100 Women | |
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Status | Active |
Frequency | Every year |
Years active | 13 |
Inaugurated | 22 October 2013 |
Most recent | 27 September 2022 |
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100 Women |
100 Women is a BBC series started in 2013. It looks at the role of women in the twenty-first century. It organised events in London[1] and Mexico.[2][3]
After the women are named, the BBC has three weeks of information about women.[4] Women from all over the world make comments on Twitter about the interviews and debates.[5]
After the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, BBC Controller Liliane Landor,[6] BBC editor Fiona Crack,[7] and other journalists started a series about the issues and successes of women.[8] Women told the BBC there was not enough information about issues women face. In March 2013, BBC received a "flood of feedback from female listeners" that asked for more information "from and about women."[9]
The BBC started the series in 2013 because there were not enough women represented in the media.[8][10] The BBC used a survey in 26 languages to choose women for the first program.[9] There were programs for one month, then there was a conference on 25 October. Women from different countries talked about issues they shared. There were many subjects, like work, feminism, motherhood, and religion.[11] The series looked at cultural and social problems women have in life.[12]
After the first program, there were many other subjects, like education, health, equal pay, genital mutilation, domestic violence, and sexual abuse.[13] The series tries to give women a place to talk about how to make the world better and stop sexism.[14] Women on the list are from many countries and many professions.[15] Some of the women are famous, and some are not well known.[16][17]
Image | Name | Country of birth | Description |
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Alanoud Alsharekh | ![]() |
Women's rights activist. Winner of National Order of Merit | |
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Tabata Amaral | ![]() |
Politician working for education, women's rights, political innovation and sustainable futures |
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Dhammananda Bhikkhuni | ![]() |
First female Thai Buddhist monk (bhikkhuni) and abbess of Songdhammakalyan Monastery |
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Mabel Bianco | ![]() |
Feminist medical doctor and women's rights activist. President of the Foundation for Studies and Research on Women (FEIM) |
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Maria Fernanda Espinosa | ![]() |
Fourth female president of the UN General Assembly |
Sister Gerard Fernandez | ![]() |
Roman Catholic nun and death row counsellor | |
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Zarifa Ghafari | ![]() |
One of Afghanistan's first female mayors; clean city advocate |
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Jalila Haider | ![]() |
Human rights lawyer and women's rights advocate |
Asmaa James | ![]() |
Journalist and women's rights activist | |
Ahlam Khudr | ![]() |
Human rights protest leader | |
Aïssata Lam | ![]() |
Microfinance expert and women's rights advocate | |
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Soo Jung Lee | ![]() |
Forensic psychologist and advocate for anti-stalking bill |
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Gina Martin | ![]() |
Campaigner to make upskirting illegal in England and Wales |
Van Thi Nguyen | ![]() |
Co-founder of the Will to Live Center | |
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | ![]() |
Youngest woman elected to Congress |
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Onjali Q. Raúf | ![]() |
Writer and founder of Making Herstory |
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Maria Ressa | ![]() |
Journalist and founder of Rappler, a website exposing fake news |
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Lyubov Sobol | ![]() |
Lawyer and anti-corruption activist |
Samah Subay | ![]() |
Lawyer supporting families whose children have 'disappeared' |
The 2016 theme was Defiance.[16] Part of the 100 Women festival was in Mexico City.[18] The 2016 list was in alphabetical order.[19]
Image | Name | Nationality | Description |
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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 | |
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Carmen Aristegui | Mexican | Journalist |
Carolina de Oliveira | Syrian | Mental health activist | |
Cat Hulbert | American | Professional gambler | |
Chan Yuen-ting | Hong Kong | Football manager[20] | |
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 | |
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Conchi Reyes Rios | Spanish | Bullfighter (es) |
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Corinne Maier | France | French writer |
Dalia Sabri | Jordanian | Blind music teacher | |
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Denise Ho | Hong Kong | Pop icon[20] |
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 bishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa | |
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Erin McKenney | American | Science award winner |
Erin Sweeny | Australian | rape psychologist | |
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Evelyn Miralles | Venezuelan | NASA engineer |
Funke Bucknor-Obruthe[21] | Nigerian | Planner of glitzy and celebrity weddings | |
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Gcina Mhlope[22] | 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 | |
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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 | |
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Jamilah Lemieux | American | Cultural commentator |
Jane Elliott | American | Anti-racism activist | |
Janet Ni Shuilleabhain | Irish | Abortion rights campaigner | |
