100 Women (BBC)

100 Women
Status	Active
Frequency	Annually
Years active	4
Inaugurated	22 October 2013
Most recent	22 November 2016
Website	100 Women

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

History[edit]

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 endeavor.^[15] Women who are already famous are included, as well as people who are less known.^[16]^[17]

Laureates[edit]

2018[edit]

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 who challenged the Iranian law that requires women to wear the Hijab.^[18]

Name	Country of Birth	Description^[19]
Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin	Nigeria	Social impact entrepreneur, Nigeria
Esra'a Al Shafei	Bahrain?	leads not-for-profit Majal.org
Svetlana Alekseeva	Russia?	Burns survivor
Lizt Alfonso	Cuba	Director and choreographer, Cuba
Nimco Ali	Somaliland	FGM activist in Somaliland
Isabel Allende	Peru	writer
Boushra Yahya Almutawakel	Yemen	photographer
Alina Anisimova	Kyrgyzstan	student programmer at Kyrgyz Girls' Space School
Frances Arnold	USA	Nobel Prize winning chemical engineer
Uma Devi Badi	Nepal	Leader of the Badi movement and member of the Provincial Assembly in Nepal
Judith Balcazar	UK	Fashion designer and co-founder of Giggle Knickers (underwear for women with urinary incontinence)
Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista	Peru	Lawyer who works against domestic violence as the face of the NiUnaMenos (Not One [woman] Less)
Leyla Belyalova	Uzbekistan	Academic and ecologist, seeking to protect Uzbekistan’s birdlife and mountain ecosystems
Analia Bortz	Argentina	Doctor, rabbi and bioethicist treating women with fertility problems
Fealofani Bruun	Samoa	Traditional Polynesian navigator and qualified yachtmaster
Raneen Bukhari	Saudi Arabia	Curator, gallery manager, and business developer
Joy Buolamwini	Canada	Artificial intelligence artist and researcher
Barbara Burton	UK	Founder and CEO of BehindBras, a charity that supports women prison leavers
Rumman Chowdhury	Armenia	Data scientist
Chelsea Clinton	USA	writer and organiser
Stacey Cunningham	USA	NYSE President
Noma Dumezweni	eSwatini	eSwatini actor
Julia Gillard	Wales	27th Prime Minister of Australia
Jameela Jamil	UK	British actor who founded @i-weigh
Joey Mead King	Philippines	Model and TV presenter
Krishna Kumari	Pakistan	Women's rights campaigner elected to Pakistan Senate
Ana Graciela Sagastume López	El Salvador	Women and Femicide Special Prosecutor
Nujeen Mustafa	Syria?	Syrian refugee and activist
Kelly O'Dwyer	Australia	Minister for jobs and industrial relations, and minister for women in the Australian parliament
Olivette Otele	Cameroon	Professor of History at Bath Spa University, England
Vicky Phelan	Ireland	Exposed the Irish Cervical Check Screening scandal
Rahibi Soma Popere	India	Farmer preserving seeds
Fatma Samoura	Senegal	Secretary General of FIFA
Nenney Shushaidah Binti Shamsuddin	Malaysia	Female Syiriah judge
Donna Strickland	Canada	Professor of Physics, University of Waterloo, Canada and winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 2018
Helen Taylor Thompson	UK	AIDs Hospice founder
Errollyn Wallen	Belize	Opera composer and performer
Safiya Wazir	Afghanistan	Community activist
Gladys West	USA	Mathematician, instrumental in developing GPS
Maral Yazarloo-Pattrick	Iran	Fashion designer and motorcyclist
Tashi Zangmo	Bhutan	Executive director for the Bhutan Nuns Foundation
Jing Zhao	China	Entrepreneur

2017[edit]

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

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

Glass ceiling team[edit]

