (31374009897).jpg Yalitza Aparicio Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Actress and human rights activist
Dayna Ash 2020.jpg Dayna Ash Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Poet and cultural activist
Ayah Bdeir.jpg Ayah Bdeir Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Founder of littleBits and STEM advocate
Scarlett Curtis (cropped).jpg Scarlett Curtis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Co-founder of The Pink Protest
Luchita Hurtado Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Artist and environmental advocate
Aranya Johar Flag of India.svg  India Beat poet who writes about gender equality, mental health and body positivity
Erika lust.jpg Erika Lust Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Erotic film director, screenwriter and producer
Lauren Mahon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Cancer survivor and podcaster
Lisa Mandemaker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Designer of prototype artificial womb
Raja Meziane Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Anti-government songs about social injustice, alleged corruption and inequality
Ashcharya Peiris Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Blind fashion designer and motivational speaker
Danit Peleg Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Fashion designer of 3D-printed clothing
Kalista Sy Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Screenwriter of television series Mistress of a Married Man
Ida Vitale at Texas A&M University.jpg Ida Vitale Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Poet, and fifth woman to win Cervantes Prize for lifetime writing achievement

Sport

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Jasmin Akter Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Rohingya refugee and cricketer
Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics women Kimia Alizadeh.jpg Kimia Alizadeh Flag of Iran.svg  Iran First female Iranian Olympic medallist
Dina AsherSmith Euro Champs 2018.JPG Dina Asher-Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Fastest woman in British history
Salwa Eid Naser 2017.jpg Salwa Eid Naser Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
400m world champion runner
Bethany Firth Rio2016.jpg Bethany Firth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Paralympic champion swimmer
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2015 (1 av 2).jpg Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 100m world sprint champion
Tayla Harris 11.03.18.jpg Tayla Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Australian rules footballer and boxer
Huang Wensi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Professional boxer
Fiona Kolbinger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany First woman cyclist to win the Transcontinental Race
Hiyori Kon Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sumo wrestler
Farida mauritius 003.jpg Farida Osman Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt First woman in Egypt to win a swimming medal
Megan Rapinoe (May 2019) (cropped).jpg Megan Rapinoe Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States World Cup winner and advocate for equality in football (soccer)
Jawahir Roble Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
UK's first Muslim, black, female, hijab-wearing referee[ clarification needed ]

Identity

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Parveena Ahanger Flag of India.svg  India Human rights activist
Piera Aiello daticamera 2018.jpg Piera Aiello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Anti-mafia politician
Rida Al Tubuly Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Peace campaigner
Nisha Ayub of Malaysia (26050451621).jpg Nisha Ayub Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Transgender activist
Sinead Burke speaking on "When Building This World, No One Thought of Me".png Sinéad Burke Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Disability activist
Sharan Dhaliwal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Writer and advocate for mental and sexual health for young South Asians, and LGBTQ rights
Lucinda Evans Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Women's rights activist and founder of Philisa Abafazi Bethu (Heal our Women)
Owl Fisher [41] Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Transgender activist, journalist and writer
Hollie Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sex trafficking survivor
Yumi Ishikawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Gender discrimination campaigner and founder of KuToo movement
Subhalakshmi Nandi Flag of India.svg  India Gender equity researcher and campaigner
Natasha Noel Flag of India.svg  India Body positivity influencer and Yogini
Djamila Ribeiro.jpg Djamila Ribeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Writer and Afro-Brazilian women's rights advocate
Nanjira Sambuli, Senior Policy Manager at World Wide Web Foundation at the 2018 2018 African Submit on Women and Girls Technology.jpg Nanjira Sambuli Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya World Wide Web Foundation digital equality expert
Pragati Singh Flag of India.svg  India Doctor running Indian Aces, an online community for asexual people
Bella Thorne for Vogue 2019.png Bella Thorne Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Actress and director
Purity Wako Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Life coach empowering women
Sara Wesslin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Skolt Sami journalist who lobbied for government funding for Sami language teaching
Gina Zurlo Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 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]