Jeanette Winterson | British | Novelist | |
Judi Aubel | American | Social entrepreneur | |
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June Eric-Udorie | Irish | Student activist |
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Karima Baloch | Pakistani | independence campaigner |
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Kartika Jahja | Indonesian | gender-equality singer |
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Katherine Johnson | American | Space scientist who was a mathematician for NASA |
Kathy Murray | American | "surrendered wife" | |
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Khadija Ismayilova | Azerbaijani | Journalist |
Lhakpa Sherpa | Nepalese | Mountaineer who has climbed Everest seven times. | |
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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) | |
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Mallika Srinivasan | Indian | tractor manufacturer |
Mao Kobayashi | Japanese | Cancer blogger | |
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Mariana Costa | Peruvian | Businesswoman |
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Marne Levine | American | COO of Instagram |
Marta Sánchez Soler | Mexican | Sociologist | |
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Marta Vieira da Silva | Brazilian | Footballer |
'Mary' | Kenyan | Survivor of al-Shabab rape | |
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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 | |
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Naema Ahmed | Pakistani | Start-up manager |
Nagira Sabashova | Kyrgyz | Wrestler | |
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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 | |
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Paula Hawkins | Zimbabwean | Thriller writer of "Girl on the Train" |
Prathiba Parmar | Kenyan | British film maker | |
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Rachida Dati | French | Politician |
Rakefet Russak-Aminoach | Israeli | Banker | |
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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 | |
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Saalumarada Thimmakka | Indian | 105 year old environmentalist who has managed trees |
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Seyhan Arman | Turkish | Trans-gender activist |
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Sherin Khankan | Danish | Imam |
Shirin Gerami | Iranian | First woman triathlete in Iran | |
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Shriti Vadera | Ugandan | Banker who was UK minister |
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Sian Williams | Welsh | Rugby player |
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Simone Biles | American | Olympic gymnast |
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Stephanie Harvey | Canadian | Professional e-gamer "missharvey" |
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Stephanie Yim Bell | American | Korean-American professional wrestler known as Jade |
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Sunny Leone | Canadian | Actress |
Traci Houpapa | New Zealand | Company director | |
Um-Yehia | Syrian | Nurse | |
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Viktoria Modesta | Latvian | Iconic pop artist |
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Winnie Harlow | Canadian | Model |
Yasmine Mustafa | Kuwaiti | Entrepreneur | |
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Yuliya Stepanova | Russian | Whistle-blowing athlete |
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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[22] | South African | Advocate who combats corruption | |
Maria Zakharova | Russian | Foreign ministry spokeswoman |
The BBC News 100 Women list in 2015 was made up of many notable international names,[23] as well as women who were unknown, but who represent issues women face. The women of 2015, included representatives 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.[24]
Image | Name | Occupation | Position |
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Nicola Adams | British boxer | Top Row |
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Muzzon al-Mellehan | Syrian activist | Top Row |
Siba Alaradi | Syrian structural engineer | Top Row | |
Antonia Albert | Austrian entrepreneur | Top Row | |
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Sonita Alizadeh[25] | Afghan rapper | Top Row |
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Victoria Alonsoperez | Uruguayan entrepreneur | Second Row |
Niloufar Ardalan | Iranian footballer | Second Row | |
Paulina Arreola | Mexican entrepreneur | Second Row | |
Masoumeh Ataei | Iranian acid attack survivor | Second Row | |
Xyza Bacani | Filipino photographer | Second Row | |
Alimata Bara | Burkinabe trader | Third Row | |
Sana Ben Ashour | Tunisian civil society activist | Third Row | |
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Nicola Benedetti | British musician | Third Row |
Meryl Benitah | French entrepreneur | Third Row | |
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Fatou Bensouda | Gambian International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor | Third Row |
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Asha Bhosle[17] | Indian singer | Fourth Row |
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Cecilia Bouzat | Argentinian biophysicist | Fourth Row |
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Bobbi Brown | American make-up artist and entrepreneur | Fourth Row |
Naomi Bya’Ombe | Congolese student | Fourth Row | |
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Rivka Carmi | Israeli geneticist | Fourth Row |
Massiel Chávez | Venezuelan student | Fifth Row | |
Eveles Chimala | Malawian midwife | Fifth Row | |