Name	Country of Birth	Description^[19]
Amy Cuddy	U.S.	Harvard social psychologist and bestselling author
Erin Akinci	U.S.	Data scientist
Jin Xing	China	Dancer, TV star and business owner
Lea Coligado	U.S.	Software engineer
Lori Nishiura Mackenzie	U.S.	Executive Director of the Clayman Institute, Stanford University
Maci Peterson	U.S.	Co-Founder and CEO, On Second Thought
Mariana Feraru	Romania	Cosmetician
Marina Potoker	Russia	Managing Director, Rockwool Russia
Michelle Mone	UK	Entrepreneur
Muhabbat Sharapova	Uzbekistan	Maths teacher
Natalia Margolis	U.S.	Software Engineer at Huge agency
Romina Bernardo (aka Chocolate Remix)	Argentina	Musician
Roya Ramezani	Iran	Design strategist
Rumman Chowdhury	U.S.	Senior Principal at Accenture AI
Susi Pudjiastuti	Indonesia	Politician and entrepreneur
Savita Devi	India	Drummer
Loujain Alhathloul	Saudi Arabia	Student
Elaine Welteroth	American	Editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue
Melisa Marquez-Rodriguez	Puerto Rico	Lead Android engineer for website builder, Weebly.com
Nana Akua Oppong Birmeh	Ghana	Architect
Sasha Perigo	U.S.	Student
Maria Teresa Ruiz	Chile	Astronomer
Suzanne Doyle-Morris	Australia	Author and expert on gender in the workplace
Marilyn Loden	U.S.	Author, management consultant and diversity advocate
Agnes Atim Apea	Uganda	Founder and CEO of Hope Co-ops

Female illiteracy team[edit]

Name	Country of Birth	Description^[19]
Aditi Avasthi	India	Entrepreneur; Founder and CEO, Embibe
Huynh Thi Xam	Vietnam	Librarian
Indira Rana Magar	Nepal	Founder, Prisoner's Assistance Nepal
Ira Trivedi	India	Writer
Maggie MacDonnell	Canada	Teacher
Marieme Jamme	Senegal	Founder of iamtheCODE
Mehroonisa Siddiqui	India	Homemaker
Michelle Bachelet	Chile	President of Chile
Nitya Thummalachetty	India	Director of Diversity, FortunaPIX
Peggy Whitson	U.S.	Astronaut
Priyanka Roy	India	Student
Sakena Yacoobi	Afghanistan	CEO of Afghan Institute for Learning and social entrepreneur with four private schools and one radio station.
Tulika Kiran	India	Teacher and social worker
Urvashi Sahni	India	Founder and CEO, Study Hall Educational Foundation
Zainab Fadhal	Iraq	Student
Vicky Colbert	Colombia	Sociologist of education
Muzoon Almellehan	Syria	Activist
Lin Nien-Tzu	Taiwan	Founder, Dharti Mata Sustainable Workshop
Frances Melanie Hardinge	UK	Author
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala	Nigeria	Economist
Ahlam al-Rashid	Syria	Teacher and Head of the Women Empowerment Centre, northern Syria
Regina Honu	Ghana	Social entrepreneur
Angeline Murimirwa	Zimbabwe	Regional executive director, Camfed Southern & Eastern Africa
Bella Devyatkina	Russia	Polyglot
Tran Thi Kim Thia	Vietnam	Lottery ticket vendor and swimming coach

Street harassment team[edit]

Name	Country of Birth	Description^[19]
Adelle Onyango	Kenya	Radio Presenter
Anita Nderu	Kenya	TV presenter and radio news anchor
Anne-Marie Imafidon	UK	CEO & 'Head Stemette' at Stemettes
Chaima Lahsini	Morocco	Journalist
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf	Liberia	President of Liberia
Ellie Cosgrave	UK	Lecturer in Urban Innovation and Policy at UCL
Laura Jordan Bambach	Australia	Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Mr President and Co-Founder, SheSays
Liz Kelly	UK	Professor of Sexualised Violence
Maria Scorodinschi	Moldova	Campaigner against domestic violence
Naomi Mwaura	Kenya	Founder, Flone Initiative and Communications Associate at ITDP Africa
Resham Khan	UK	Student
Rupi Kaur	India	Author
Talent Jumo	Zimbabwe	Founder and Director, Katswe Sistahood
Tiwa Savage	Nigeria	Singer-songwriter
Virali Modi	India	Disability rights activist and youth ambassador
Leila Smith	France	Artist
Sharon Sabita Beepath	UK	Counsellor
Amanda Nunez-Ferreira	U.S.	Student
Somporn Khempetch	Thailand	Social worker and teacher^[20]
Tamara De Anda	Mexico	Journalist
Doris Muthoni Wanjira	Kenya	Conductor
Hanne Bingle	Denmark	Retired London Underground driver
Nihal Saad Zaghloul	Egypt	Business development officer and co-founder of Bassma
Angie Ng	Canada	Founder of SlutWalk Hong Kong
Asena Melisa Saglam	Turkey	Student