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
Abisoye 1.jpg Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin [46] Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Social impact entrepreneur
Esra'a Al Shafei Flag of Bahrain.svg BahrainLeads not-for-profit Majal.org
Svetlana Alekseeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Model and burns survivor
LIZT ALFONSO WIKIPEDIA 02.jpg Lizt Alfonso Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Director and choreographer, Cuba
2019 Freedom of Expression Awards (40575329543).jpg Nimco Ali Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Somaliland.svg Somaliland
Wrier and FGM activist
Isabel Allende - 001.jpg Isabel Allende Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Author
Boushra Yahya Almutawakel Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Artist, photographer and activist
Alina Anisimova Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Student programmer at Kyrgyz Girls' Space School
Frances Arnold 2012.png Frances Arnold Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Nobel Prize winning chemical engineer
Uma Devi Badi Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Leader of the Badi movement and member of the Provincial Assembly in Nepal
Judith Balcazar Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Fashion designer and co-founder of Giggle Knickers (underwear for women with urinary incontinence)
Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista IWOC 2.jpg Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Lawyer who works against domestic violence as the face of the NiUnaMenos (Not One [woman] Less)
Leyla Belyanova Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Academic and ecologist, seeking to protect Uzbekistan's birdlife and mountain ecosystems
Photo Analia -3.jpg Analia Bortz Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Doctor, rabbi and bioethicist treating women with fertility problems
Fealofani Bruun (cropped).jpg Fealofani Bruun Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Traditional Polynesian navigator and qualified yachtmaster
Raneen Bukhari Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Curator, gallery manager, and business developer
Joy Buolamwini - Wikimania 2018 01.jpg Joy Buolamwini Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Artificial intelligence artist and researcher
Barbara BurtonFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder and CEO of BehindBras, a charity that supports women prison leavers
Cheremnova Tamara.jpg Tamara Cheremnova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Author, living with cerebral palsy
Chelsea Clinton DNC July 2016 (cropped).jpg Chelsea Clinton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Writer and organiser, Vice-chair of the Clinton Foundation
Stacey Cunningham October 2019 (cropped).jpg Stacey Cunningham Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States NYSE President
Jenny Davidson (businesswoman) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States CEO of Stand Up Placer
Asha de Vos.jpg Asha de Vos Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Marine biologist
Gabriella Di Laccio 2016.jpg Gabriella Di Laccio Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Soprano and founder of DONNE: Women in Music
Xiomara Diaz Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Entrepreneur, restaurant owner and charity founder
Noma Dumezweni Out of Darkness.jpg Noma Dumezweni Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Actor
Chidera Eggerue November 2017.png Chidera Eggerue [46] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom "The Slumflower" blogger
Shrouk El-Attar Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Electronic design engineer
Nicole EvansFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Online retail sales facilitator and supporter of women who are experiencing Early menopause
Raghda Ezzeldin Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Free diver
Mitra Farazandeh Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Artist advocate for people with physical disabilities
Mamitu Gashe Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Senior nurse aide and fistula surgeon
Meena Gayen Flag of India.svg  India Business owner and road builder
G.E.M. Laughing.jpg G.E.M. (Gloria Tang Tsz-kei) [ citation needed ]Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Singer-songwriter
Fabiola Gianotti Royal Society.jpg Fabiola Gianotti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Particle physicist and director general of CERN
Julia Gillard 2010.jpg Julia Gillard Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27th Prime Minister of Australia
Elena Gorolova SJK 2019 0-50.png Elena Gorolová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Social worker, campaigning against forced sterilisation
Randi Heesoo Griffin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Olympic ice hockey player and data scientist, advocate for equal pay for women in ice hockey
Janet Harbick Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Altruistic surrogate
Jessica Hayes Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Theology teacher and consecrated virgin
Thando Hopa at World Economic Forum.jpg Thando Hopa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Model, lawyer and diversity and inclusion advocate
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim.jpg Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim Flag of Chad.svg  Chad Environmentalist and advocate for indigenous people and women
Reyhan Jamalova at UPenn cropped.jpg Reyhan Jamalova Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Rainenergy, company that collects energy from rainwater
Jameela Jamil at the 2018 Comic-Con International (42913091955) (cropped).jpg Jameela Jamil Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom British actor who founded @i-weigh
Liz Johnson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Paralympian gold medal swimmer and entrepreneur, with a recruitment agency aiming to close the disability employment gap
Lao Khang Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Rugby player and coach
Joey Mead King Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Model and television presenter
Krishna Kohli.jpg Krishna Kumari [47] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Women's rights campaigner elected to Pakistan Senate
Marie Laguerre Flag of France.svg  France Civil engineer and architecture student, who has developed platform where women can share stories of street harassment
Veasna Chea Leth Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Lawyer, first woman to study law in Cambodia
Ana Graciela Sagastume López Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Women and Femicide Special Prosecutor
Maria Corina Machado.jpg Maria Corina Machado Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Political leader who has campaigned to safeguard democratic processes in Venezuela
Nanaia Mahuta looks left.jpg Nanaia Mahuta Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Minister of Maori development, first female parliamentarian to wear a Maori face tattoo
Diyahdiyah.jpg Sakdiyah Ma'ruf Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Indonesia's first female Muslim stand-up comedian
Nujeen Mustafa Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Syrian refugee, activist, and a campaigner on behalf of refugees with disabilities
Lisa McGee Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Northern Irish playwright and the writer and creator of Derry Girls
Kirsty McGurrell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Charity co-ordinator of 4Louis, providing memory boxes for bereaved parents of stillborn babies
Becki Meakin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom General manager of Shaping Our Lives, advocate for people with disabilities
Ruth Medufia.jpg Ruth Medufia Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Female welder acting as role model for young women in the construction industry
Larisa Mikhaltsova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Accordion music teacher who became a model at age 63
Amina J. Mohammed in London - 2018 (41824822362) (cropped).jpg Amina J. Mohammed [46] Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Deputy secretary general, United Nations
Yana Mohammed Foto Uwe Steinert (8568692398) (cropped).jpg Yanar Mohammed Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq President of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI)
Joseline Esteffania Velasquez Morales Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Student and NGO co-ordinator, campaigning to end forced marriages
RobinMorgan profile.jpg Robin Morgan Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Author and activist, founder of The Sisterhood is Global Institute and the Women's Media Center
Dima Nashawi Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Artist, clown and visual storyteller, who collects and reflects tales from Syria
Helena Ndume Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Ophthalmologist who has performed sight-restoring surgeries upon 35,000 Namibians, free of charge
Kelly O'Dwyer 2017.jpg Kelly O'Dwyer Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Minister for jobs and industrial relations, and minister for women in the Australian parliament
Yuki Okoda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Astronomer, first person to discover a new star that could shed light on the origins of the Solar System
Professor Olivette Otele, Keynote Lecture, SHS conference 2019 (cropped).jpg Olivette Otele Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Professor of History at Bath Spa University, England
Claudia Sheinbaum.jpg Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Mayor of Mexico City and Nobel Peace Prize-winning physicist
Park Soo-yeon Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Digital campaigner against sex crimes
Ophelia Pastrana (cropped).png Ophelia Pastrana Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Comedian and media personality
Viji Palithodi Flag of India.svg  India Activist who founded the Penkootam women's union in Kerala
AIBa 2018 - Brigitte Sossou Perenyi (sq cropped).jpg Brigitte Sossou Perenyi Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Documentary producer and former Trokosi
Vicky Phelan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Exposed the Irish Cervical Check Screening scandal
Rahibai Soma Popere H2019030865839 (cropped).jpg Rahibai Soma Popere Flag of India.svg  India Farmer and founder of Seed Bank, India collecting indigenous seeds
Valentina Quintero Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Journalist promoting tourism and the environment through television programs
Sam Ross Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Catering assistant and advocate for people with Down syndrome
Fatma Samoura (cropped).jpg Fatma Samoura Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Secretary General of FIFA
Juliet Sargeant Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Garden designer
Sima Sarkar Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Full-time mother of 18-year-old disabled child
Shaparak Shajarizadeh Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Activist against compulsory hijab rule, now in exile
Haven Shepherd Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Suicide bomb survivor and Paralympic hopeful
Nenney Shushaidah Binti Shamsuddin Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Female Syariah judge
Hayat Sindi - PopTech 2012 - Camden Maine USA (8103609979).jpg Hayat Sindi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Biotechnologist, Unesco Goodwill Ambassador for science and founder of the i2 Institute for imagination and ingenuity
Jacqueline Straub 2020.jpg Jacqueline Straub Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Theologian, journalist and author seeking to become a Catholic priest
Donna Strickland, OSA Holiday Party 2012.jpg Donna Strickland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Professor of Physics, University of Waterloo, Canada and winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 2018
Kanpassorn Suriyasangpetch Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Dentist, mental health advocate and app developer
Setsuko Takamizawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Learning English to help tourists at Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Games
Nargis Taraki Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan NGO legal adviser who campaigns for female empowerment
Ellen Tejle.jpg Ellen Tejle Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Campaigner for awareness of women's representation in film
Helen Taylor Thompson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom AIDs Hospice founder
Bola Tinubu [46] Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Lawyer who established the first free children's helpline in Nigeria
ErrollynWallen (cropped).png Errollyn Wallen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize
Opera composer and Ivor Novello Award winner
Safiya Wazir (49119269071).jpg Safiya Wazir Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Community activist and U.S. politician
Dr Gladys West Hall of Fame.jpg Gladys West Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mathematician, instrumental in developing GPS
Luo Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Art photography series on Chinese girls since 2007
Maral Yazarloo-Pattrick Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Fashion designer and motorcyclist
Tashi Zangmo Flag of Bhutan.svg BhutanExecutive director for the Bhutan Nuns Foundation
Jing Zhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China 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]

