International award given by the BBC
100 Women Status Active Frequency Annually Years active 2013–present Inaugurated 22 October 2013 (2013-10-22 ) Most recent November 2023 (2023-11 ) Website 100 Women
100 Women is a BBC multi-format series established in 2013. The annual series examines the role of women in the 21st century and has included events in London [ 1] and Mexico .[ 2] [ 3] Announcement of the list is the start of an international "BBC's women season", lasting three weeks including broadcast, online reports, debates and journalism on the topic of women.[ 4] Women around the world are encouraged to participate via Twitter and comment on the list, as well as on the interviews and debates that follow release of the list.[ 5]
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]
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[ edit ]
Entertainment & Sport[ edit ]
Culture & Education[ edit ]
Science, Health & Tech[ edit ]
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[ edit ]
Activism & Advocacy[ edit ]
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[ edit ]
Entertainment & Sport[ edit ]
Politics & Activism[ edit ]
The 2020 list was described as "different" before it was scheduled to be announced on 24 November 2020,[ 30] but it was released the day before. One name on the list was left blank as a tribute to the countless women around the world who had made sacrifices to help others. The list was subdivided into four categories: Knowledge, Leadership, Creativity and Identity.[ 31]
Image
Name
Country of birth
Description[ 32]
Unsung hero
Worldwide
Acknowledgement of the "countless women around the world" who "have made a sacrifice to help others" in this "extraordinary year," including those who "have lost their lives while making a difference."
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]
The 2018 list was announced in November 2018. The list included the 27th Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard , Stacey Cunningham who runs the New York Stock Exchange and Shaparak Shajarizadeh [ 42] who challenged the Iranian law that requires women to wear the Hijab .[ 43] [ 44] [ 45]
Image
Name
Country of birth
Description
Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin [ 46]
Nigeria
Social impact entrepreneur
Esra'a Al Shafei
Bahrain
Leads not-for-profit Majal.org
Svetlana Alekseeva
Russia
Model and burns survivor
Lizt Alfonso
Cuba
Director and choreographer , Cuba
Nimco Ali
United Kingdom Somaliland
Wrier and FGM activist
Isabel Allende
Peru
Author
Boushra Yahya Almutawakel
Yemen
Artist, photographer and activist
Alina Anisimova
Kyrgyzstan
Student programmer at Kyrgyz Girls' Space School
Frances Arnold
United States
Nobel Prize winning chemical engineer
Uma Devi Badi
Nepal
Leader of the Badi movement and member of the Provincial Assembly in Nepal
Judith Balcazar
United Kingdom
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 Belyanova
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
United Kingdom
Founder and CEO of BehindBras, a charity that supports women prison leavers
Tamara Cheremnova
Russia
Author, living with cerebral palsy
Chelsea Clinton
United States
Writer and organiser, Vice-chair of the Clinton Foundation
Stacey Cunningham
United States
NYSE President
Jenny Davidson (businesswoman)
United States
CEO of Stand Up Placer
Asha de Vos
Sri Lanka
Marine biologist
Gabriella Di Laccio
Brazil
Soprano and founder of DONNE: Women in Music
Xiomara Diaz
Nicaragua
Entrepreneur, restaurant owner and charity founder
Noma Dumezweni
United Kingdom Eswatini
Actor
Chidera Eggerue [ 46]
United Kingdom
"The Slumflower" blogger
Shrouk El-Attar
Egypt
Electronic design engineer
Nicole Evans
United Kingdom
Online retail sales facilitator and supporter of women who are experiencing Early menopause
Raghda Ezzeldin
Egypt
Free diver
Mitra Farazandeh
Iran