Sexism in sport team[edit]

Name	Country of Birth	Description^[19]
Adriana Behar	Brazil	General Manager of Sport Planning for the Brazilian Olympic Committee since 2011
Ana Luiza Santos de Andrade	Brazil	Student
Beatriz Vaz E Silva	Brazil	Athlete
Claudianny Drika	Brazil	Football coach
Fernanda Nunes	Brazil	Olympic canoeist and blogger
Grace Larsen	U.S.	Retired civil servant
Luiza Travassos	Brazil	Student
Maira Liguori	Brazil	NGO director
MC Soffia	Brazil	Rapper
Mithali Raj	India	Cricketer
Momina Mustehsan	Pakistan	Musician
Nadia Comaneci	Romania	Olympian
Nawaal Akram	Qatar	Model, comedian and founder of Muscular Dystrophy Qatar
Nora Tausz Ronai	Italy	Architect and teacher
Steph Houghton	UK	Footballer
Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala	Sri Lanka	Women's rights activist and mountaineer
Cwengekile Nikiwe Myeni	South Africa	Gogo (granny) support programme manager
Helena Pacheco	Brazil	Businesswoman and former football coach
Rocky Hehakaija	The Netherlands	Director Favela Street Foundation and motivational speaker and coach
Lina Khalifeh	Jordan	Martial arts expert
Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung	Vietnam	Footballer
Derartu Tulu	Ethiopia	Long distance runner
Shantona Rani Roy	Bangladesh	Activist
Hou Yifan	China	Chess player

2016[edit]

The 2016 theme was Defiance.^[16] Part of the 100 Women festival took place in Mexico City on this year.^[21] The 2016 list was published in alphabetical order.^[22]