Glass ceiling team

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription [44]
Agnes Atim Apea Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Founder and CEO of Hope Co-ops
Acuddy.jpg Amy Cuddy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Harvard social psychologist and author
Elaine Welteroth on Ashley Graham.jpg Elaine Welteroth Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue
Erin Akinci Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Data scientist
Jin Xing at WEForum (sq cropped).jpg Jin Xing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Dancer, television star and business owner
Karlie Noon [49] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Astronomer
Lea Coligado Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Software engineer
Lori Nishiura Mackenzie Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Executive Director of the Clayman Institute, Stanford University
Loujain Alhathloul.jpg Loujain Alhathloul Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Student
Maci Peterson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Co-founder and CEO, On Second Thought
Mariana Feraru Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Cosmetician
Ruiz, Maria Teresa -FILSA 2015 10 29 fRF01.jpg María Teresa Ruiz Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Astronomer
Marilyn Loden Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Author, management consultant and diversity advocate
Marina Potoker Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Managing director, Rockwool Russia
Melisa Marquez-Rodriguez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Lead Android engineer for website builder, Weebly.com
Michelle Mone (Ultimo founder) 2013.jpg Michelle Mone Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Entrepreneur
Muhabbat Sharapova Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Maths teacher
Nana Akua Oppong Birmeh Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Architect
Natalia Margolis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Software Engineer at Huge agency
Chocoloate remix.webp Romina Bernardo (aka Chocolate Remix)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Musician
Roya Ramezani Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Design strategist
Rumman Chowdhury at the AI for Good Global Summit 2018 (42110666692).jpg Rumman Chowdhury Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Senior Principal at Accenture AI
Sasha Perigo Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Student
Savita Devi (Drummer) Flag of India.svg  India Drummer
Susi Pudjiastuti.jpg Susi Pudjiastuti Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Politician and entrepreneur
Suzanne Doyle-Morris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Author and expert on gender in the workplace

Women illiteracy team

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription [44]
Aditi Avasthi Flag of India.svg  India Entrepreneur; Founder and CEO, Embibe
Huỳnh Thị Xậm Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Librarian
Indira Ranamagar.jpg Indira Rana Magar Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Founder, Prisoner's Assistance Nepal
Ira Trivedi, May 2012-2.jpg Ira Trivedi Flag of India.svg  India Writer
Maggie MacDonnell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Teacher
Marieme Jamme, March 2020.jpg Marieme Jamme Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Founder of iamtheCODE
Mehroonisa Siddiqui Flag of India.svg  India Homemaker
Portrait Michelle Bachelet.jpg Michelle Bachelet Flag of Chile.svg  Chile President of Chile
Nitya Thummalachetty Flag of India.svg  India Director of Diversity, FortunaPIX
Peggy Whitson.jpg Peggy Whitson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Astronaut
Priyanka Roy Flag of India.svg  India Student
Sakena Yaccobi with Muhammad Yunus.jpg Sakena Yacoobi Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan CEO of Afghan Institute for Learning and social entrepreneur with four private schools and one radio station.
Tulika Kiran Flag of India.svg  India Teacher and social worker
Urvashi Sahni.png Urvashi Sahni Flag of India.svg  India Founder and CEO, Study Hall Educational Foundation
Zainab Fadhal IraqStudent
SWF 2008 photo.jpg Vicky Colbert Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Sociologist of education
Muzoon Almellehan 2016 (cropped).jpg Muzoon Almellehan Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Lin Nien-Tzu Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Founder, Dharti Mata Sustainable Workshop
Frances Melanie Hardinge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Author
Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi (2008 portrait).jpg Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Economist
Ahlam al-Rashid Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Teacher and Head of the Women Empowerment Centre, northern Syria
Regina Honu.jpg Regina Honu Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Social entrepreneur
Angeline Murimirwa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Regional executive director, Camfed Southern & Eastern Africa
Bella Devyatkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Polyglot
Tran Thi Kim Thia Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Lottery ticket vendor and swimming coach

Street harassment team

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription [44]
Adele Onyango on Hustle Yako.jpg Adelle Onyango Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Radio presenter
Anita Nderu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Television presenter and radio news anchor at Capital FM
Flatt Imefidon Murphy (cropped).jpg Anne-Marie Imafidon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom CEO & 'Head Stemette' at Stemettes
Chaima Lahsini Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Journalist
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf February 2015.jpg Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia President of Liberia
Ellie Cosgrave Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Lecturer in Urban Innovation and Policy at UCL
Laura Jordan Bambach Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer, Mr President and co-founder, SheSays
Liz Kelly Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Professor of Sexualised Violence
Maria Scorodinschi Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Campaigner against domestic violence
Naomi Mwaura Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Founder, Flone Initiative and Communications Associate at ITDP Africa
Resham Khan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Student
Rupi Kaur, 2017 (cropped).jpg Rupi Kaur Flag of India.svg  India Author
Talent Jumo Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Founder and Director, Katswe Sistahood
Tiwa Savage's studio portrait.jpg Tiwa Savage Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Singer-songwriter
Virali Modi portrait (cropped).jpg Virali Modi Flag of India.svg  India Disability rights activist and youth ambassador
Leila Smith Flag of France.svg  France Artist
Sharon Sabita Beepath Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Counsellor, Stand Against Abuse advocate
Amanda Nunez-Ferreira Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Student
Somporn Khempetch [50] Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Social worker and teacher
Tamara De Anda (cropped).jpg
Tamara De Anda Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Journalist
Doris Muthoni Wanjira Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Conductor
Hanne Bingle Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Powerlifter and retired London Underground driver
Nihal Saad Zaghloul Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Business development officer and co-founder of Bassma
Angie NgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Founder of SlutWalk Hong Kong
Asena Melisa Saglam Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Student