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Estela de Carlotto | Argentinian human rights activist | Fifth Row |
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma | South African physician and chair of the African Union Commission | Fifth Row |
Isabel dos Santos | Angolan investor | Fifth Row | |
Leimin Duong | Australian beer entrepreneur | Sixth Row | |
Ernestina Edem Appiah | Ghanaian social entrepreneur founded Ghana Code Club | Sixth Row | |
Aissa Edon | Malian-French midwife | Sixth Row | |
Jana Elhassan | Lebanese novelist | Sixth Row | |
Nawal el-Sadaawi | Egyptian writer | Sixth Row | |
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Paula Escobar | Chilean magazine editor | Seventh Row |
Monir Farmanfarmaian | Iranian artist | Seventh Row | |
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Claire Fox | British writer and broadcaster | Seventh Row |
Elissa Freiha | Emirati entrepreneur | Seventh Row | |
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Uta Frith | German psychologist | Seventh Row |
Melanie Goldsmith | British entrepreneur | Eighth Row | |
Alina Gracheva | Moldovan camerawoman | Eighth Row | |
Megan Grano | American comedian | Eighth Row | |
Alice Gray | British science blogger | Eighth Row | |
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Sara Jane Ho | Hong Kong Chinese entrepreneur | Eighth Row |
Michaela Hollywood | British fundraiser for the disabled | Ninth Row | |
Ella Ingram[25] | Australian activist for mental illness anti-discrimination | Ninth Row | |
Ayesha Ishtiaq | Pakistani student who talks about beinga "good girl" | Ninth Row | |
Somayya Jabarti | Saudi Arabian newspaper editor | Ninth Row | |
Azza Jadalla | Palestinian nurse | Ninth Row | |
Misraa Jimaa | Ethiopian health extension worker | Tenth Row | |
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Samantha John | American entrepreneur of Hopscotch | Tenth Row |
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Kamini Kaushal[17] | Indian Bollywood actress | Tenth Row |
Tahmina Kohistani | Afghan Olympic sprinter | Tenth Row | |
Rimppi Kumari[17] | Indian farmer | Tenth Row | |
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Linda Kwamboka | Kenyan entrepreneur | Eleventh Row |
Tina Lavender | British midwife | Eleventh Row | |
Zihan Ling | Chinese entrepreneur | Eleventh Row | |
Zimasa Mabela | South African naval captain | Eleventh Row | |
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Emi Mahmoud | Sudanese-American poet | Eleventh Row |
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Catherine Mahugu | Kenyan jewelry entrepreneur | Twelfth Row |
Amara Majeed | American hijab activist and author | Twelfth Row | |
Nemata Majeks-Walker | Sierra Leonean women's rights activist | Twelfth Row | |
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Katrine Marcal | Swedish writer and journalist | Twelfth Row |
Karabo Mathang | South African entrepreneur | Twelfth Row | |
Muniba Mazari | Pakistani artist and anchorwoman | Thirteenth Row | |
Jessy McCabe | British student | Thirteenth Row | |
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Sania Mirza[25] | Indian tennis player | Thirteenth Row |
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Brit Morin | American entrepreneur | Thirteenth Row |
Smriti Nagpal[17] | Indian entrepreneur | Thirteenth Row | |
Pauline Ng | Singaporean entrepreneur | Fourteenth Row | |
Delaney | American student | Fourteenth Row | |
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Bel Pesce | Brazilian entrepreneur | Fourteenth Row |
Verashni Pillay | South African newspaper editor | Fourteenth Row | |
Irina Polyakova | Russian Paralympian | Fourteenth Row | |
Elsa Prieto | Franco-Spanish entrepreneur | Fifteenth Row | |
Cristina Randall | Canadian entrepreneur | Fifteenth Row | |
Claire Reid | South African entrepreneur | Fifteenth Row | |
Jenni Rhodes | British textile designer | Fifteenth Row | |
Nikita Ridgeway | Australian entrepreneur | Fifteenth Row | |
Neyda Rojas | Venezuelan nun | Sixteenth Row | |
Lubov Russkina | Russian reindeer nomad | Sixteenth Row | |
Rabia Salihu Said | Nigerian physicist | Sixteenth Row | |
Amina Sboui | Tunisian writer and women's rights activist | Sixteenth Row | |
Lorrana Scarpioni | Brazilian entrepreneur | Sixteenth Row | |
Louise Schwartz | Jamaican showgirl and cabaret performer | Seventeenth Row | |
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Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal | British trade envoy | Seventeenth Row |
Mumtaz Shaikh[17] | Indian human rights activist | Seventeenth Row | |
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Nareen Shammo | Iraqi political activist and journalist | Seventeenth Row |
Rasha Shehada | Palestinian manufacturing director | Seventeenth Row | |
Zuzanna Stanska | Polish entrepreneur | Eighteenth Row | |
Michelle Sun | Hong Kong Chinese entrepreneur | Eighteenth Row | |
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Hilary Swank[25] | American actress | Eighteenth Row |
Julie Sygiel | American entrepreneur | Eighteenth Row | |
Rotana Tarabzouni | Saudi Arabian singer/songwriter | Eighteenth Row | |
Kanika Tekriwal[17] | Indian entrepreneur | Nineteenth Row | |
Lizanne Teo | Singaporean entrepreneur | Nineteenth Row | |
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Jana Tepe | German entrepreneur | Nineteenth Row |
Li Tingting | Chinese human rights activist | Nineteenth Row | |
Sophie Walker | British leader of the Women's Equality Party | Nineteenth Row | |
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Alek Wek | Sudanese fashion model/UN ambassador | Twentieth Row |
Xian Xu | Chinese entrepreneur | Twentieth Row | |
Tin Tin Yu | Burmese teacher | Twentieth Row | |
Marie-Ange Zimndou Koutou | Central African Republic nurse's aide in a war zone | Twentieth Row | |
Nour | Syrian refugee | Twentieth Row |
The BBC News 100 Women list in 2014 continued the efforts of the first year's initiative.[26]