Name	Nationality	Description
Alicia Keys	American	Singer, songwriter, pianist, actress, record producer and philanthropist
Aline Mukovi Neema	Congolese	Student activist for political change
Amna Suleiman	Palestinian	Protester against custom that stops women cycling
Amy Roko	Saudi	Comedian who became known via Instagram and Vine
Asel Sadyrova	Kyrgyz	Archer
Ashwaq Moharram	Yemeni	Doctor dealing with starvation in Hudaydah
Babs Forman	British	London based make-up artist who covers up skin problems
Becci Wain	British	Former self-harmer who challenged supermarket policy
Carmen Aristegui	Mexican	journalist
Carolina de Oliveira	Syrian	Mental health activist
Cat Hulbert	American	Professional gambler
Chan Yuen-ting	Hong Kong	football manager^[23]
Chanira Bajracharya	Nepalese	Former "living goddess" or Kumari
Churan Zheng	Chinese	Women's rights activist arrested for planning protest against sexual harassment on public transportation
Cindy Meston	Canadian	Clinical psychology professor
Conchi Reyes Rios	Spanish	Bullfighter (es)
Corinne Maier	France	French writer
Dalia Sabri	Jordanian	Blind music teacher
Denise Ho	Hong Kong	Pop icon^[23]
Doaa el-Adl	Egyptian	Cartoonist of cat whose stories reflect the news
Dwi Handa	Indonesian	Fashion star
Egge Kande	Senegalese	Community leader who advises young girls about education
Ellinah Ntombi Wamukoya	Swaziland	First woman to become a bishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Erin McKenney	American	Science award winner
Erin Sweeny	Australian	rape psychologist
Evelyn Miralles	Venezuelan	NASA engineer
Funke Bucknor-Obruthe^[24]	Nigerian	Planner of glitzy and celebrity weddings
Gcina Mhlope^[25]	South African	Author, poet, playwright and storyteller
Gouri Chindarkar	Indian	Computer engineering student of the "School in the Cloud"
Heather Rabbatts	Jamaican	Chief Executive of the London Borough of Lambeth
Heloise Letissier	French	French singer and songwriter known by her stage name Christine and the Queens
Ieshia Evans	American	Black protester
Isabella Springmuhl Tejada	Guatemalan	Fashion designer
Iskra Lawrence	British	Model
Jamilah Lemieux	American	Cultural commentator
Jane Elliott	American	Anti-racism activist
Janet Ní Shuilleabháin	Irish	Abortion rights campaigner
Jeanette Winterson	British	novelist
Judi Aubel	American	Social entrepreneur
June Eric-Udorie	Irish	Student activist
Karima Baloch	Pakistani	independence campaigner
Kartika Jahja	Indonesian	gender-equality singer
Katherine Johnson	American	Space scientist who was a mathematician for NASA
Kathy Murray	American	"surrendered wife"
Khadija Ismayilova	Azerbaijani	Journalist
Lhakpa Sherpa	Nepalese	Mountaineer who has climbed Everest seven times.
Liliane Landor	Lebanese	BBC journalist
Liv Little	British	Magazine editor
Lois Strong	American	Cheerleader
Lubna Tahtamouni	Jordanian	Science campaigner
