100 Women (BBC)

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

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 "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 the interviews and debates which 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 were facing were not getting in-depth coverage and in March 2013, BBC received a "flood of feedback from female listeners" that the BBC provide more "content from and about women."^[9]

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

The series has since covered many topics, including education, healthcare, equal pay, genital mutilation, domestic violence, and sexual abuse^[13] and seeks to provide women with a platform to discuss how to improve the world and eliminate sexism.^[14] Women included on the list are from around the globe who are 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]

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^[18]
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^[18]
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^[18]
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
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^[18]
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.^[19] The 2016 list was published in alphabetical order.^[20]

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^[21]
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^[21]
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^[22]	Nigerian	Planner of glitzy and celebrity weddings
Gcina Mhlope^[23]	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^[23]	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,^[24] 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.^[25]

Name	Country	Occupation
Nicola Adams	UK	boxer
Muzzon al-Mellehan	Syria	Activist
Siba Alaradi	Syria	Structural engineer
Antonia Albert	Austria	Entrepreneur
Sonita Alizadeh^[26]	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^[26]	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^[26]	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^[26]	United States	Actress
Julie Sygiel	United States	Entrepreneur
Rotana Tarabzouni	Saudi Arabia	Singer/songwriter
Kanika Tekriwal^[17]	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.^[27]