Sexism in sport team

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription [44]
Adriana behar.jpg Adriana Behar Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil General Manager of Sport Planning for the Brazilian Olympic Committee
Ana Luiza Santos de Andrade Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Student
Beatriz Vaz e Silva (cropped 3).jpg Beatriz Vaz E Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Athlete and Footballer
Claudianny Drika Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Football coach
Fernanda Nunes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Olympic rower and blogger
Grace Larsen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Retired civil servant
Luiza Travassos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Student
Maira Liguori Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Director of NGO, Think Olga
Virada SP 2022 em Votuporanga, MC Soffia 01 (cropped).jpg MC Soffia Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rapper
Mithali Raj Truro 2012.jpg Mithali Raj Flag of India.svg  India Cricketer
Momina Mustehsan at New Islamabad Airport (cropped).jpg Momina Mustehsan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Musician
Nadia Comaneci Montreal1976c.jpg Nadia Comaneci Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic gymnast
Nawaal Akram Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Model, comedian and founder of Muscular Dystrophy Qatar
Nora Tausz Ronai.jpg Nora Tausz Ronai Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Architect and teacher
Arsenal LFC v Kelly Smith All-Stars XI (189) (cropped).jpg Steph Houghton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Footballer
Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala at RighstCon 2023.jpg Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Women's rights activist and mountaineer
Cwengekile Nikiwe Myeni Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Gogo (granny) support programme manager
Helena Pacheco Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Businesswoman and former football coach
Roxanne Hehakaija World Forum 2020 (cropped).jpg Rocky Hehakaija Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Director of Favela Street Foundation and coach
Lina Khalifeh Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Martial arts expert
Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Footballer
Derartu Tulu in 2019.jpg Derartu Tulu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Long-distance runner
Shantona Rani Roy Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Taekwondo athlete and activist
Hou Yifan (29762728494).jpg Hou Yifan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Chess grandmaster

2016

The 2016 theme was Defiance. [16] 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

ImageNameNationalityDescription
Babs Forman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London based make-up artist who covers up skin problems
Conchi Rios.png Conchi Reyes Rios Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Bullfighter
Doaa ElAdl.jpg Doaa el-Adl Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Cartoonist whose cat stories reflect the news
Dwi Handa Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Instagram fashion star
Funke Bucknor-Obruthe [54] Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Planner of glitzy and celebrity weddings
Gcina Mhlope 5.jpg Gcina Mhlope [55] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Author, poet, playwright and storyteller
Festival des Vieilles Charrues 2014 - Christine and the Queens - 016.jpg Heloise Letissier Flag of France.svg  France French singer and songwriter known by her stage name Christine and the Queens
Isabella Springmuhl Tejada Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Fashion designer
Jeanette Winterson 02.JPG Jeanette Winterson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom novelist
Kartika Jahja headshot.png Kartika Jahja Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia gender-equality singer
Liv Little Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Editor-in-chief at gal-dem
Mariana Costa 17 Nov 2016.png Mariana Costa Checa Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Businesswoman, founder of Laboratoria
Nadia Khiari Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Creator of cartoon character 'Willis from Tunis', whose adventures reflect the news
Nadiya Hussain 2019.jpeg Nadiya Hussain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Winner of reality show " The Great British Bake Off " – went on to television jobs
Nay el-Rahi Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Journalist, and co-founder of HarassTracker.org
Ou Xiaobai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Relocation manager and co-developer iHomo app which links gay and lesbian people for marriages of convenience
Paula Hawkins Goteborg Book Fair 2015.jpg Paula Hawkins Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Writer of the novel "TheGirl on the Train"
PratibhaParmar.jpg Prathiba Parmar Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya British film maker
Reham el-Hour Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Cartoonist who became professional after winning a UNESCO competition in 2000
Sunny Leone snapped post shoot at Mehboob Studio 2.jpg Sunny Leone Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Actress

Defiant

ImageNameNationalityDescription
Amna Suleiman Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Teacher andbike protester against custom that stops women cycling in Gaza
Amy Roko Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Comedian who became known via Instagram and Vine
Cat Hulbert Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Professional gambler
Corinne MAIER.jpg Corinne Maier Flag of France.svg  France Writer and psychoanalyst
Denise Ho Wan Si (cropped).JPG Denise Ho [56] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Singer and pro-democracy campaigner
Ieshia Evans Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Nurse and protestor who became an icon of the Black Lives Matter movement following the publication of Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge
Iskra Lawrence modeling Chromat Spring-Summer 2017 Hyperwave cropped.jpg Iskra Lawrence Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Model
Jamilah Lemieux at Brooklyn Museum 2015.png Jamilah Lemieux Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Cultural commentator, editor and columnist for Interactive One
Janet O'Sullivan.jpg Janet Ní Shuilleabháin Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Founding member, Abortion Rights Campaign
June Nwando Eric-Udorie at Girl Summit 2014 (14538262739) (cropped).jpg June Eric-Udorie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Writer and blogger
Lois Strong Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Former college maths professor and present day cheerleader
Naema Ahmed.jpg Naema Ahmed [57] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan E-commerce start-up manager
Neha Singh (Author).jpg Neha Singh [58] Flag of India.svg  India Actor, writer and campaigner who encourages women to ignore harassment and reclaim the public space
Renee Rabinowitz Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Lawyer who sued El Al when she was asked to move as the man next to her objected to sitting beside a female
SeyhanArman.jpg Seyhan Arman Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Transgender activist and actor
Tess Asplund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Care worker and anti-fascism activist caught in iconic photo resisting fascists
Viktoria Modesta Altered Beauty2016 01.png Viktoria Modesta Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Bionic pop artist
Winnie Harlow 2015.jpg Winnie Harlow Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Model
Yuliya Rusanova Istanbul 2012.jpg Yuliya Stepanova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Whistle-blowing athlete
Zulaikha Patel Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Thirteen year-old who took stand for young girls with natural hair

Influential

ImageNameNationalityDescription
AliciaKeys2013.jpg Alicia Keys Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Singer-songwriter
Aline Mukovi Neema Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Student activist for political change
Aristegui.jpg Carmen Aristegui Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico journalist
Egge Kande Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Community leader who advises young girls about education
Evelyn Miralles at NASA.jpg Evelyn Miralles Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela NASA computer engineer
Heather Rabbatts Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Lawyer and businesswoman. Non-executive member of the boards of Grosvenor Estates, Royal Opera House and The FA. Chief Executive of the London Borough of Lambeth
Judi Aubel.jpg Judi Aubel Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Social entrepreneur
Lilane Landor of BBC.png Liliane Landor Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon BBC journalist
Lubna Tahtamouni Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Biology professor and science campaigner
Mallika Srinivasan - Chairman and CEO TAFE.jpg Mallika Srinivasan [58] Flag of India.svg  India CEO of Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited
Maria Zakharova 2017 (2).jpg Maria Zakharova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Foreign ministry spokeswoman
2017 Marnie Levine (cropped).jpg Marne Levine Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Chief Operating Officer, Instagram
Marta Vieira da Silva 2013.jpg Marta Vieira da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Footballer
Festival automobile international 2016 - Photocall - 043 (cropped).jpg Rachida Dati Flag of France.svg  France Politician
Rakeft Russak-Aminoach.jpg Rakefet Russak-Aminoach Flag of Israel.svg  Israel CEO, Bank Leumi
Rebeccawalker.jpg Rebecca Walker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Writer and activist
Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera.jpg Shriti Vadera Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Banker and economist
EUA levam ouro na ginastica artistica feminina; Brasil fica em 8o lugar (28262782114).jpg Simone Biles Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Olympic gymnast
Thuli Madonsela April 2014.png Thuli Madonsela [55] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Advocate who combats corruption
Zoleka Mandela 2.jpg Zoleka Mandela Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Writer – survivor of addictions, sexual abuse and cancer. Granddaughter of Nelson Mandela.

Pioneering

ImageNameNationalityDescription
Asel Sadyrova Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Archer
Chan Yuen Ting.JPG Chan Yuen-ting [56] Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Football manager
Chanira Bajracharya Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Former "living goddess" or Kumari
Zheng Churan.png Churan Zheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Women's rights activist arrested for planning protest against sexual harassment on public transportation
Cindy Meston cropped.jpg Cindy Meston Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Professor of clinical psychology
Ellinah Ntombi Wamukoya Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini First woman to become a bishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Gold award winner .jpg Erin McKenney Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Science award winner
Gouri Chindarkar [58] Flag of India.svg  India Computer engineering student of the "School in the Cloud"
Jane Elliott Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Educator, author and anti-racism activist
Katherine Johnson in 2008.jpg Katherine Johnson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Space scientist who was a mathematician for NASA
Lhakpa Sherpa Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Mountaineer who has climbed Mount Everest seven times.
Lucy Finch Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Palliative care nurse and founder of Malawi's only hospice
Mary Akrami.png Mary Akrami Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Women's shelter director and founder of refuge for abused women
Megan Beveridge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
First female "lone piper" at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Omotade Alalade Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Founder of BeiBei Haven Foundation, helping those struggling with infertility
SherinKhankan-2011.jpg Sherin Khankan Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Imam
Shirin Gerami Flag of Iran.svg  Iran First "Ironwoman" triathlete in Iran
Sian Williams Rugby.jpg Sian Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Rugby player
Stephanie harvey crop.jpg Stephanie Harvey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Professional e-gamer "missharvey"
Yasmine Mustafa Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Entrepreneur, CEO of ROAR for Good

Resilient

ImageNameNationalityDescription
Ashwaq Moharram Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Doctor dealing with starvation in Hudaydah
Becci Wain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Healthcare assistant and former self-harmer who challenged supermarket policy
Carolina de Oliveira Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Actor and Mental health activist
Dalia Sabri Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Blind music teacher
Erin Sweeny Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Psychologist
Karima Baloch.png Karima Baloch Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
( Flag of Balochistan.svg Balochistan)
Balochistan independence campaigner; died under suspicious circumstances in 2020
Kathy Murray Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Relationship coach and co-author of "Surrendered Wives Empowered Women"
Khadija Ismayilova.jpg Khadija Ismayilova Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Journalist
Mao Kobayashi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Newsreader and cancer blogger
Marta Sánchez Soler Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Sociologist, activist and President of the Mesoamerican Migrant Movement
'Mary' Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Survivor of al-Shabab rape
Mercedes Doretti Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Forensic anthropologist who investigates crimes against humanity
Morena Herrera 2018.jpg Morena Herrera Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Philosopher and Abortion activist
Nagira Sabashova Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Wrestler
Natalia Ponce de Leon interview.png Natalia Ponce de Leon Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Human rights activist and acid attack victim
Pashtun Rahmat Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Police officer
Saalumarada Thimmakkaj.jpg Saalumarada Thimmakka [59] [58] Flag of India.svg  India 105-year-old environmentalist
Mia Yim at Smash Canusa.jpg Stephanie Yim Bell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Korean-American professional wrestler, then known as Jade
Traci Houpapa MNZM (cropped).jpg Traci Houpapa Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Company director
Um-Yehia Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 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)

ImageNameCountryOccupation
Fatou Bensouda.jpg Fatou Bensouda Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC)
Bobbi Brown at 2009 Heart Truth fashion show.jpg Bobbi Brown Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Make-up artist and entrepreneur
Sania Mirza (28418631362).jpg Sania Mirza [62] Flag of India.svg  India Tennis player
Hilary Swank at 28th Tokyo International Film Festival.jpg Hilary Swank [62] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Actress
AlekWek.jpg Alek Wek Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Fashion model/UN ambassador

30 under 30 entrepreneurs

ImageNameCountryOccupation
Antonia Albert Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Founder, Careship
Victoria Alonsoperez 2013 (cropped).png Victoria Alonsoperez Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Co-founder, ieeTECH
Paulina Arreola Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico CEO and co-founder, Lavadero
Meryl Benitah Flag of France.svg  France Founder, La Boite Qui Cartonne
Leimin Duong Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Founder, Zeven Lemon Beerworks
Elissa Freiha Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Co-founder, WOMENA
Melanie Goldsmith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder, Smith and Sinclair
Sara Jane Ho, AD magazine Dec 2014 issue.jpg Sara Jane Ho Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Founder, Institute Sarita
Samantha John programmer 03.png Samantha John Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States CTO and co-founder of Hopscotch
Linda Kwamboka 02.png Linda Kwamboka Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Co-founder, MFarm Ltd
Zihan Ling Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China CEO and founder, TechBase
Catherine Mahugu IT person.jpg Catherine Mahugu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Founder, Soko
Karabo Mathang Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa South Africa's first female Fifa-accredited soccer agent
Brit Morin CEO.jpg Brit Morin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States CEO and founder, Brit + Co
Smriti Nagpal [17] Flag of India.svg  India Founder, Atulyakala
Pauline Ng Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Co-founder, Porcelain
Bel Pesce - Gus Oenning.jpg Bel Pesce Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Founder, FazINOVA
Elsa Prieto Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Technical director and co-founder, Pili Pop
Cristina Randall Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Founder, Conekta
Claire Reid Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Entrepreneur, Reel Gardening
Nikita Ridgeway Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia CEO and founder, Dreamtime Ink Australia
Lorrana Scarpioni Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Founder, Bliive
Rasha Shehada Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Managing director, Diamond Line FZE
Zuzanna Stańska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Entrepreneur, creator of DailyArt app
Michelle Sun Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Founder, First Code Academy
Julie Sygiel Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Founder, Dear Kate
Kanika Tekriwal, 2017 (cropped).jpg Kanika Tekriwal [17] [63] Flag of India.svg  India CEO and founder, JetsetGo
Lizanne Teo Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Co-founder, Upsurge
Jana Tepe Jobsharing 2.3.png Jana Tepe Flag of Germany.svg  Germany CEO and founder, Tandemploy
Xian Xu (entrepreneur) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Co-founder, Cuisines Sous Vide restaurant chain

'Good girl' film-makers

ImageNameCountryOccupation
Naomi Bya'OmbeFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Student
Massiel ChávezFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Student
Ayesha IshtiaqFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Student
Delaney OsborneFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Student
Lubov RusskinaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Reindeer nomad
Nour (pseudonym)Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Refugee

Vintage ladies (octogenarians)

ImageNameCountryOccupation
Nawal El Saadawi 02.JPG Nawal el-Sadaawi Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Writer
Kamini Kaushal.jpg Kamini Kaushal [17] Flag of India.svg  India Bollywood actress
Jenni Rhodes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Textile designer
Louise Schwartz (showgirl) Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Showgirl and cabaret performer
Tin Tin Yu (teacher) Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Retired teacher

Nurses

ImageNameCountryOccupation
Eveles Chimala Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Midwife
Aissa Edon Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Midwife
Azza Jadalla Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Nurse
Misraa Jimaa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Health extension worker
Tina Lavender Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Midwife
Marie-Ange Zimndou Koutou Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic Nurse's aide in a war zone

Further inspiration

ImageNameCountryOccupation
Nicola Adams boxing at London 2012.jpg Nicola Adams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Boxer
Muzoon Almellehan 2016.jpg Muzzon al-Mellehan Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Activist
Siba Alaradi Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Structural engineer
Afghan rapper Sonita Alizadeh.jpeg Sonita Alizadeh [62] Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Rapper
Niloufar Ardalan Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Footballer
Masoumeh Ataei Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Acid attack survivor
Xyza Cruz Bacani -Professional Photographer- (cropped).jpg Xyza Bacani Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Photographer
Alimata Bara Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Trader
Sana Ben Achour (2018).jpg Sana Ben Ashour Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Civil society activist
Nicky Benedetti.jpg Nicola Benedetti Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Musician
Ashaji.jpg Asha Bhosle [17] Flag of India.svg  India Singer
Cecilia Bouzat.jpg Cecilia Bouzat Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Biophysicist
Rivka Carmi 301108 087.jpg Rivka Carmi Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Geneticist
Estela de Carlotto 17 Bienal Rio de Janeiro 1.jpg Estela de Carlotto Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Human rights activist
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma 2014.png Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Physician and chair of the African Union Commission
Isabel dos Santos em dezembro de 2017.png Isabel dos Santos Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Investor
Ernestina Edem Appiah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Social entrepreneur and founder, Ghana Code Club
Jana Elhassan Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Novelist
Paula Escobar (cropped).jpg Paula Escobar Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Magazine editor
Monir Farmanfarmaian Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Artist
Claire Fox of Moral Maze (cropped).png Claire Fox Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Writer and broadcaster
Uta Frith.jpg Uta Frith Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Psychologist
Alina Gracheva Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Camerawoman
Megan Grano Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Comedian
Alice Gray Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Science blogger
Michaela Hollywood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Fundraiser for disabled people
Ella Ingram (activist) [62] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Activist for mental illness anti-discrimination
Somayya Jabarti Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Newspaper editor, Saudi Gazette
Tahmina Kohistani Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Olympic sprinter
Rimppi Kumari [17] Flag of India.svg  India Farmer
Zimasa Mabela Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Naval captain
Emi Mahmoud Islamic Poet.jpg Emi Mahmoud Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Poet
Amara Majeed Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Hijab activist and author
Nemata Majeks-Walker Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Women's rights activist
Katrine Kielos 2.jpg Katrine Marcal Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Economist, writer and journalist
In Studio with Muniba Mazari (cropped).png Muniba Mazari Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Artist and anchorwoman
Jessy McCabe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Student
VERASHNI PILLAY 2015.jpg Verashni Pillay Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Newspaper editor, Mail & Guardian
Irina Polyakova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Paralympian
Neyda Rojas Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Nun
Rabia Salihu Said Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Physicist
Amina Tyler.jpg Amina Sboui Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Writer and women's rights activist
PatriciaScotland2a.jpg Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Trade envoy
Mumtaz Shaikh [17] Flag of India.svg  India Human rights activist
Nareen Shammo en los XII Edicion Premios Internacionales Yo Dona 01.jpg Nareen Shammo Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Political activist and journalist
Rotana Tarabzouni Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Singer/songwriter
Li Tingting Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Human rights activist
Sophie Walker crop.jpg Sophie Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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]

ImageNameCountryOccupation
SDr Yasmin Altwaijri Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Mental health and obesity scientist
Conchita Wurst, ESC2014 Meet & Greet 08 (crop).jpg Conchita Wurst Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Singer
Laura Bates 2014 (cropped).jpg Laura Bates Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder, Everyday Sexism project
Pinky Lilani (cropped).jpg Pinky Lilani Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder, Asian Women of Achievement Awards
Ruby Chakravarti Flag of India.svg  India Women's rights campaigner
Susie Orbach Crop (5).jpg Susie Orbach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Psychotherapist
Pontso Mafethe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Women's programme manager, Comic Relief
Kate Shand Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Managing director of Enjoy Education
Shappi Khorsandi 01.JPG Shappi Khorsandi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Comedian
Shazia Saleem Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder ieat Foods
Wai Wai Nu.jpg Wai Wai Nu Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Director, Women Peace Net
Michaela Bergman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Chief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Paula Zapata - MinC Brasil - Colectiva de prensa (15).jpg Paula Moreno Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Founder of peace foundation Manos Visibles
Rubana Huq at the 21st Year Celebration Ceremony of TechnoVista Limited.jpg Rubana Huq Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Textile manufacturer
Lucy-Anne Holmes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder, No More Page Three campaign
Brianna Stubbs Aviron 2015 - World Championships - 59 (cropped).jpg Brianna Stubbs Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Rower for Great Britain and Oxford PhD Scientist
Matilda Tristam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Comics writer
Nigar Nazar 1.jpg Nigar Nazar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Cartoonist
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy World Economic Forum 2013.jpg Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Documentary film-maker
Uldus Bakhtiozina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Photographer
Professor Lesley Yellowlees portrait (cropped).jpg Lesley Yellowlees Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom First female president, Royal Society of Chemistry
Rebeca Gompers Lodz 2017 by Jarek Sawiuk. cropped.jpg Rebecca Gomperts Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Founder, Women on Waves
Katherine Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Academic, King's College London
Emily Kasyoka Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Boxer, Kenya
Aowen Jin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Chinese-born British artist
Eliza Rebeiro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder of Lives not Knives
Muge Iplikci Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Journalist
Natumanya Sarah Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Educator
Linda Tirado Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Campaigner
Alice Hagan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Technician at healthcare company BTG
May Tha Hla Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Food aid social worker
Rainatou Sow.png Rainatou Sow Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Founder of Make Every Woman Count
Justa Canaviri [65] Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Celebrity chef, Bolivia
Heather Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Women's business campaigner
Ruby-Wax-2016 (cropped).jpg Ruby Wax Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mental health campaigner and comic
Umm Ahmed Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Sole provider for her family
9.21.14XiaoluGuoByLuigiNovi1.jpg Xiaolu Guo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Novelist and film-maker
Hind Hobeika Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Founder of Instabeat
Molly Case Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Student nurse and Women of the Future Ambassador
President of Malawi Joyce Banda (8985928177).jpg Joyce Banda Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Former President of Malawi
Saadia Zahidi.jpg Saadia Zahidi Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Managing Director at the World Economic Forum
Aditi Mittal Flag of India.svg  India Stand-up comedian
Jess Butcher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Co-founder of Blippar
Farah Mohamed Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Founder, Girls 20 summit
Katy Tuncer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder, Ready Steady Mums
Smruti Sriram Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder, Wings of Hope & Achievement Awards
Darshan Karki Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Opinion-piece editor at Kathmandu Post daily, blogger
Brooke Magnanti 4.jpg Brooke Magnanti Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Anthropologist, author, former sex worker
Chipo Chung - Museum Futures.png Chipo Chung Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China
Actor and activist
Pinar Ogunc Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Journalist writing about women's issues and the Kurdish political movement
Sabina Kurgunayeva Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Footballer who also runs her own bicycle rental business
Kate Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder of independent children's book publisher, Nosy Crow
Betty Lalam Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Director of women's community organisation, Gulu War Affected Training Centre
Arabella Dorman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom War artist
Andy Kawa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Businesswoman and social entrepreneur
Bahia.png Bahia Shehab Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Artist, designer and art historian
Divya Sharma Flag of India.svg  India Science student
Launch of IYA 2009, Paris - Grygar, Bell Burnell cropped.jpg Jocelyn Bell Burnell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scientist who discovered Pulsars
Eleni Antoniadou. 06 19.jpg Eleni Antoniadou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Co-founder Transplants Without Donors
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Blogger, columnist and author
Salinee Tavaranan.jpg Salinee Tavaranan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Engineer and social entrepreneur
Hatoon Kadi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Comedian
Brie Rogers Lowery smile at ODI.png Brie Rogers Lowery Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Director of Change.org
Balvinder Saund Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Chair of Women's Sikh Alliance
Cora Sherlock [66] Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Pro-life campaigner and blogger
Dr. Murabit.jpg Alaa Murabit Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Founder, The Voice of Libyan Women
Bushra El-Turk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Composer for London Symphony Orchestra
Kim Winser Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder, Winser London
Arzu Geybullayeva.jpg Arzu Geybullayeva Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Blogger
Judith Webb Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom First female commander of an all-male British Army squadron
Sarah Hesterman Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Equal rights campaigner
Sana Saleem Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Pakistani campaigner against Internet censorship
Asma Mansour 2.jpg Asma Mansour Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Co-founder of Tunisian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Diana Nammi.jpg Diana Nammi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Kurdish women's rights campaigner against "honour killing"
Funmi Iyanda Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Talk show host, journalist, activist
Karen Masters, astronomer, December 2017.jpg Karen Masters Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scientist at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation
Khuloud Saba Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Researcher and public health worker
Yolanda Wang Yixuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Women's rights campaigner
Ayesha Mustafa Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Founder and director of FashionComPassion.co.uk
Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, 2009 World Economic Forum on Africa.jpg Obiageli Ezekwesili Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Former World Bank Vice President for Africa and Former Minister for Education
Tehmina Kazi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy
Sophi Tranchell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Head of Divine Chocolate
Boghuma Kabisen Titanji Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Virologist and campaigner for ethical medical research
Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Women's movement leader
Anjali Ramachandran Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Head of Innovation at PHD
Yas Necati Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Campaigner for better sex education
Yeonmi Park - Atlas Network Liberty Forum.jpg Yeonmi Park Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Activist raising awareness of the plight of her people in North Korea
Irene Li Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Citizen journalist who took part in and documented protests
Sandee Pyne Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Chief executive of Community Partners International, focused on aid
Temie Giwa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Founder of the One Percent Project, facilitating blood donation
Kavita Krishnan 02.jpg Kavita Krishnan Flag of India.svg  India Secretary, All India Progressive Women's Association
Sarah Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Filmmaker and campaigner
Nicky Moffat Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Highest Ranked woman in British Armed Forces
Alice Powell Oulton Park 2009 (1).JPG Alice Powell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Racing driver and first female to win a Formula Renault Championship
Misty Haith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Research Engineer at Imperial College London
Sally Sabry Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Businesswoman
Kate Smurthwaite, 2010.jpg Kate Smurthwaite Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Comedian and activist
Susana Lopez Charreton (cropped).jpg Susana Lopez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Virologist specialising in rotavirus
Jaya Luintel Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Journalist and women's rights advocate
Nicola Sturgeon.jpg Nicola Sturgeon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Scotland.svg  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. [67]

ImageNameOccupation
Salwa Abu Libdeh Palestinian television journalist
Madawi Al-Rasheed, Visiting Professor, Middle East Centre, LSE (44920405002).jpg Madawi Al-Rasheed Saudi academic and gender expert
Nadia Al-Sakkaf, AlJazeera Channel - May 11, 2015.jpg Nadia Al-Sakkaf Editor, Yemen Times
Sreymom Ang Cambodian fashion designer
Anna Span at cambridge debate.png Anna Arrowsmith English porn film director
Joyce Aoko Aruga Student teacher in Kenya
Moe Thuzar Aung Myanmar state broadcast
Rehana Azib London-based barrister
Firuza Aliyeva Associate Director, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy
Zainab Bangura giving a radio interview in Kinshasa (8654821769).jpg Zainab Hawa Bangura UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict
Michaela Bergman Chief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Claire Bertschinger Anglo-Swiss nurse whose work inspired Live Aid
Ingrid-Betancourt-mspac2.jpg Ingrid Betancourt French-Colombian former politician and FARC hostage
Cherie Blair in Trento.jpg Cherie Blair British barrister and philanthropist
Emma Bonino - World Economic Forum on Europe 2010.jpg Emma Bonino Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy
Yvonne Brewster Stage director, teacher and writer
Gurinder Chadha 2013.jpg Gurinder Chadha British-Asian film director
Nervana Mahmoud Egyptian blogger and commentator
Irina Chakraborty.jpg Irina Chakraborty Russian-Finnish-Indian engineer
Shadi Sadr.jpg Shadi Sadr Iranian lawyer and human rights defender
Chipo Chung - Museum Futures.png Chipo Chung Chinese-Zimbabwean actor and activist
Helen Clark UNDP 2010.jpg Helen Clark Head of UN Development Programme, former New Zealand Prime Minister
Diane Coyle at work with Apple laptop-9Oct2009.jpg Diane Coyle Economist, writer and blogger
Shouting Back Conway Hall.png Caroline Criado Perez British journalist and feminist campaigner
Jody day.jpg Jody Day Founder of Gateway Women, a network for childless women
Es Devlin at FutureFest in 2016 portrait.png Es Devlin British theatre designer
Klara Dobrev 2008.jpg Klára Dobrev Hungarian lawyer and economist
Efua Dorkenoo.jpg Efua Dorkenoo 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
Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, 2009 World Economic Forum on Africa.jpg Obiageli Ezekwesili Senior adviser, Open Society Foundations
Caroline Farrow Catholic writer, blogger and pro-life activist
Anne Stella Fomumbod Women's rights activist, Cameroon
Teresa Forcades2.jpg Teresa Forcades Radical Spanish nun
Razan Ghazzawi in Beirut - 20080824.jpg Razan Ghazzawi Syrian blogger and activist
Rebeca Gompers Lodz 2017 by Jarek Sawiuk. croped.jpg Rebecca Gomperts Dutch doctor, head of Women on Waves
Tanni Grey-Thompson.jpg Tanni Grey-Thompson Winner of 11 Paralympic Games gold medals
Parveen Hassan Conservative women's organiser, UK
Barbara Hewson Senior barrister, UK
Photo of Anis Hidayah.jpg Anis Hidayah Indonesian activist working on migrant worker rights
Deborah Hopkins British mother and political activist
Keith Palmer's funeral (002) (cropped, Rose Hudson-Wilkin).jpg Rose Hudson-Wilkin Jamaican born British priest
Bettany Hughes.BH.jpg Bettany Hughes Historian, author, broadcaster
Rubana Huq at the 21st Year Celebration Ceremony of TechnoVista Limited.jpg Rubana Huq Bangladeshi textile manufacturer
Leyla Hussein.jpg Leyla Hussein Co-founder, Daughters of Eve, anti-violence campaigner
Heather Jackson (CEO) CEO of An Inspirational Journey and founder of The Women's Business Forum
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed Blogger, columnist and author
Laura Janner-Klausner interfaith 2015.jpg Laura Janner-Klausner Movement rabbi, specializing in Reform Judaism
Aowen Jin Chinese contemporary artist
Andy Kawa South African businesswoman, anti-violence campaigner
Tehmina Kazi Director, British Muslims for a Secular Democracy
Jude Kelly Keynote- Zero Tolerance.jpg Jude Kelly Artistic Director, Southbank Centre
Fereshteh Khosroujerdy Visually impaired Iranian singer
Azadeh Kian 2022.jpg Azadeh Kian Iranian academic and gender specialist
Kanya King at the Asian Awards.jpg Kanya King CEO and founder, Mobo
Fawzia Koofi MP, Afghanistan - Chatham House 2012.jpg Fawzia Koofi MP and former Deputy Speaker, Afghan National Parliament
Dina Korzun.JPG Dina Korzun Russian actor and charity activist
Martha Lane Fox.jpg Martha Lane-Fox UK technology entrepreneur
Paris Lees at Pink Therapy.png Paris Lees Transgender broadcaster
Ann Leslie Journalist
Sian Lindley Researcher in social technology
Pontso Mafethe Programme manager, Comic Relief
Brooke Magnanti 4.jpg Brooke Magnanti US anthropologist, author, former sex worker
Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba addressing panellists crop.jpg Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba Deputy Secretary General, the Commonwealth
Shirley Meredeen Founding member, Growing Old Disgracefully
Samar Samir Mezghanni SQ Faces of the revolution at TED (cropped).png Samar Samir Mezghanni Record-breaking young Tunisian writer
ShaziaMirza01.jpg Shazia Mirza British comedian
Aditi Mittal Indian comedian
Rosmery Mollo Indigenous Bolivian activist
Orzala Ashraf Nemat Afghan scholar and civil society activist
Pauline Neville-Jones - minister for security and counter-terrorism.jpg Pauline Neville-Jones Former UK Security and Counter-Terrorism Minister
Susie Orbach Crop (5).jpg Susie Orbach Psychotherapist and author
Mirina Paananen Islamic researcher
Claudia Paz y Paz.jpg Claudia Paz y Paz Attorney General, Guatemala
Marianne Pearl.jpg Mariane Pearl French journalist, founder of Chime for Change
Laura Perrins Stay-at-home mother
Charlotte Raven British feminist and journalist
Gail Rebuck Chief executive, Random House UK
Justine Roberts 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
Hayfestival-2016-Kamila-Shamsie.jpg Kamila Shamsie UK-based Pakistani writer
Divya Sharma Indian electronics and communications engineer
Bahia Shehab.jpg Bahia Shehab Lebanese-Egyptian artist, designer and art historian
Joanna Shields in 2014.jpg Joanna Shields Chair and CEO, Tech City Investment Organisation
Dame Stephanie Shirley - 2013.jpg Stephanie Shirley Businesswoman and philanthropist
Clare Short at the Energy Conference 2015 crop.jpg Clare Short British politician, former International Development Secretary
Jacqui Smith, September 2009 cropped.jpg Jacqui Smith Former UK Home Secretary
Kate Smurthwaite, 2010.jpg Kate Smurthwaite British stand-up comedian and activist
Rainatou Sow.png Rainatou Sow Guinean founder, Make Every Woman Count
Louise Stephenson Trainee counsellor, UK
May Tha Hla Founder, Helping The Burmese Delta
Natasha Walter British feminist writer and campaigner
Judith Webb First female commander of all-male British Army squadron
Saadia Zahidi 2014 (cropped).jpg Saadia Zahidi Head of Gender Parity and Human Capital, World Economic Forum
Dinara Zhorobekova Student, Kyrgyzstan
Gemma Godfrey Board director, broadcaster
Martina Navratilova (7490736068).jpg Martina Navratilova 18-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion

Other participants

NameOccupation
Sarah Walker Head of the English Collective of Prostitutes [1]
Cerrie Burnell Children's television presenter [1]
Selma James Writer and activist [1]

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