Lucy Finch	Malawi	hospice founder (only one in Malawi)
Mallika Srinivasan	Indian	tractor manufacturer
Mao Kobayashi	Japanese	Cancer blogger
Mariana Costa	Peruvian	Businesswoman
Marne Levine	American	COO of Instagram
Marta Sánchez Soler	Mexican	Sociologist
Marta Vieira da Silva	Brazilian	Footballer
'Mary'	Kenyan	Survivor of al-Shabab rape
Mary Akrami	Afghan	Refuge founder
Megan Beveridge	Scottish	First female "lone piper" at the Edinburgh Tattoo
Mercedes Doretti	Argentine	Forensic anthropologist who investigates crimes against humanity
Morena Herrera	Savadorian	Abortion activist
Nadia Khiari	Tunisian	Cartoonist of ‘Willis from Tunis’, whose adventures are about the news
Nadiya Hussain	British	Winner of reality show "Bake Off" – went on to TV jobs
Naema Ahmed	Pakistani	Start-up manager
Nagira Sabashova	Kyrgyz	Wrestler
Natalia Ponce de Leon	Colombian	Acid attack victim
Nay el-Rahi	Lebanese	Harassment tracker
Neha Singh	Indian	Campaigner who encourages women to ignore harassment and reclaim the public space
Omotade Alalade	Nigerian	Infertility foundation creator
Ou Xiaobai	Chinese	App developer which links gay and lesbian people for marriages of convenience
Pashtun Rahmat	Afghan	Police officer
Paula Hawkins	Zimbabwean	Thriller writer of "Girl on the Train"
Prathiba Parmar	Kenyan	British film maker
Rachida Dati	French	Politician
Rakefet Russak-Aminoach	Israeli	Banker
Rebecca Walker	American	Writer and activist
Reham el-Hour	Moroccan	Cartoonist who became professional after winning a UNESCO competition in 2000
Renee Rabinowitz	Belgian	Lawyer who sued the El Al airline when she was asked to move as the man next to her objected to sitting by a female passenger
Saalumarada Thimmakka	Indian	105 year old environmentalist who has managed trees
Seyhan Arman	Turkish	Transgender activist
Sherin Khankan	Danish	Imam
Shirin Gerami	Iranian	First woman triathlete in Iran
Shriti Vadera	Ugandan	Banker who served as UK minister
Sian Williams	Welsh	Rugby player
Simone Biles	American	Olympic gymnast
Stephanie Harvey	Canadian	Professional e-gamer "missharvey"
Stephanie Yim Bell	American	Korean-American professional wrestler known as Jade
Sunny Leone	Canadian	Actress
Traci Houpapa	New Zealand	Company director
Um-Yehia	Syrian	Nurse
Viktoria Modesta	Latvian	Iconic pop artist
Winnie Harlow	Canadian	Model
Yasmine Mustafa	Kuwaiti	Entrepreneur
Yuliya Stepanova	Russian	Whistle-blowing athlete
Zoleka Mandela	South African	Writer – survivor of addictions, sexual abuse and cancer. Grand daughter of Nelson Mandela.
Zulaikha Patel	South African	Thirteen year-old who took stand for young girls with natural hair
Tess Asplund	Swedish	Anti-fascism activist caught in iconic photo resisting fascists
Thuli Madonsela^[25]	South African	Advocate who combats corruption
Maria Zakharova	Russian	Foreign ministry spokeswoman