Artist advocate for people with physical disabilities
Mamitu Gashe
Ethiopia
Senior nurse aide and fistula surgeon
Meena Gayen
India
Business owner and road builder
G.E.M. (Gloria Tang Tsz-kei) [citation needed ]
People's Republic of China Hong Kong
Singer-songwriter
Fabiola Gianotti
Italy
Particle physicist and director general of CERN
Julia Gillard
Australia
27th Prime Minister of Australia
Elena Gorolová
Czech Republic
Social worker , campaigning against forced sterilisation
Randi Heesoo Griffin
United States
Olympic ice hockey player and data scientist , advocate for equal pay for women in ice hockey
Janet Harbick
Canada
Altruistic surrogate
Jessica Hayes
United States
Theology teacher and consecrated virgin
Thando Hopa
South Africa
Model, lawyer and diversity and inclusion advocate
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
Chad
Environmentalist and advocate for indigenous people and women
Reyhan Jamalova
Azerbaijan
Entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Rainenergy, company that collects energy from rainwater
Jameela Jamil
United Kingdom
British actor who founded @i-weigh
Liz Johnson
United Kingdom
Paralympian gold medal swimmer and entrepreneur, with a recruitment agency aiming to close the disability employment gap
Lao Khang
Laos
Rugby player and coach
Joey Mead King
Philippines
Model and television presenter
Krishna Kumari [ 47]
Pakistan
Women's rights campaigner elected to Pakistan Senate
Marie Laguerre
France
Civil engineer and architecture student, who has developed platform where women can share stories of street harassment
Veasna Chea Leth
Cambodia
Lawyer, first woman to study law in Cambodia
Ana Graciela Sagastume López
El Salvador
Women and Femicide Special Prosecutor
Maria Corina Machado
Venezuela
Political leader who has campaigned to safeguard democratic processes in Venezuela
Nanaia Mahuta
New Zealand
Minister of Maori development , first female parliamentarian to wear a Maori face tattoo
Sakdiyah Ma'ruf
Indonesia
Indonesia's first female Muslim stand-up comedian
Nujeen Mustafa
Syria
Syrian refugee, activist, and a campaigner on behalf of refugees with disabilities
Lisa McGee
United Kingdom
Northern Irish playwright and the writer and creator of Derry Girls
Kirsty McGurrell
United Kingdom
Charity co-ordinator of 4Louis, providing memory boxes for bereaved parents of stillborn babies
Becki Meakin
United Kingdom
General manager of Shaping Our Lives, advocate for people with disabilities
Ruth Medufia
Ghana
Female welder acting as role model for young women in the construction industry
Larisa Mikhaltsova
Ukraine
Accordion music teacher who became a model at age 63
Amina J. Mohammed [ 46]
Nigeria
Deputy secretary general , United Nations
Yanar Mohammed
Iraq
President of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI)
Joseline Esteffania Velasquez Morales
Guatemala
Student and NGO co-ordinator, campaigning to end forced marriages
Robin Morgan
United States
Author and activist, founder of The Sisterhood is Global Institute and the Women's Media Center
Dima Nashawi
Syria
Artist, clown and visual storyteller, who collects and reflects tales from Syria
Helena Ndume
Namibia
Ophthalmologist who has performed sight-restoring surgeries upon 35,000 Namibians, free of charge
Kelly O'Dwyer
Australia
Minister for jobs and industrial relations , and minister for women in the Australian parliament
Yuki Okoda
Japan
Astronomer, first person to discover a new star that could shed light on the origins of the Solar System
Olivette Otele
Cameroon
Professor of History at Bath Spa University , England
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
Mexico
Mayor of Mexico City and Nobel Peace Prize-winning physicist
Park Soo-yeon
South Korea
Digital campaigner against sex crimes
Ophelia Pastrana
Colombia
Comedian and media personality
Viji Palithodi
India
Activist who founded the Penkootam women's union in Kerala