Name	Occupation	Position^{[importance?]}
SDr Yasmin Altwaijri	Saudi mental health and obesity scientist	Top row
Conchita Wurst	Singer, Austria	Top row
Laura Bates	Founder, Everyday Sexism project	Top row
Pinky Lilani	Founder, Asian Women of Achievement Awards	Top row
Ruby Chakravarti	Women's rights campaigner, India	Top row
Susie Orbach	Psychotherapist	Top row
Pontso Mafethe	Zimbabwean women's programme manager, Comic Relief@pontso_mafethe	Top row
Kate Shand	Managing director of Enjoy Education	Top row
Shappi Khorsandi	Iranian-born British comedian	Top row
Shazia Saleem	Founder ieat Foods	Top row
Wai Wai Nu	Director, Women Peace Net	Second row
Michaela Bergman	Chief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	Second row
Paula Moreno	Founder of peace foundation Manos Visibles	Second row
Rubana Huq	Bangladeshi textile manufacturer	Second row
Lucy-Anne Holmes	Founder, No More Page Three campaign, UK	Second row
Brianna Stubbs	Rower for Great Britain and Oxford PhD Scientist	Second row
Matilda Tristam	Comics writer	Second row
Nigar Nazar	Pakistani cartoonist@NigarNazar	Second row
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy	Pakistani documentary film-maker	Second row
Uldus Bakhtiozina	Russian photographer	Second row
Lesley Yellowlees	First female president, Royal Chemistry Society	Third row
Rebecca Gomperts	Founder, Women on Waves	Third row
Katherine Brown	Academic, Kings College London	Third row
Emily Kasyoka	Boxer, Kenya	Third row
Aowen Jin	Chinese-born British artist	Third row
Eliza Rebeiro	Founder of Lives not Knives	Third row
Muge Iplikci	Turkish journalist	Third row
Natumanya Sarah	Educator	Third row
Linda Tirado	Campaigner	Third row
Alice Hagan	Technician at healthcare company BTG	Third row
May Tha Hla	Burmese food aid social worker	Fourth row
Rainatou Sow	Founder of Make Every Woman Count	Fourth row
Justa Canaviri^[28]	Celebrity chef, Bolivia	Fourth row
Heather Jackson	Women's business campaigner	Fourth row
Ruby Wax	Mental health campaigner and comic	Fourth row
Umm Ahmed	Sole provider for her family, Iraq	Fourth row
Xiaolu Guo	Chinese novelist and film-maker	Fourth row
Hind Hobeika	Founder of Instabeat, Lebanon	Fourth row
Molly Case	Student nurse and Women of the Future Ambassador	Fourth row
Joyce Banda	Former president of Malawi	Fourth row
Saadia Zahidi	World Economic Forum	Fifth row
Aditi Mittal	Indian stand-up comedian	Fifth row
Jess Butcher	Co-founder of Blippar	Fifth row
Farah Mohamed	Girls 20 summit founder	Fifth row
Katy Tuncer	Founder, Ready Steady Mums	Fifth row
Smruti Sriram	Founder, Wings of Hope & Achievement Awards	Fifth row
Darshan Karki	Opinion-piece editor at Kathmandu Post daily, Nepal blogger	Fifth row
Brooke Magnanti	US anthropologist, author, former sex worker	Fifth row
Chipo Chung	Chinese-Zimbabwean actor and activist	Fifth row
Pinar Ogunc	Journalist writing about women's issues and the Kurdish political movement	Fifth row
Sabina Kurgunayeva	Footballer who also runs her own bicycle rental business in Azerbaijan	Sixth row
Kate Wilson	Founder of independent children's book publisher in UK	Sixth row
Betty Lalam	Director of women's community organisation, Northern Uganda	Sixth row
Arabella Dorman	War artist	Sixth row
Andy Kawa	Businesswoman and social entrepreneur	Sixth row