2015[edit]

The BBC News 100 Women list in 2015 was made up of many notable international names,^[26] as well as women who were unknown, but who represented issues women face. The women of 2015, were from 51 countries and were not necessarily those who would traditionally have been seen as role models—a woman suffering from depression, a woman who advocates for equal access to bathroom facilities, a woman who encourages other women to avoid make-up, and a reindeer nomad.^[27]

Name	Country	Occupation
Nicola Adams	UK	boxer
Muzzon al-Mellehan	Syria	Activist
Siba Alaradi	Syria	Structural engineer
Antonia Albert	Austria	Entrepreneur
Sonita Alizadeh^[28]	Afghanistan	Rapper
Victoria Alonsoperez	Uruguay	Entrepreneur
Niloufar Ardalan	Iran	Footballer
Paulina Arreola	Mexico	Entrepreneur
Masoumeh Ataei	Iran	Acid attack survivor
Xyza Bacani	Philippines	Photographer
Alimata Bara	Burkina Faso	Trader
Sana Ben Ashour	Tunisia	Civil society activist
Nicola Benedetti	UK	Musician
Meryl Benitah	France	Entrepreneur
Fatou Bensouda	Gambia	International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor
Asha Bhosle^[17]	India	Singer
Cecilia Bouzat	Argentina	Biophysicist
Bobbi Brown	Make-up artist and entrepreneur
Naomi Bya’Ombe	Congo	Student
Rivka Carmi	Israel	Geneticist
Massiel Chávez	Venezuela	Student
Eveles Chimala	Malawi	Midwife
Estela de Carlotto	Argentina	Human rights activist
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma	South African	Physician and chair of the African Union Commission
Isabel dos Santos	Angola	Investor
Leimin Duong	Australia	Beer entrepreneur
Ernestina Edem Appiah	Ghana	Social entrepreneur, founder Ghana Code Club
Aissa Edon	Malian-France	Midwife
Jana Elhassan	Lebanon	Novelist
Nawal el-Sadaawi	Egypti	Writer
Paula Escobar	Chile	Magazine editor
Monir Farmanfarmaian	Iran	Artist
Claire Fox	UK	Writer and broadcaster
Elissa Freiha	United Arab Emirates	Entrepreneur
Uta Frith	Germany	Psychologist
Melanie Goldsmith	UK	Entrepreneur
Alina Gracheva	Moldova	Camerawoman
Megan Grano	United States	Comedian
Alice Gray	UK	Science blogger
Sara Jane Ho	Hong Kong	Entrepreneur
Michaela Hollywood	UK	Fundraiser for the disabled
Ella Ingram^[28]	Australian activist for mental illness anti-discrimination	Ninth row
Ayesha Ishtiaq	Pakistan	Student
Somayya Jabarti	Saudi Arabia	Newspaper editor
Azza Jadalla	Palestine	Nurse
Misraa Jimaa	Ethiopia	Health extension worker
Samantha John	American	Entrepreneur of Hopscotch company
Kamini Kaushal^[17]	India	Bollywood actress
Tahmina Kohistani	Afghanistan	Olympic sprinter
Rimppi Kumari^[17]	Indian	Farmer
Linda Kwamboka	Kenya	Entrepreneur
Tina Lavender	UK	Midwife
Zihan Ling	China	Entrepreneur
Zimasa Mabela	South Africa	Naval captain
Emi Mahmoud	Sudan, United States	Poet
Catherine Mahugu	Kenya	Jewelry entrepreneur
Amara Majeed	United States	Hijab activist and author
Nemata Majeks-Walker	Sierra Leone	Women's rights activist
Katrine Marcal	Sweden	Writer and journalist
Karabo Mathang	South Africa	Entrepreneur
Muniba Mazari	Pakistan	Artist and anchorwoman
Jessy McCabe	UK	Student
Sania Mirza^[28]	India	Tennis player
Brit Morin	United States	Entrepreneur
Smriti Nagpal^[17]	India	Entrepreneur
Pauline Ng	Singapore	Entrepreneur
Delaney	United States	Student
Bel Pesce	Brazil	Entrepreneur
Verashni Pillay	South Africa	Newspaper editor
Irina Polyakova	Russia	Paralympian
Elsa Prieto	France and Spain	Entrepreneur
Cristina Randall	Canada	Entrepreneur
Claire Reid	South Africa	Entrepreneur
Jenni Rhodes	UK	Textile designer
Nikita Ridgeway	Australia	Entrepreneur
Neyda Rojas	Venezuela	Nun
Lubov Russkina	Russia	Reindeer nomad
Rabia Salihu Said	Nigeria	Physicist
Amina Sboui	Tunisia	Writer and women's rights activist
Lorrana Scarpioni	Brazil	Entrepreneur
Louise Schwartz	Jamaica	Showgirl and cabaret performer
Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal	British	Trade envoy
Mumtaz Shaikh^[17]	India	Human rights activist
Nareen Shammo	Iraq	Political activist and journalist
Rasha Shehada	Palestine	Manufacturing director
Zuzanna Stańska	Poland	Entrepreneur
Michelle Sun	Hong Kong	Entrepreneur
Hilary Swank^[28]	United States	Actress
Julie Sygiel	United States	Entrepreneur
Rotana Tarabzouni	Saudi Arabia	Singer/songwriter
Kanika Tekriwal^[17]^[29]	India	Entrepreneur
Lizanne Teo	Singapore	Entrepreneur
Jana Tepe	Germany	Entrepreneur
Li Tingting	China	Human rights activist
Sophie Walker	UK	Leader of the Women's Equality Party
Alek Wek	Sudan	Fashion model/UN ambassador
Xian Xu	China	Entrepreneur
Tin Tin Yu	Burma	Teacher
Marie-Ange Zimndou Koutou	Central African Republic	Nurse's aide in a war zone
Nour	Syria	Refugee