Image | Name | Occupation | Position |
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SDr Yasmin Altwaijri | Saudi mental health and obesity scientist | Top row | |
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Conchita Wurst | Singer, Austria | Top row |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | Second row | |
Matilda Tristam | Comics writer | Second row | |
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Nigar Nazar | Pakistani cartoonist@NigarNazar | Second row |
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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 | |
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Rainatou Sow | Founder of Make Every Woman Count | Fourth row |
Justa Canaviri[27] | Celebrity chef, Bolivia | Fourth row | |
Heather Jackson | Women's business campaigner | Fourth row | |
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Ruby Wax | Mental health campaigner and comic | Fourth row |
Umm Ahmed | Sole provider for her family, Iraq | Fourth row | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Salinee Tavaranan | Thai engineer and social entrepreneur | Seventh row |
Hatoon Kadi | Saudi Arabian comedian | Seventh row | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Nicola Sturgeon | First Minister of Scotland | Tenth row |
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.[28]
Image | Name | Occupation | Position |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Ingrid Betancourt | French-Colombian former politician and FARC hostage | Second row |
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Cherie Blair | British barrister and philanthropist | Second row |
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Emma Bonino | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy | Second row |
Yvonne Brewster | Stage director, teacher and writer | Second row | |
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Gurinder Chadha | British-Asian film director | Second row |
Nervana Mahmoud | Egyptian blogger and commentator | Second row | |
Irina Chakraborty | Russian-Finnish-Indian engineer | Second row | |
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Shadi Sadr | Iranian lawyer and human rights defender | Second row |
Chipo Chung | Chinese-Zimbabwean actor and activist | Third row | |
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Helen Clark | Head of UN Development Programme, former New Zealand Prime Minister | Third row |
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Diane Coyle | Economist, writer and blogger | Third row |
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Caroline Criado-Perez | British journalist and feminist campaigner | Third row |
Jody Day | founder of Gateway Women, a network for childless women | Third row | |
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Es Devlin | British theatre designer | Third row |
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Klara Dobrev | Hungarian lawyer and economist | Third row |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Teresa Forcades | Radical Spanish nun | Fourth row |
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Razan Ghazzawi | Syrian blogger and activist | Fourth row |
Rebecca Gomperts | Dutch doctor, head of Women on Waves | Fourth row | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Fawzia Koofi | MP and former Deputy Speaker, Afghan National Parliament | Sixth row |
Dina Korzun | Russian actor and charity activist | Sixth row | |
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Martha Lane-Fox | UK technology entrepreneur | Sixth row |
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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 | |
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Brooke Magnanti | US anthropologist, author, former sex worker | Seventh row |
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Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba | Deputy Secretary General, the Commonwealth of Nations | Seventh row |
Shirley Meredeen | Founding member, Growing Old Disgracefully | Seventh row | |
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Samar Samir Mezghanni | Record-breaking young Tunisian writer | Seventh row |
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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 | |
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Pauline Neville-Jones | Former UK Security and Counter-Terrorism Minister | Eighth row |
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Susie Orbach | Psychotherapist and author | Eighth row |
Mirina Paananen | Islamic researcher | Eighth row | |
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Claudia Paz y Paz | Attorney General, Guatemala | Eighth row |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Joanna Shields | Chair and CEO, Tech City Investment Organisation | Ninth row |
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Stephanie Shirley | Businesswoman and philanthropist | Ninth row |
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Clare Short | British politician, former International Development Secretary | Ninth row |
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Jacqui Smith | Former UK Home Secretary | Ninth row |
Kate Smurthwaite | British stand-up comedian and activist | Tenth row | |
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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 | |
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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, quantum physicist | Tenth row | |
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Martina Navratilova | 18-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion | Tenth row |
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Sarah Walker | Head of the English Collective of Prostitutes[1] |
Cerrie Burnell | Children's TV presenter[1] |
Selma James | Writer and activist[1] |
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