Bahia Shehab	Egyptian artist, designer and art historian	Sixth row
Divya Sharma	Indian science student	Sixth row
Jocelyn Bell Burnell	Scientist who discovered Pulsars	Sixth row
Eleni Antoniadou	Co-Founder Transplants Without Donors	Sixth row
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed	Blogger, columnist and author	Sixth row
Salinee Tavaranan	Thai engineer and social entrepreneur	Seventh row
Hatoon Kadi	Saudi Arabian comedian	Seventh row
Brie Rogers Lowery	UK Director of Change.org	Seventh row
Balvinder Saund	Chair of Women's Sikh Alliance, UK	Seventh row
Cora Sherlock	Pro-life campaigner and blogger in Ireland	Seventh row
Alaa Murabit	Founder, The Voice of Libyan Women	Seventh row
Bushra El-Turk	British-Lebanese composer for London Symphony Orchestra	Seventh row
Kim Winser	Founder, Winser London	Seventh row
Arzu Geybullayeva	blogger	Seventh row
Judith Webb	First female commander of an all-male British Army squadron@sjbwebb	Seventh row
Sarah Hesterman	Equal rights campaigner in Qatar	Eighth row
Sana Saleem	Pakistani campaigner against Internet censorship	Eighth row
Asma Mansour	Co-founder of Tunisian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship	Eighth row
Diana Nammi	Kurdish women's rights campaigner against "honour" killing	Eighth row
Funmi Iyanda	Talk show host, journalist, activist in Nigeria	Eighth row
Karen Masters	Scientist at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation	Eighth row
Khuloud Saba	Syrian researcher and public health worker	Eighth row
Yolanda Wang Yixuan	Women's rights campaigner in China	Eighth row
Ayesha Mustafa	Founder and director of FashionComPassion.co.uk	Eighth row
Obiageli Ezekwesili	Former World Bank Vice President for Africa and Former Minister for Education, Nigeria	Eighth row
Tehmina Kazi	Director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy	Ninth row
Sophi Tranchell	Head of Divine Chocolate	Ninth row
Boghuma Kabisen Titanji	Virologist and campaigner for ethical medical research in Cameroon	Ninth row
Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah	Women's movement leader in Indonesia	Ninth row
Anjali Ramachandran	Head of Innovation at PHD	Ninth row
Yas Necati	Campaigner for better sex education	Ninth row
Yeonmi Park	Activist raising awareness of the plight of her people in North Korea@YeonmiParkNK	Ninth row
Irene Li	Citizen journalist who took part in and documented protests in Hong Kong	Ninth row
Sandee Pyne	Chief executive of Community Partner's International, focused on aid in Myanmar	Ninth row
Temie Giwa	Founder of the One Percent Project, facilitating blood donation in Nigeria	Ninth row
Kavita Krishnan	Secretary, All India Progressive Women's Association	Tenth row
Sarah Khan	Pakistani filmmaker and campaigner	Tenth row
Nicky Moffat	Highest Ranked woman in British Armed Forces	Tenth row
Alice Powell	Racing driver and first female to win a Formula Renault Championship	Tenth row
Misty Haith	Research Engineer at Imperial College London	Tenth row
Sally Sabry	Businesswoman in Egypt	Tenth row
Kate Smurthwaite	British comedian and activist	Tenth row
Susana Lopez	Mexican virologist specialising in rotavirus	Tenth row
Jaya Luintel	Journalist and women's rights advocate from Nepal	Tenth row
Nicola Sturgeon	First Minister of Scotland	Tenth row

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.^[29]

Name	Occupation	Position^{[importance?]}
Salwa Abu Libdeh	Palestinian television journalist	Top row
Madawi Al-Rasheed	Saudi academic and gender expert	Top row
Nadia Al-Sakkaf	Editor, Yemen Times	Top row
Sreymom Ang	Cambodian fashion designer	Top row
Anna Arrowsmith	English porn film director	Top row
Joyce Aoko Aruga	Student teacher in Kenya	Top row
Moe Thuzar Aung	Myanmar state broadcast	Top row
Rehana Azib	London-based barrister	Top row
Firuza Aliyeva	Associate Director, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy	Top row
Zainab Hawa Bangura	UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict	Top row
Michaela Bergman	Chief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	Second row
Claire Bertschinger	Anglo-Swiss nurse whose work inspired Live Aid	Second row
Ingrid Betancourt	French-Colombian former politician and FARC hostage	Second row
Cherie Blair	British barrister and philanthropist	Second row
Emma Bonino	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy	Second row
Yvonne Brewster	Stage director, teacher and writer	Second row
Gurinder Chadha	British-Asian film director	Second row
Nervana Mahmoud	Egyptian blogger and commentator	Second row
Irina Chakraborty	Russian-Finnish-Indian engineer	Second row
Shadi Sadr	Iranian lawyer and human rights defender	Second row
Chipo Chung	Chinese-Zimbabwean actor and activist	Third row
Helen Clark	Head of UN Development Programme, former New Zealand Prime Minister	Third row
Diane Coyle	Economist, writer and blogger	Third row
Caroline Criado Perez	British journalist and feminist campaigner	Third row
Jody Day	founder of Gateway Women, a network for childless women	Third row
Es Devlin	British theatre designer	Third row
Klara Dobrev	Hungarian lawyer and economist	Third row
Efua Dorkenoo	Ghanan Senior Advisor to Equality Now and campaigner against female genital mutilation	Third row
Sigridur Maria Egilsdottir	Iceland's champion debater	Third row
Marwa El-Daly	Egyptian grassroots activists, founder of the Waqfeyat Foundation	Third row
Bushra El-Turk	British-Lebanese composer	Fourth row
Obiageli Ezekwesili	Senior adviser, Open Society Foundation	Fourth row
Caroline Farrow	Catholic writer, blogger and pro-life activist	Fourth row
Anne Stella Fomumbod	Women's rights activist, Cameroon	Fourth row
Teresa Forcades	Radical Spanish nun	Fourth row
Razan Ghazzawi	Syrian blogger and activist	Fourth row
Rebecca Gomperts	Dutch doctor, head of Women on Waves	Fourth row
Tanni Grey-Thompson	Winner of 11 Paralympic Games gold medals	Fourth row
Parveen Hassan	Conservative women's organiser, UK	Fourth row
Barbara Hewson	Senior barrister, UK	Fourth row
Anis Hidayah	Indonesian activist working on migrant worker rights	Fifth row
Deborah Hopkins	British mother and political activist	Fifth row
Rose Hudson-Wilkin	Jamaican born British priest	Fifth row
Bettany Hughes	Historian, author, broadcaster	Fifth row
Rubana Huq	Bangladeshi textile manufacturer	Fifth row
Leyla Hussein	Co-founder, Daughters of Eve, anti-violence campaigner	Fifth row
Heather Jackson	CEO of An Inspirational Journey and Founder of The Women's Business Forum	Fifth row
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed	Blogger, columnist and author	Fifth row
Laura Janner-Klausner	Movement rabbi, specializing in Reform Judaism	Fifth row
Aowen Jin	Chinese contemporary artist	Fifth row
Andy Kawa	South African businesswoman, anti-violence campaigner	Sixth row
Tehmina Kazi	Director, British Muslims for a Secular Democracy	Sixth row
Jude Kelly	Artistic Director, Southbank Centre	Sixth row
Fereshteh Khosroujerdy	Visually impaired Iranian singer	Sixth row
Azadeh Kian	Iranian academic and genderspecialist	Sixth row
Kanya King	CEO and founder, Mobo	Sixth row
Fawzia Koofi	MP and former Deputy Speaker, Afghan National Parliament	Sixth row
Dina Korzun	Russian actor and charity activist	Sixth row
Martha Lane-Fox	UK technology entrepreneur	Sixth row
Paris Lees	Transgender broadcaster	Sixth row
Ann Leslie	Journalist	Seventh row
Sian Lindley	Researcher in social technology	Seventh row
Pontso Mafethe	Programme manager, Comic Relief	Seventh row
Brooke Magnanti	US anthropologist, author, former sex worker	Seventh row
Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba	Deputy Secretary General, the Commonwealth	Seventh row
Shirley Meredeen	Founding member, Growing Old Disgracefully	Seventh row
Samar Samir Mezghanni	Record-breaking young Tunisian writer	Seventh row
Shazia Mirza	British comedian	Seventh row
Aditi Mittal	Indian comedian	Seventh row
Rosmery Mollo	Indigenous Bolivian activist	Seventh row
Orzala Ashraf Nemat	Afghan scholar and civil society activist	Eighth row
Pauline Neville-Jones	Former UK Security and Counter-Terrorism Minister	Eighth row
Susie Orbach	Psychotherapist and author	Eighth row
Mirina Paananen	Islamic researcher	Eighth row
Claudia Paz y Paz	Attorney General, Guatemala	Eighth row
Mariane Pearl	French journalist, founder of Chime for Change	Eighth row
Laura Perrins	Stay-at-home mother	Eighth row
Charlotte Raven	British feminist and journalist	Eighth row
Gail Rebuck	Chief executive, Random House UK	Eighth row
Justine Roberts	Founder, Mumsnet	Eighth row
Sarah Rogers	Voice of Women community radio, Sierra Leone	Ninth row
Fatima Said	British-Egyptian pro-democracy advocate	Ninth row
Balvinder Saund	Chair of Sikh Women's Alliance	Ninth row
Kamila Shamsie	UK-based Pakistani writer	Ninth row
Divya Sharma	Indian electronics and communications engineer	Ninth row
Bahia Shehab	Lebanese-Egyptian artist, designer and art historian	Ninth row
Joanna Shields	Chair and CEO, Tech City Investment Organisation	Ninth row
Stephanie Shirley	Businesswoman and philanthropist	Ninth row
Clare Short	British politician, former International Development Secretary	Ninth row
Jacqui Smith	Former UK Home Secretary	Ninth row
Kate Smurthwaite	British stand-up comedian and activist	Tenth row
Rainatou Sow	Guinean founder, Make Every Woman Count	Tenth row
Louise Stephenson	Trainee counsellor, UK	Tenth row
May Tha Hla	Founder, Helping The Burmese Delta	Tenth row
Natasha Walter	British feminist writer and campaigne	Tenth row
Judith Webb	First female commander of all-male British Army squadron	Tenth row
Saadia Zahidi	Head of Gender Parity and Human Capital, World Economic Forum	Tenth row
Dinara Zhorobekova	Student, Kyrgyzstan	Tenth row
Gemma Godfrey	Board director, broadcaster	Tenth row
Martina Navratilova	18-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion	Tenth row