2014[edit]

The BBC News 100 Women list in 2014 continued the efforts of the first year's initiative.^[30]

Image	Name	Occupation
	SDr Yasmin Altwaijri	Saudi mental health and obesity scientist
	Conchita Wurst	Singer, Austria
	Laura Bates	Founder, Everyday Sexism project
	Pinky Lilani	Founder, Asian Women of Achievement Awards
	Ruby Chakravarti	Women's rights campaigner, India
	Susie Orbach	Psychotherapist
	Pontso Mafethe	Zimbabwean women's programme manager, Comic Relief@pontso_mafethe
	Kate Shand	Managing director of Enjoy Education
	Shappi Khorsandi	Iranian-born British comedian
	Shazia Saleem	Founder ieat Foods
	Wai Wai Nu	Director, Women Peace Net
	Michaela Bergman	Chief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
	Paula Moreno	Founder of peace foundation Manos Visibles
	Rubana Huq	Bangladeshi textile manufacturer
	Lucy-Anne Holmes	Founder, No More Page Three campaign, UK
	Brianna Stubbs	Rower for Great Britain and Oxford PhD Scientist
	Matilda Tristam	Comics writer
	Nigar Nazar	Pakistani cartoonist@NigarNazar
	Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy	Pakistani documentary film-maker
	Uldus Bakhtiozina	Russian photographer
	Lesley Yellowlees	First female president, Royal Chemistry Society
	Rebecca Gomperts	Founder, Women on Waves
	Katherine Brown	Academic, Kings College London
	Emily Kasyoka	Boxer, Kenya
	Aowen Jin	Chinese-born British artist
	Eliza Rebeiro	Founder of Lives not Knives
	Muge Iplikci	Turkish journalist
	Natumanya Sarah	Educator
	Linda Tirado	Campaigner
	Alice Hagan	Technician at healthcare company BTG
	May Tha Hla	Burmese food aid social worker
	Rainatou Sow	Founder of Make Every Woman Count
	Justa Canaviri^[31]	Celebrity chef, Bolivia
	Heather Jackson	Women's business campaigner
	Ruby Wax	Mental health campaigner and comic
	Umm Ahmed	Sole provider for her family, Iraq
	Xiaolu Guo	Chinese novelist and film-maker
	Hind Hobeika	Founder of Instabeat, Lebanon
	Molly Case	Student nurse and Women of the Future Ambassador
	Joyce Banda	Former president of Malawi
	Saadia Zahidi	World Economic Forum
	Aditi Mittal	Indian stand-up comedian
	Jess Butcher	Co-founder of Blippar
	Farah Mohamed	Girls 20 summit founder
	Katy Tuncer	Founder, Ready Steady Mums
	Smruti Sriram	Founder, Wings of Hope & Achievement Awards
	Darshan Karki	Opinion-piece editor at Kathmandu Post daily, Nepal blogger
	Brooke Magnanti	US anthropologist, author, former sex worker
	Chipo Chung	Chinese-Zimbabwean actor and activist
	Pinar Ogunc	Journalist writing about women's issues and the Kurdish political movement
	Sabina Kurgunayeva	Footballer who also runs her own bicycle rental business in Azerbaijan
	Kate Wilson	Founder of independent children's book publisher in UK
	Betty Lalam	Director of women's community organisation, Northern Uganda
	Arabella Dorman	War artist
	Andy Kawa	Businesswoman and social entrepreneur
	Bahia Shehab	Egyptian artist, designer and art historian
	Divya Sharma	Indian science student
	Jocelyn Bell Burnell	Scientist who discovered Pulsars
	Eleni Antoniadou	Co-Founder Transplants Without Donors
	Shelina Zahra Janmohamed	Blogger, columnist and author
	Salinee Tavaranan	Thai engineer and social entrepreneur
	Hatoon Kadi	Saudi Arabian comedian
	Brie Rogers Lowery	UK Director of Change.org
	Balvinder Saund	Chair of Women's Sikh Alliance, UK
	Cora Sherlock	Pro-life campaigner and blogger in Ireland
	Alaa Murabit	Founder, The Voice of Libyan Women
	Bushra El-Turk	British-Lebanese composer for London Symphony Orchestra
	Kim Winser	Founder, Winser London
	Arzu Geybullayeva	blogger
	Judith Webb	First female commander of an all-male British Army squadron@sjbwebb
	Sarah Hesterman	Equal rights campaigner in Qatar
	Sana Saleem	Pakistani campaigner against Internet censorship
	Asma Mansour	Co-founder of Tunisian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
	Diana Nammi	Kurdish women's rights campaigner against "honour" killing
	Funmi Iyanda	Talk show host, journalist, activist in Nigeria
	Karen Masters	Scientist at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation
	Khuloud Saba	Syrian researcher and public health worker
	Yolanda Wang Yixuan	Women's rights campaigner in China
	Ayesha Mustafa	Founder and director of FashionComPassion.co.uk
	Obiageli Ezekwesili	Former World Bank Vice President for Africa and Former Minister for Education, Nigeria
	Tehmina Kazi	Director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy
	Sophi Tranchell	Head of Divine Chocolate
	Boghuma Kabisen Titanji	Virologist and campaigner for ethical medical research in Cameroon
	Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah	Women's movement leader in Indonesia
	Anjali Ramachandran	Head of Innovation at PHD
	Yas Necati	Campaigner for better sex education
	Yeonmi Park	Activist raising awareness of the plight of her people in North Korea@YeonmiParkNK
	Irene Li	Citizen journalist who took part in and documented protests in Hong Kong
	Sandee Pyne	Chief executive of Community Partner's International, focused on aid in Myanmar
	Temie Giwa	Founder of the One Percent Project, facilitating blood donation in Nigeria
	Kavita Krishnan	Secretary, All India Progressive Women's Association
	Sarah Khan	Pakistani filmmaker and campaigner
	Nicky Moffat	Highest Ranked woman in British Armed Forces
	Alice Powell	Racing driver and first female to win a Formula Renault Championship
	Misty Haith	Research Engineer at Imperial College London
	Sally Sabry	Businesswoman in Egypt
	Kate Smurthwaite	British comedian and activist
	Susana Lopez	Mexican virologist specialising in rotavirus
	Jaya Luintel	Journalist and women's rights advocate from Nepal
	Nicola Sturgeon	First Minister of Scotland