Brigitte Sossou Perenyi
Ghana
Documentary producer and former Trokosi
Vicky Phelan
Ireland
Exposed the Irish Cervical Check Screening scandal
Rahibai Soma Popere
India
Farmer and founder of Seed Bank, India collecting indigenous seeds
Valentina Quintero
Venezuela
Journalist promoting tourism and the environment through television programs
Sam Ross
United Kingdom
Catering assistant and advocate for people with Down syndrome
Fatma Samoura
Senegal
Secretary General of FIFA
Juliet Sargeant
Tanzania
Garden designer
Sima Sarkar
Bangladesh
Full-time mother of 18-year-old disabled child
Shaparak Shajarizadeh
Iran
Activist against compulsory hijab rule, now in exile
Haven Shepherd
Vietnam
Suicide bomb survivor and Paralympic hopeful
Nenney Shushaidah Binti Shamsuddin
Malaysia
Female Syariah judge
Hayat Sindi
Saudi Arabia
Biotechnologist , Unesco Goodwill Ambassador for science and founder of the i2 Institute for imagination and ingenuity
Jacqueline Straub
Germany
Theologian , journalist and author seeking to become a Catholic priest
Donna Strickland
Canada
Professor of Physics, University of Waterloo , Canada and winner of Nobel Prize in Physics , 2018
Kanpassorn Suriyasangpetch
Thailand
Dentist, mental health advocate and app developer
Setsuko Takamizawa
Japan
Learning English to help tourists at Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Games
Nargis Taraki
Afghanistan
NGO legal adviser who campaigns for female empowerment
Ellen Tejle
Sweden
Campaigner for awareness of women's representation in film
Helen Taylor Thompson
United Kingdom
AIDs Hospice founder
Bola Tinubu [ 46]
Nigeria
Lawyer who established the first free children's helpline in Nigeria
Errollyn Wallen
United Kingdom Belize
Opera composer and Ivor Novello Award winner
Safiya Wazir
Afghanistan
Community activist and U.S. politician
Gladys West
United States
Mathematician, instrumental in developing GPS
Luo Yang
People's Republic of China
Art photography series on Chinese girls since 2007
Maral Yazarloo-Pattrick
Iran
Fashion designer and motorcyclist
Tashi Zangmo
Bhutan
Executive director for the Bhutan Nuns Foundation
Jing Zhao
People's Republic of China
Entrepreneur running online sex education network
In 2017 the women on the list were part of a 100 Women Challenge, tackling some of the biggest problems facing women around the world. Coming together in four teams, the women shared their experiences and created innovative ways to tackle:[ 48]
The glass ceiling (#Teamlead)
Female illiteracy (#Teamread)
Street harassment (#Teamgo)
Sexism in sport (#Teamplay)
Women illiteracy team [ edit ]
Street harassment team [ edit ]
Sexism in sport team [ edit ]
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]
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)[ edit ]
30 under 30 entrepreneurs [ edit ]
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Name
Country
Occupation
Antonia Albert
Austria
Founder, Careship
Victoria Alonsoperez
Uruguay
Co-founder, ieeTECH
Paulina Arreola
Mexico
CEO and co-founder, Lavadero
Meryl Benitah
France
Founder, La Boite Qui Cartonne
Leimin Duong
Australia
Founder, Zeven Lemon Beerworks
Elissa Freiha
United Arab Emirates Lebanon
Co-founder, WOMENA
Melanie Goldsmith
United Kingdom
Founder, Smith and Sinclair
Sara Jane Ho
Hong Kong
Founder, Institute Sarita
Samantha John
United States
CTO and co-founder of Hopscotch
Linda Kwamboka
Kenya
Co-founder, MFarm Ltd
Zihan Ling
People's Republic of China
CEO and founder, TechBase
Catherine Mahugu
Kenya
Founder, Soko
Karabo Mathang
South Africa
South Africa's first female Fifa-accredited soccer agent
Brit Morin
United States
CEO and founder, Brit + Co
Smriti Nagpal [ 17]
India
Founder, Atulyakala
Pauline Ng
Singapore
Co-founder, Porcelain
Bel Pesce
Brazil
Founder, FazINOVA
Elsa Prieto
France Spain
Technical director and co-founder, Pili Pop
Cristina Randall
Canada
Founder, Conekta
Claire Reid
South Africa
Entrepreneur, Reel Gardening
Nikita Ridgeway
Australia
CEO and founder, Dreamtime Ink Australia
Lorrana Scarpioni
Brazil
Founder, Bliive
Rasha Shehada
Palestine
Managing director, Diamond Line FZE
Zuzanna Stańska
Poland
Entrepreneur, creator of DailyArt app
Michelle Sun
Hong Kong
Founder, First Code Academy
Julie Sygiel
United States
Founder, Dear Kate
Kanika Tekriwal [ 17] [ 63]
India
CEO and founder, JetsetGo
Lizanne Teo
Singapore
Co-founder, Upsurge
Jana Tepe
Germany
CEO and founder, Tandemploy
Xian Xu (entrepreneur)
People's Republic of China
Co-founder, Cuisines Sous Vide restaurant chain
'Good girl' film-makers[ edit ]
Vintage ladies (octogenarians)[ edit ]
Further inspiration [ edit ]
The BBC News 100 Women list in 2014 continued the efforts of the first year's initiative.[ 64]
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Name
Country
Occupation
SDr Yasmin Altwaijri
Saudi Arabia
Mental health and obesity scientist
Conchita Wurst
Austria
Singer
Laura Bates
United Kingdom
Founder, Everyday Sexism project
Pinky Lilani
United Kingdom
Founder, Asian Women of Achievement Awards
Ruby Chakravarti
India
Women's rights campaigner
Susie Orbach
United Kingdom
Psychotherapist
Pontso Mafethe
Zimbabwe
Women's programme manager, Comic Relief
Kate Shand
United Kingdom
Managing director of Enjoy Education
Shappi Khorsandi
United Kingdom
Comedian
Shazia Saleem
United Kingdom
Founder ieat Foods
Wai Wai Nu
Myanmar
Director, Women Peace Net
Michaela Bergman
United Kingdom
Chief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Paula Moreno
Colombia
Founder of peace foundation Manos Visibles
Rubana Huq
Bangladesh
Textile manufacturer
Lucy-Anne Holmes
United Kingdom
Founder, No More Page Three campaign
Brianna Stubbs
United Kingdom
Rower for Great Britain and Oxford PhD Scientist
Matilda Tristam
United Kingdom
Comics writer
Nigar Nazar
Pakistan
Cartoonist
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy
Pakistan
Documentary film-maker
Uldus Bakhtiozina
Russia
Photographer
Lesley Yellowlees
United Kingdom
First female president, Royal Society of Chemistry
Rebecca Gomperts
Netherlands
Founder, Women on Waves
Katherine Brown
United Kingdom
Academic, King's College London
Emily Kasyoka
Kenya
Boxer, Kenya
Aowen Jin
United Kingdom
Chinese-born British artist
Eliza Rebeiro
United Kingdom
Founder of Lives not Knives
Muge Iplikci
Turkey
Journalist
Natumanya Sarah
Uganda
Educator
Linda Tirado
United States
Campaigner
Alice Hagan
United Kingdom
Technician at healthcare company BTG
May Tha Hla
Myanmar
Food aid social worker
Rainatou Sow
Guinea
Founder of Make Every Woman Count
Justa Canaviri [ 65]
Bolivia
Celebrity chef, Bolivia
Heather Jackson
United Kingdom
Women's business campaigner
Ruby Wax
United States
Mental health campaigner and comic
Umm Ahmed
Iraq
Sole provider for her family
Xiaolu Guo
People's Republic of China
Novelist and film-maker
Hind Hobeika
Lebanon
Founder of Instabeat
Molly Case
United Kingdom
Student nurse and Women of the Future Ambassador
Joyce Banda
Malawi
Former President of Malawi
Saadia Zahidi
Pakistan
Managing Director at the World Economic Forum
Aditi Mittal
India
Stand-up comedian
Jess Butcher
United Kingdom
Co-founder of Blippar
Farah Mohamed
United States
Founder, Girls 20 summit
Katy Tuncer
United Kingdom
Founder, Ready Steady Mums
Smruti Sriram
United Kingdom
Founder, Wings of Hope & Achievement Awards
Darshan Karki
Nepal
Opinion-piece editor at Kathmandu Post daily, blogger
Brooke Magnanti
United States United Kingdom
Anthropologist, author, former sex worker
Chipo Chung
Zimbabwe People's Republic of China
Actor and activist
Pinar Ogunc
Iraq
Journalist writing about women's issues and the Kurdish political movement
Sabina Kurgunayeva
Azerbaijan
Footballer who also runs her own bicycle rental business
Kate Wilson
United Kingdom
Founder of independent children's book publisher, Nosy Crow
Betty Lalam
Uganda
Director of women's community organisation, Gulu War Affected Training Centre
Arabella Dorman
United Kingdom
War artist
Andy Kawa
South Africa
Businesswoman and social entrepreneur
Bahia Shehab
Lebanon Egypt
Artist, designer and art historian
Divya Sharma
India
Science student
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
United Kingdom
Scientist who discovered Pulsars
Eleni Antoniadou
Greece
Co-founder Transplants Without Donors
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
United Kingdom
Blogger, columnist and author
Salinee Tavaranan
Thailand
Engineer and social entrepreneur
Hatoon Kadi
Saudi Arabia
Comedian
Brie Rogers Lowery
United Kingdom
Director of Change.org
Balvinder Saund
United Kingdom
Chair of Women's Sikh Alliance
Cora Sherlock [ 66]
Ireland
Pro-life campaigner and blogger
Alaa Murabit
Canada Libya
Founder, The Voice of Libyan Women
Bushra El-Turk
United Kingdom Lebanon
Composer for London Symphony Orchestra
Kim Winser
United Kingdom
Founder, Winser London
Arzu Geybullayeva
Azerbaijan
Blogger
Judith Webb
United Kingdom
First female commander of an all-male British Army squadron
Sarah Hesterman
Qatar
Equal rights campaigner
Sana Saleem
Pakistan
Pakistani campaigner against Internet censorship
Asma Mansour
Tunisia
Co-founder of Tunisian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Diana Nammi
United Kingdom
Kurdish women's rights campaigner against "honour killing"
Funmi Iyanda
Nigeria
Talk show host, journalist, activist
Karen Masters
United Kingdom
Scientist at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation
Khuloud Saba
Syria
Researcher and public health worker
Yolanda Wang Yixuan
People's Republic of China
Women's rights campaigner
Ayesha Mustafa
United Kingdom
Founder and director of FashionComPassion.co.uk
Obiageli Ezekwesili
Nigeria
Former World Bank Vice President for Africa and Former Minister for Education
Tehmina Kazi
United Kingdom
Director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy
Sophi Tranchell
United Kingdom
Head of Divine Chocolate
Boghuma Kabisen Titanji
Cameroon
Virologist and campaigner for ethical medical research
Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah
Indonesia
Women's movement leader
Anjali Ramachandran
United Kingdom
Head of Innovation at PHD
Yas Necati
United Kingdom
Campaigner for better sex education
Yeonmi Park
South Korea
Activist raising awareness of the plight of her people in North Korea
Irene Li
Hong Kong
Citizen journalist who took part in and documented protests
Sandee Pyne
Myanmar
Chief executive of Community Partners International, focused on aid
Temie Giwa
Nigeria United States
Founder of the One Percent Project , facilitating blood donation
Kavita Krishnan
India
Secretary, All India Progressive Women's Association
Sarah Khan
Pakistan
Filmmaker and campaigner
Nicky Moffat
United Kingdom
Highest Ranked woman in British Armed Forces
Alice Powell
United Kingdom
Racing driver and first female to win a Formula Renault Championship
Misty Haith
United Kingdom
Research Engineer at Imperial College London
Sally Sabry
Egypt
Businesswoman
Kate Smurthwaite
United Kingdom
Comedian and activist
Susana Lopez
Mexico
Virologist specialising in rotavirus
Jaya Luintel
Nepal
Journalist and women's rights advocate
Nicola Sturgeon
United Kingdom Scotland
First Minister of Scotland
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]
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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
Klára Dobrev
Hungarian lawyer and economist
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 Ezekwesili
Senior adviser, Open Society Foundations
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)
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 gender specialist
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
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