2013[edit]

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.^[32]

Image	Name	Occupation
	Salwa Abu Libdeh	Palestinian television journalist
	Madawi Al-Rasheed	Saudi academic and gender expert
	Nadia Al-Sakkaf	Editor, Yemen Times
	Sreymom Ang	Cambodian fashion designer
	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 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	French-Colombian former politician and FARC hostage
	Cherie Blair	British barrister and philanthropist
	Emma Bonino	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy
	Yvonne Brewster	Stage director, teacher and writer
	Gurinder Chadha	British-Asian film director
	Nervana Mahmoud	Egyptian blogger and commentator
	Irina Chakraborty	Russian-Finnish-Indian engineer
	Shadi Sadr	Iranian lawyer and human rights defender
	Chipo Chung	Chinese-Zimbabwean actor and activist
	Helen Clark	Head of UN Development Programme, former New Zealand Prime Minister
	Diane Coyle	Economist, writer and blogger
	Caroline Criado Perez	British journalist and feminist campaigner
	Jody Day	founder of Gateway Women, a network for childless women
	Es Devlin	British theatre designer
	Klara Dobrev	Hungarian lawyer and economist
	Efua Dorkenoo	Ghanan 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 Ezekwesili	Senior adviser, Open Society Foundation
	Caroline Farrow	Catholic writer, blogger and pro-life activist
	Anne Stella Fomumbod	Women's rights activist, Cameroon
	Teresa Forcades	Radical Spanish nun
	Razan Ghazzawi	Syrian blogger and activist
	Rebecca Gomperts	Dutch doctor, head of Women on Waves
	Tanni Grey-Thompson	Winner of 11 Paralympic Games gold medals
	Parveen Hassan	Conservative women's organiser, UK
	Barbara Hewson	Senior barrister, UK
	Anis Hidayah	Indonesian activist working on migrant worker rights
	Deborah Hopkins	British mother and political activist
	Rose Hudson-Wilkin	Jamaican born British priest
	Bettany Hughes	Historian, author, broadcaster
	Rubana Huq	Bangladeshi textile manufacturer
	Leyla Hussein	Co-founder, Daughters of Eve, anti-violence campaigner
	Heather Jackson	CEO of An Inspirational Journey and Founder of The Women's Business Forum
	Shelina Zahra Janmohamed	Blogger, columnist and author
	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	Artistic Director, Southbank Centre
	Fereshteh Khosroujerdy	Visually impaired Iranian singer
	Azadeh Kian	Iranian academic and genderspecialist
	Kanya King	CEO and founder, Mobo
	Fawzia Koofi	MP and former Deputy Speaker, Afghan National Parliament
	Dina Korzun	Russian actor and charity activist
	Martha Lane-Fox	UK technology entrepreneur
	Paris Lees	Transgender broadcaster
	Ann Leslie	Journalist
	Sian Lindley	Researcher in social technology
	Pontso Mafethe	Programme manager, Comic Relief
	Brooke Magnanti	US anthropologist, author, former sex worker
	Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba	Deputy Secretary General, the Commonwealth
	Shirley Meredeen	Founding member, Growing Old Disgracefully
	Samar Samir Mezghanni	Record-breaking young Tunisian writer
	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	Former UK Security and Counter-Terrorism Minister
	Susie Orbach	Psychotherapist and author
	Mirina Paananen	Islamic researcher
	Claudia Paz y Paz	Attorney General, Guatemala
	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
	Kamila Shamsie	UK-based Pakistani writer
	Divya Sharma	Indian electronics and communications engineer
	Bahia Shehab	Lebanese-Egyptian artist, designer and art historian
	Joanna Shields	Chair and CEO, Tech City Investment Organisation
	Stephanie Shirley	Businesswoman and philanthropist
	Clare Short	British politician, former International Development Secretary
	Jacqui Smith	Former UK Home Secretary
	Kate Smurthwaite	British stand-up comedian and activist
	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	Head of Gender Parity and Human Capital, World Economic Forum
	Dinara Zhorobekova	Student, Kyrgyzstan
	Gemma Godfrey	Board director, broadcaster
	Martina Navratilova	18-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion