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International award given by the BBC 100 WomenStatusActiveFrequencyAnnuallyYears active9 in 2021Inaugurated22 160 October 160 2013 160 2013 10 22 Most recentDecember 160 2022 160 2022 12 Website100 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 91 1 93 and Mexico 91 2 93 91 3 93 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 91 4 93 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 91 5 93 Contents 1 History 2 Laureates 2 1 2022 2 2 2021 2 3 2020 2 4 2019 2 5 2018 2 6 2017 2 6 1 Glass ceiling team 2 6 2 Women illiteracy team 2 6 3 Street harassment team 2 6 4 Sexism in sport team 2 7 2016 2 8 2015 2 9 2014 2 10 2013 3 Other participants 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History Edit After the 2012 Delhi gang rape then BBC Controller Liliane Landor 91 6 93 BBC editor Fiona Crack 91 7 93 and other journalists were inspired to create a series focusing on the issues and achievements of women in society today 91 8 93 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 91 9 93 The BBC launched this series in 2013 to address the under representation of women in the media 91 8 93 91 10 93 Women to participate in the first program were chosen by survey in 26 different language services 91 9 93 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 91 11 93 to examine both the cultural and social challenges women faced in living their lives 91 12 93 The series has since covered many topics including education healthcare equal pay genital mutilation domestic violence and sexual abuse 91 13 93 and seeks to provide women with a platform to discuss how to improve the world and eliminate sexism 91 14 93 Women included on the list are from around the globe and involved in diverse fields of endeavour 91 15 93 Women who are already famous are included as well as people who are less known 91 16 93 91 17 93 Laureates Edit 2022 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 91 18 93 Image Name Country of birth Description 91 19 93 Lina Abu Akleh 160 Palestine Human rights advocate Dima Aktaa 160 Syria Refugee and parathlete Maeen Al Obaidi 160 Yemen Lawyer Zar Amir Ebrahimi 160 Iran Actress Fatima Amiri 160 Afghanistan Student Aye Nyein Thu 160 Myanmar Medical doctor Velmariri Bambari 160 Indonesia Activist Sirisha Bandla 160 India Aeronautical engineer Victoria Baptiste 160 USA Nurse and vaccine educator Niloufar Bayani 160 Iran Ecologist Nathalie Becquart 160 France also a citizen of the 160 160 Vatican City Nun Taisia Bekbulatova 160 Russia Journalist Kristina Berdynskykh 160 Ukraine Journalist Selma Blair 160 USA Actress Tarana Burke 160 USA Activist Sandy Cabrera Arteaga 160 Honduras Reproductive rights advocate Ona Carbonell 160 Spain Swimmer Maria Fernanda Castro Maya 160 Mexico Disability activist Sarah Chan 160 South Sudan NBA scouter Priyanka Chopra 160 India Actress and producer Sanjida Islam Choya 160 Bangladesh Student Chanel Contos 160 Australia Sexual consent activist Eva Copa 160 Bolivia Politician Heidi Crowter 160 UK Disability campaigner Billie Eilish 160 USA Singer and songwriter Sandya Eknelygoda 160 Sri Lanka Human rights activist Gohar Eshghi 160 Iran Civil activist Joy Ezeilo 160 Nigeria Law professor Ibijoke Faborode 160 Nigeria Founder of ElectHER Samrawit Fikru 160 Ethiopia Tech entrepreneur Ceci Flores 160 Mexico Activist Geraldina Guerra Garces 160 Ecuador Femicide activist Wegahta Gebreyohannes Abera 160 Ethiopia Humanitarian aid worker Moud Goba 160 UK LGBTQ activist Dilek Gursoy 160 Germany Heart surgeon Gehad Hamdy 160 Egypt Dentist and humanitarian Sofia Heinonen 160 Argentina Conservationist Judith Heumann 160 USA Disability rights advocate Erika Hilton 160 Brazil Politician and activist for black and LGBT rights Kimiko Hirata 160 Japan Climate activist Jebina Yasmin Islam 160 UK UK campaigner for women s safety Ons Jabeur 160 Tunisia Tennis player Sneha Jawale 160 India Social worker Zahra Joya 160 Afghanistan Journalist Reema Juffali 160 Saudi Arabia Racing driver Kadri Keung 160 Hong Kong Fashion designer Judy Kihumba 160 Kenya Sign language interpreter Marie Christina Kolo 160 Madagascar Climate entrepreneur Iryna Kondratova 160 Ukraine Paediatrician Asonele Kotu 160 South Africa Tech entrepreneur Mie Kyung Miky Lee 160 South Korea Producer Ursula von der Leyen 160 Germany President of the European Commission Erika Liriano 160 Dominican Republic Cocoa entrepreneur Naomi Long 160 Northern Ireland uses a 160 UK passport Politician Naja Lyberth 160 Greenland Psychologist Ayesha Malik 160 Pakistan Judge Hadizatou Mani 160 Niger Anti slavery campaigner Nigar Marf 160 Iraq Nurse Oleksandra Matviichuk 160 Ukraine Human rights lawyer and pro democracy activist helps Ukraine document proof of Russian atrocities resulting from Russia s invasion of Ukraine Laura McAllister 160 Wales 160 UK Professor and former footballer Milli 160 Thailand Rap artist Zara Mohammadi 160 Iran Educator Narges Mohammadi 160 Iran Human rights campaigner Rita Moreno 160 Puerto Rico 160 USA Actress Mia Mottley 160 Barbados Prime minister Salima Rhadia Mukansanga 160 Rwanda Referee Monica Musonda 160 Zambia Businesswoman Ifeoma Ozoma 160 USA Public policy and tech specialist Yuliia Paievska 160 Ukraine Paramedic Park Ji hyun 160 South Korea Political reformer Tamana Zaryab Paryani 160 Afghanistan Activist Alice Pataxo 160 Brazil Indigenous activist Roya Piraei 160 Iran Activist Alla Pugacheva 160 Russia Musician Sepideh Qoliyan 160 Iran Political campaigner Elnaz Rekabi 160 Iran Climber appeared at a sporting event without a hijab in violation of Iran s clothing laws was arrested as her action was interpreted by the Iranian government as a silent protest against the law in the context of feminist protesters in Iran at the time Jane Rigby 160 USA Astronomer and astrophysicist Yulimar Rojas 160 Venezuela Triple jumper Yuliia Sachuk 160 Ukraine Disability leader Ainura Sagyn 160 Kyrgyzstan Engineer Roza Salih 160 Iraq active in 160 Scotland 160 UK Politician Scottish Independence activist Sally Scales 160 Australia Artist Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah 160 Ghana Author Suvada Selimovic 160 Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace campaigner Geetanjali Shree 160 India Author Monica Simpson 160 USA Reproductive justice activist Alexandra Skochilenko 160 Russia Artist imprisoned by the Russian government for protesting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine Simone Tebet 160 Brazil Member of the Brazilian Federal Senate Kisanet Tedros 160 Eritrea Educational entrepreneur Efrat Tilma 160 Israel Volunteer Maryna Viazovska 160 Ukraine Mathematician Velia Vidal 160 Colombia Writer Esraa Warda 160 Algeria 160 USA Dancer Zhou Xiaoxuan 160 China Feminist activist Cheng Yen 160 Taiwan Buddhist philanthropist founder of the Tzu Chi humanitarian organisation Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe 160 Iran also a citizen of the 160 UK Charity worker Olena Zelenska 160 Ukraine Incumbent First Lady architect and screenwriter Yana Zinkevych 160 Ukraine Medical volunteer and military veteran Women cutting their hair 160 Iran Group of protesters against Iran s laws against women especially the law mandating that women have a hijab at all times and against its restrictive laws and theocratic government more generally Layli 160 Iran Protester 2021 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 91 19 93 Not everyone s real name was used for their safety pseudonymised laureates are marked in the table below with an asterisk Image Name Country of birth Description 91 19 93 Lima Aafshid 160 Afghanistan Poet Halima Aden 160 Kenya Humanitarian and former model Oluyemi Adetiba Orija 160 Nigeria Founder Headfort Foundation Muqadasa Ahmadzai 160 Afghanistan Social and political activist Rada Akbar 160 Afghanistan Artist Abia Akram 160 Pakistan Disability leader Leena Alam 160 Afghanistan Actress Dr Alema 160 Afghanistan Philosopher and campaigner Sevda Altunoluk 160 Turkey Professional goalball player Wahida Amiri 160 Afghanistan Librarian and protester Monica Araya 160 Costa Rica Emissions free transportation advocate Natasha Asghar 160 United Kingdom Member of the Welsh Senedd Zuhal Atmar 160 Afghanistan Entrepreneur Gul e Mursal recycling Marcelina Bautista 160 Mexico Activist and union leader Crystal Bayat 160 Afghanistan Activist Razia Barakzai 160 Afghanistan Protester Nilofar Bayat 160 Afghanistan Wheelchair basketball player Jos Boys 160 United Kingdom Architect Catherine Corless 160 Ireland Local historian Faiza Darkhani 160 Afghanistan Environmentalist Azmina Dhrodia 160 Canada Safety policy lead Bumble Pashtana Durrani 160 Afghanistan Teacher Learn Afghanistan Najla El Mangoush 160 United Kingdom 160 Libya Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Shila Ensandost 160 Afghanistan Teacher Saeeda Etebari 160 Afghanistan Jewellery designer Sahar Fetrat 160 Afghanistan Feminist activist Melinda French Gates 160 United States Philanthropist and businesswoman Fatima Gailani 160 Afghanistan Peace negotiator Carolina Garcia 160 Argentina Director Netflix Saghi Ghahraman 160 Iran Poet Ghawgha Taban 160 Afghanistan Musician Angela Ghayour 160 Afghanistan Teacher and founder Herat Online School Jamila Gordon 160 Somalia Chief Executive Lumachain Najlla Habibyar 160 Afghanistan Entrepreneur Laila Haidari 160 Pakistan Founder Mother Camp Zarlasht Halaimzai 160 Afghanistan Chief executive Refugee Trauma Initiative Shamsia Hassani 160 Afghanistan Street artist Nasrin Husseini 160 Afghanistan Veterinarian Momena Ibrahimi 160 Afghanistan Policewoman Mugdha Kalra 160 India Co founder Not That Different Freshta Karim 160 Afghanistan Founder of Charmaghz mobile library Amena Karimyan 160 Afghanistan Astronomer Aliya Kazimy 160 Afghanistan Educator Baroness Helena Kennedy QC 160 United Kingdom Director International Bar Association s Human Rights Institute Hoda Khamosh 160 Iran Period campaigner Mia Krisna Pratiwi 160 Indonesia Environmentalist Heidi J Larson 160 United States Director The Vaccine Confidence Project Iman Le Caire 160 Egypt Founder Trans Asylias Sevidzem Ernestine Leikeki 160 Cameroon Climate activist Elisa Loncon Antileo 160 Chile President Constitutional Convention Chloe Lopes Gomes 160 France Ballet dancer Mahera 160 Afghanistan Medical doctor Maral 160 Afghanistan Campaigner Masouma 160 Afghanistan Public prosecutor Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa 160 Samoa Prime minister of the Independent State of Samoa Salima Mazari 160 Iran Politician and former district governor Depelsha Thomas McGruder 160 United States Founder Moms of Black Boys Utd Mulu Mefsin 160 Ethiopia Nurse Mohadese Mirzaee 160 Afghanistan Pilot Fahima Mirzaie 160 Afghanistan Whirling dervish dancer Tlaleng Mofokeng 160 South Africa UN s Rapporteur on the right to health Tanya Muzinda 160 Zimbabwe Motocross athlete Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 160 Nigeria Writer Lynn Ngugi 160 Kenya Journalist Amanda Nguyen 160 United States Social entrepreneur Basira Paigham 160 Afghanistan Gender minorities activist Natalia Pasternak Taschner 160 Brazil Microbiologist and science communicator Monica Paulus 160 Papua New Guinea Campaigner against sorcery violence Rehana Popal 160 Afghanistan Barrister Manjula Pradeep 160 India Human rights activist Razma 160 Afghanistan Musician Rohila 160 Afghanistan Schoolgirl Alba Rueda 160 Argentina Trans activist Ruksana 160 Afghanistan Surgeon Halima Sadaf Karimi 160 Afghanistan Politician and former MP Roya Sadat 160 Afghanistan Film maker Shogufa Safi 160 Afghanistan Orchestra conductor Sahar 160 Afghanistan Footballer Soma Sara 160 United Kingdom Founder Everyone s Invited Mahbouba Seraj 160 Afghanistan Women s rights activist Elif Shafak 160 France Novelist Anisa Shaheed 160 Afghanistan Journalist Mina Smallman 160 United Kingdom Priest and educator Barbara Smolinska 160 Poland Founder Reborn Sugar Babies Ein Soe May 160 Myanmar Pro democracy activist Piper Stege Nelson 160 United States Public Strategies Officer The Safe Alliance Fatima Sultani 160 Afghanistan Mountaineer Adelaide Lala Tam 160 China Designer Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng 160 Myanmar Catholic nun Emma Theofelus 160 Namibia Politician Sara Wahedi 160 Afghanistan Chief executive Ehtesab Vera Wang 160 United States Fashion designer Nanfu Wang 160 China Film maker Roshanak Wardak 160 Afghanistan Gynaecologist Ming Na Wen 160 Macau Actress Rebel Wilson 160 Australia Actress writer and producer Benafsha Yaqoobi 160 Afghanistan Disability activist Malala Yousafzai 160 Pakistan Co founder Malala Fund Yuma 160 Turkmenistan Psychotherapist Zala Zazai 160 Afghanistan Policewoman 2020 Edit The 2020 list was described as different before it was scheduled to be announced on 24 November 2020 91 20 93 but it was released the day before 91 21 93 Image Name Country of birth Description 91 22 93 Unsung hero Worldwide The BBC included Unsung hero on its list as a way to acknowledge 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 Douce Namwezi N Ibamba DRC Social entrepreneur journalist and activist Uyaiedu Ikpe Etim Nigeria LGBTQ film director and activist Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul 160 Thailand Student activist Ishtar Lakhani 160 South Africa Feminist activist Sarah Al Amiri 160 UAE Chair UAE Space Agency Waad al Kateab 160 Syria Activist journalist and filmmaker Anastasia Volkova 160 Ukraine Agricultural innovator Gulnaz Zhuzbaeva 160 Kyrgyzstan Disability activist Adriana Albini 160 Italy Pathologist and veteran fencer Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya 160 Belarus Belarus politician Ubah Ali 160 Somaliland Advocate against female genital mutilation Etheldreda Nakimuli Mpungu 160 Uganda Mental health programme developer Nisreen Alwan 160 Iraq 160 United Kingdom Health and wellbeing of women through public health Bilkis Bano India Activist against the release of men convicted of gang raping Kotchakorn Voraakhom 160 Thailand Thai landscape architect Elizabeth Anionwu 160 United Kingdom Sickle cell and thalassaemia nurse specialist Nadeen Ashraf 160 Egypt Advocate against sexual harassment Erica Baker 160 Germany Software engineer Bilkis Dadi 160 India Protestor Diana Barran 160 United Kingdom Minister for Civil Society Cindy Bishop 160 Thailand UN goodwill ambassador Macinley Butson 160 Australia Inventor Evelina Cabrera 160 Argentina Football coach and manager Wendy Beatriz Caishpal Jaco 160 El Salvador Advocate for the rights of disabled people Carolina Castro 160 Argentina Advocate for gender equality Agnes Chow 160 Hong Kong Pro democracy activist Patrisse Cullors 160 USA Human rights activist Tsitsi Dangarembga 160 Zimbabwe Novelist and filmmaker Shani Dhanda 160 UK Disability activist Naomi Dickson 160 UK Advocate for Jewish women and children suffering from domestic abuse Ilwad Elman 160 Somalia Peace activist Fang Fang 160 China Writer Eileen Flynn 160 Ireland Senator and social activist Lauren Gardner 160 USA Epidemiologist Alicia Garza 160 USA Human rights activist Isaivani India Gaana singer and political campaigner Salsabila Khairunnisa 160 Indonesia Environmental campaigner and school strike for climate leader Susana Raffalli 160 Venezuela Delivering nutrition to the malnourished Loza Abera Geinore 160 Ethiopia Association footballer Houda Abouz 160 Morocco Rapper women s rights and gender equality advocate Rina Akter 160 Bangladesh Bangladeshi sex worker turned humanitarian Nadine Kaadan 160 France children s author and illustrator Jemimah Kariuki 160 Kenya Doctor amp ambulance service creator Angelique Kidjo 160 Benin Musician and UNICEF ambassador Yee Sin Leo 160 Singapore Research leader Sanna Marin 160 Finland Prime Minister of Finland Bulelwa Mkutukana 160 South Africa Singer songwriter Sania Nishtar 160 Pakistan Global health leader Phyllis Omido 160 Kenya Environmental activist Laleh Osmany 160 Afghanistan Women s rights activist and founder of WhereIsMyName campaign Nasrin Sotoudeh 160 Iran Lawyer and human rights activist Lea T 160 Brazil Transgender rights advocate and model Ayu Opal Tometi 160 USA Human rights activist Arussi Unda 160 Mexico Campaigner against femicide Siouxsie Wiles 160 UK Scientist and public health communicator Michelle Yeoh 160 Malaysia Actress and UN goodwill ambassador Sapana Roka Magar 160 160 160 Nepal Social worker Aisha Yesufu 160 Nigeria Activist Bring Back Our Girls Christina Adane 160 Netherlands Campaigner against injustices of food system free school meals Yvonne Aki Sawyerr 160 Sierra Leone Freetown mayor Karen Dolva 160 Norway Co founder of No Isolation Jeong Eun kyeong 160 South Korea Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency commissioner led COVID 19 response Somaya Faruqi 160 Afghanistan Robotics team leader Jane Fonda 160 United States Actor and social activist Kiran Gandhi 160 United States Singer musician and gender liberation activist Iman Ghaleb Al Hamli 160 Yemen Manager of a women run microgrid Sarah Gilbert 160 United Kingdom Scientist developing COVID 19 vaccine Maggie Gobran 160 Egypt Coptic nun and child welfare advocate Rebeca Gyumi 160 Tanzania Lawyer and founder of girls rights organization Msichana Initiative Deta Hedman 160 Jamaica Darts champion Muyesser Abdul ehed Hendan 160 China Uyghur writer and language activist Miho Imada 160 Japan Master sake brewer Manasi Joshi 160 India Para badminton champion Mulenga Kapwepwe 160 Zambia Artist and founder of the Zambian Women s History Museum Gulsum Kav 160 Turkey Doctor activist co founder of We Will Stop Femicide Jackie Kay 160 United Kingdom Writer national poet of Scotland Mahira Khan 160 Pakistan Actor and activist Chu Kim Duc 160 Vietnam Architect and child welfare activist Safaa Kumari 160 Syria Plant virologist Claudia Lopez Hernandez 160 Colombia Mayor of Bogota Josina Machel 160 Mozambique Human rights activist Hayat Mirshad 160 Mozambique Activist journalist co founder of Fe Male collective Lucy Monaghan 160 United Kingdom Campaigner against sexual violence Vanessa Nakate 160 Uganda Climate activist Nandar 160 Myanmar Feminist activist Vernetta M Nay Moberly 160 United States Inupiaq activist Nemonte Nenquimo 160 Ecuador Waorani activist Ridhima Pandey 160 India Climate activist Lorna Prendergast 160 Australia Dementia researcher Oksana Pushkina 160 Russia Politician member of the State Duma Cibele Racy 160 Brazil Teacher racial equality activist Pardis Sabeti 160 Iran Computational geneticist Febfi Setyawati 160 Indonesia Activist founder of Untukteman id Ruth Shady 160 Peru Archaeologist Kathy Sullivan 160 United States Scientist and astronaut Rima Sultana Rimu 160 Bangladesh Humanitarian activist working with Rohingya refugees Ana Tijoux 160 France Chilean hip hop protester Yulia Tsvetkova 160 Russia Activist political prisoner Elin Williams 160 United Kingdom Disability rights activist Alice Wong 160 United States Disability rights activist 2019 Edit The 2019 list was announced on 16 October 2019 91 23 93 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 91 24 93 Image Name Country of birth Description 91 23 93 Precious Adams 160 United States Ballet dancer Parveena Ahanger 160 India Human rights activist Piera Aiello 160 Italy Anti mafia politician Jasmin Akter 160 Bangladesh 160 United Kingdom Rohingya refugee and cricketer Manal Al Dowayan 160 Saudi Arabia Saudi photographer and artist Kimia Alizadeh 160 Iran First female Iranian Olympic medallist Alanoud Alsharekh 160 Kuwait Women s rights activist Marwa Al Sabouni 160 Syria Architect who runs only Arabic website for architectural news Rida Al Tubuly 160 Libya Peace campaigner Tabata Amaral 160 Brazil Politician working for education women s rights political innovation and sustainable futures Yalitza Aparicio 160 Mexico Actress and human rights activist Dayna Ash 160 Lebanon Poet and cultural activist Dina Asher Smith 160 United Kingdom Fastest woman in British history MiMi Aung 160 United States NASA project manager and engineer Nisha Ayub 160 Malaysia Transgender activist Judith Bakirya 160 Uganda Organic farmer and women s rights activist Ayah Bdeir 160 Lebanon 160 Canada Founder of littleBits and STEM advocate Dhammananda Bhikkhuni 160 Thailand First female Thai Buddhist monk Mabel Bianco 160 Argentina Feminist medical doctor and women s rights activist Raya Bidshahri 160 Iran Educator and founder of Awecademy Katie Bouman 160 United States Processed first ever image of a black hole Sinead Burke 160 Ireland Disability activist Lisa Campo Engelstein 160 United States Bioethicist and fertility and contraceptive researcher Scarlett Curtis 160 United Kingdom Co founder of The Pink Protest Ella Daish 160 United Kingdom Environmentalist and anti plastic campaigner Sharan Dhaliwal 160 United Kingdom Writer and advocate for mental and sexual health for young South Asians and LGBTQ rights Salwa Eid Naser 160 Nigeria 160 Bahrain 400m world champion runner Rana el Kaliouby 160 Egypt Artificial emotional intelligence pioneer Maria Fernanda Espinosa 160 Ecuador Fourth woman member of the UN General Assembly Lucinda Evans 160 South Africa Women s rights activist and founder of Philisa Abafazi Bethu Heal our Women Sister Gerard Fernandez 160 Singapore Roman Catholic nun and death row counsellor Bethany Firth 160 United Kingdom Paralympic swimmer Owl Fisher 160 Iceland Transgender activist journalist and writer Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce 160 Jamaica 100m world sprint champion Zarifa Ghafari 160 Afghanistan One of Afghanistan s first female mayors clean city advocate Jalila Haider 160 Pakistan Human rights lawyer and women s rights advocate Tayla Harris 160 Australia Australian rules footballer and boxer Hollie 160 United States Sex trafficking survivor Huang Wensi 160 China Professional boxer Luchita Hurtado 160 Venezuela Artist and environmental advocate Yumi Ishikawa 160 Japan Gender discrimination campaigner and founder of kutoo movement Asmaa James 160 Sierra Leone Journalist and women s rights activist Aranya Johar 160 India Beat poet who writes about gender equality mental health and body positivity Katrina Johnston Zimmerman 160 United States Urban anthropologist and co founder of The Women Led Cities Initiative Gada Kadoda 160 Sudan Founder of the Sudanese Knowledge Society and trainer of community engineers Amy Karle 160 United States Bioartist and 3D designer Ahlam Khudr 160 Sudan Human rights protest leader Fiona Kolbinger 160 Germany First woman cyclist to win the Transcontinental Race Hiyori Kon 160 Japan Sumo wrestler Aissata Lam 160 Mauritania Microfinance expert and women s rights advocate Soo Jung Lee 160 South Korea Forensic psychologist and advocate for anti stalking bill Fei Fei Li 160 United States Pioneer of artificial intelligence who encourages women and minorities to build AI Erika Lust 160 Sweden Erotic film director screenwriter and producer Lauren Mahon 160 United Kingdom Cancer survivor and podcaster Julie Makani 160 Tanzania Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease Lisa Mandemaker 160 Netherlands Designer of prototype artificial womb Jamie Margolin 160 United States Climate change activist and co rounder of Zero Hour movement Francia Marquez 160 Colombia Afro Colombian environmentalist and leader of 10 day 350 mile women s march Gina Martin 160 United Kingdom Campaigner to make upskirting illegal in England and Wales Sarah Martins Da Silva 160 United Kingdom Fertility researcher Raja Meziane 160 Algeria Anti government songs about social injustice alleged corruption and inequality Susmita Mohanty 160 India Spaceship designer entrepreneur and passionate climate action advocate Benedicte Mundele 160 Democratic Republic of the Congo Fresh food entrepreneur Subhalakshmi Nandi 160 India Gender equity researcher and campaigner Trang Nguyen 160 Vietnam Wildlife conservationist Van Thi Nguyen 160 Vietnam Co founder of the Will to Live Center Natasha Noel 160 India Body positivity influencer Alexandria Ocasio Cortez 160 United States Youngest woman elected to Congress Farida Osman 160 Egypt First woman in Egypt to win a swimming medal Ashcharya Peiris 160 Sri Lanka Blind fashion designer and motivational speaker Danit Peleg 160 Israel Fashion designer of 3D printed clothing Autumn Peltier 160 Canada Clean water advocate Swietenia Puspa Lestari 160 Indonesia Founder of the Divers Clean Action Foundation and anti straw campaigner Megan Rapinoe 160 United States Advocate for equality in football soccer Onjali Q Rauf 160 United Kingdom Writer and founder of Making Herstory Charlene Ren 160 China Clean water advocate Maria Ressa 160 Philippines Journalist and founder of Rappler website to expose fake news Djamila Ribeiro 160 Brazil Writer and Afro Brazilian women s rights advocate Jawahir Roble 160 Somalia 160 United Kingdom UK s first Muslim black female hijab wearing referee 91 clarification needed 93 Najat Saliba 160 Lebanon Air pollution research Nanjira Sambuli 160 Kenya World Wide Web Foundation digital equality expert Zehra Sayers 160 Turkey Chair of the SESAME project Hayfa Sdiri 160 Tunisia Entrepreneur and UN gender equality campaigner Noor Shaker 160 Syria Artificial intelligence innovator Bonita Sharma 160 160 160 Nepal Founder of The Social Changemakers and Innovators Vandana Shiva 160 India Environmental leader and winner of the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize Pragati Singh 160 India Indian Aces an online community for asexual people Lyubov Sobol 160 Russia Anti corruption activist Samah Subay 160 Yemen Lawyer supporting families whose children have disappeared Kalista Sy 160 Senegal Screenwriter of television series Mistress of a Married Man Bella Thorne 160 United States Actress and director Veronique Thouvenot 160 Chile Leader of the Zero Mothers Die initiative Greta Thunberg 160 Sweden Climate change activist Paola Villarreal 160 Mexico Computer programmer who developed Data for Justice Ida Vitale 160 Uruguay Fifth woman to win Cervantes Prize for lifetime writing achievement Purity Wako 160 Uganda Life coach empowering women Marilyn Waring 160 New Zealand Feminist economist and environmental activist Amy Webb 160 United States Futurist Sara Wesslin 160 Finland Skolt Sami journalist who lobbied for government funding for Sami language teaching Gina Zurlo 160 United States Expert in religion statistics 2018 Edit The 2018 list was announced in November 2018 The list included the 27th Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Stacey Cunningham who runs the New York Stock Exchange and Shaparak Shajarizadeh 91 25 93 who challenged the Iranian law that requires women to wear the Hijab 91 26 93 Image Name Country of birth Description 91 27 93 Abisoye Ajayi Akinfolarin 160 Nigeria Social impact entrepreneur Nigeria Esra a Al Shafei Bahrain Leads not for profit Majal org Svetlana Alekseeva 160 Russia Burns survivor Lizt Alfonso 160 Cuba Director and choreographer Cuba Nimco Ali 160 United Kingdom Somaliland FGM activist in Somaliland Isabel Allende 160 Peru Writer Boushra Yahya Almutawakel 160 Yemen Photographer Alina Anisimova 160 Kyrgyzstan student programmer at Kyrgyz Girls Space School Frances Arnold 160 United States Nobel Prize winning chemical engineer Uma Devi Badi 160 160 160 Nepal Leader of the Badi movement and member of the Provincial Assembly in Nepal Judith Balcazar 160 United Kingdom Fashion designer and co founder of Giggle Knickers underwear for women with urinary incontinence Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista 160 Peru Lawyer who works against domestic violence as the face of the NiUnaMenos Not One woman Less Leyla Belyanova 160 Uzbekistan Academic and ecologist seeking to protect Uzbekistan s birdlife and mountain ecosystems Analia Bortz 160 Argentina Doctor rabbi and bioethicist treating women with fertility problems Fealofani Bruun 160 Samoa Traditional Polynesian navigator and qualified yachtmaster Raneen Bukhari 160 Saudi Arabia Curator gallery manager and business developer Joy Buolamwini 160 Canada Artificial intelligence artist and researcher Barbara Burton 160 United Kingdom Founder and CEO of BehindBras a charity that supports women prison leavers Tamara Cheremnova 160 Russia Author living with cerebral palsy Chelsea Clinton 160 United States Writer and organiser Stacey Cunningham 160 United States NYSE President Jenny Davidson businesswoman 160 United States CEO of Stand Up Placer Asha de Vos 160 Sri Lanka Marine biologist Gabriella Di Laccio 160 Brazil Soprano and founder of DONNE Women in Music Xiomara Diaz 160 Nicaragua Entrepreneur and charity founder Noma Dumezweni 160 United Kingdom 160 Eswatini eSwatini actor Chidera Eggerue 160 United Kingdom The Slumflower blogger Shrouk El Attar 160 Egypt Electronics design engineer Nicole Evans 160 United Kingdom Early menopause Raghda Ezzeldin 160 Egypt Free diver Mitra Farazandeh 160 Iran Artist advocate for people with physical disabilities Mamitu Gashe 160 Ethiopia Senior nurse aide and fistula surgeon Meena Gayen 160 India Business owner and road builder G E M Gloria Tang Tsz kei 160 People s Republic of China 160 Hong Kong Singer songwriter Fabiola Gianotti 160 Italy Particle physicist and director general of CERN Julia Gillard 160 Australia 27th Prime Minister of Australia Elena Gorolova 160 Czech Republic Social worker campaigning against forced sterilisation Randi Heesoo Griffin 160 United States Olympic ice hockey player and data scientist advocate for equal pay for women in ice hockey Janet Harbick 160 Canada Altruistic surrogate Jessica Hayes 160 United States Theology teacher and consecrated virgin Thando Hopa 160 South Africa Model lawyer and diversity and inclusion advocate Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim 160 Chad Environmentalist and advocate for indigenous people and women Reyhan Jamalova 160 Azerbaijan Entrepreneur founder and CEO of Rainenergy company that collects energy from rainwater Jameela Jamil 160 United Kingdom British actor who founded i weigh Liz Johnson 160 United Kingdom Paralympian gold medal swimmer and entrepreneur with a recruitment agency aiming to close the disability employment gap Lao Khang 160 Laos Rugby player and coach Joey Mead King 160 Philippines Model and television presenter Krishna Kumari 160 Pakistan Women s rights campaigner elected to Pakistan Senate Marie Laguerre 160 France Civil engineer and architecture student who has developed platform where women can share stories of street harassment Veasna Chea Leth 160 Cambodia Lawyer first woman to study law in Cambodia Ana Graciela Sagastume Lopez 160 El Salvador Women and Femicide Special Prosecutor Maria Corina Machado 160 Venezuela Political leader who has campaigned to safeguard democratic processes in Venezuela Nanaia Mahuta 160 New Zealand Minister of Maori development first female parliamentarian to wear a Maori face tattoo Sakdiyah Maruf 160 Indonesia First female Muslim stand up comedian Nujeen Mustafa 160 Syria Syrian refugee activist and a campaigner on behalf of refugees with disabilities Lisa McGee 160 United Kingdom Northern Irish playwright and the writer and creator of Derry Girls Kirsty McGurrell 160 United Kingdom Charity co ordinator of 4Louis providing memory boxes for bereaved parents of stillborn babies Becki Meakin 160 United Kingdom General manager of Shaping Our Lives advocate for people with disabilities Ruth Medufia 160 Ghana Female welder acting as role model for young women in the construction industry Larisa Mikhaltsova 160 Ukraine Accordion music teacher who became a model at age 63 Amina J Mohammed 160 Nigeria Deputy secretary general United Nations Yanar Mohammed 160 Iraq President of the Organization of Women s Freedom in Iraq OWFI Joseline Esteffania Velasquez Morales 160 Guatemala Student and NGO co ordinator campaigning to end forced marriages Robin Morgan 160 United States Author and activist founder of The Sisterhood Is Global Institute and the Women s Media Center Dima Nashawi 160 Syria Artist clown and visual storyteller who collects and reflects tales from Syria Helena Ndume 160 Namibia Ophthalmologist who has performed sight restoring surgeries upon 35 000 Namibians free of charge Kelly O Dwyer 160 Australia Minister for jobs and industrial relations and minister for women in the Australian parliament Yuki Okoda 160 Japan Astronomer first person to discover a new star that could shed light on the origins of the Solar System Olivette Otele 160 Cameroon Professor of History at Bath Spa University England Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo 160 Mexico Mayor of Mexico City and Nobel Peace Prize winning physicist Park Soo yeon 160 South Korea Digital campaigner against sex crimes Ophelia Pastrana 160 Colombia Comedian and media personality Viji Palithodi 160 India Activist who founded a women s union in Kerala Brigitte Sossou Perenyi 160 Ghana Documentary producer Vicky Phelan 160 Ireland Exposed the Irish Cervical Check Screening scandal Rahibai Soma Popere 160 India Farmer and founder of Seed Bank India collecting indigenous seeds Valentina Quintero 160 Venezuela Journalist promoting tourism and the environment through television programs Sam Ross 160 United Kingdom Catering assistant and advocate for people with Down syndrome Fatma Samoura 160 Senegal Secretary General of FIFA Juliet Sargeant 160 Tanzania Garden designer Sima Sarkar 160 Bangladesh Full time mother of 18 year old disabled child Shaparak Shajarizadeh 160 Iran Activist against compulsory hijab rule now in exile Haven Shepherd 160 Vietnam Suicide bomb survivor and Paralympic hopeful Nenney Shushaidah Binti Shamsuddin 160 Malaysia Female Syiriah judge Hayat Sindi 160 Saudi Arabia Biotechnologist Unesco goodwill ambassador for science and founder of the i2 Institute for imagination and ingenuity Jacqueline Straub 160 Germany Theologian journalist and author seeking to become a Catholic priest Donna Strickland 160 Canada Professor of Physics University of Waterloo Canada and winner of Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 Kanpassorn Suriyasangpetch 160 Thailand Mental health advocate and app developer Setsuko Takamizawa 160 Japan Learning English to help tourists at Tokyo s 2020 Olympic Games Nargis Taraki 160 Afghanistan NGO legal adviser who campaigns for female empowerment Ellen Tejle 160 Sweden Campaigner for awareness of women s representation in film Helen Taylor Thompson 160 United Kingdom AIDs Hospice founder Bola Tinubu 160 Nigeria Lawyer who established the first free children s helpline in Nigeria Errollyn Wallen 160 United Kingdom 160 Belize Opera composer and performer Safiya Wazir 160 Afghanistan Community activist Gladys West 160 United States Mathematician instrumental in developing GPS Luo Yang 160 People s Republic of China Art photography series on Chinese girls since 2007 Maral Yazarloo Pattrick 160 Iran Fashion designer and motorcyclist Tashi Zangmo Bhutan Executive director for the Bhutan Nuns Foundation Jing Zhao 160 People s Republic of China Entrepreneur running online sex education network 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 91 28 93 The glass ceiling Teamlead Female illiteracy Teamread Street harassment Teamgo Sexism in sport Teamplay Glass ceiling team Edit Image Name Country of birth Description 91 27 93 Agnes Atim Apea 160 Uganda Founder and CEO of Hope Co ops Amy Cuddy 160 United States Harvard social psychologist and bestselling author Elaine Welteroth 160 United States Editor in chief of Teen Vogue Erin Akinci 160 United States Data scientist Jin Xing 160 People s Republic of China Dancer television star and business owner Karlie Noon 91 29 93 160 Australia Astronomer Lea Coligado 160 United States Software engineer Lori Nishiura Mackenzie 160 United States Executive Director of the Clayman Institute Stanford University Loujain Alhathloul 160 Saudi Arabia Student Mariana Feraru 160 Romania Cosmetician Maci Peterson 160 United States Co founder and CEO On Second Thought Maria Teresa Ruiz 160 Chile Astronomer Marilyn Loden 160 United States Author management consultant and diversity advocate Marina Potoker 160 Russia Managing director Rockwool Russia Melisa Marquez Rodriguez Puerto Rico Lead Android engineer for website builder Weebly com Michelle Mone 160 United Kingdom Entrepreneur Muhabbat Sharapova 160 Uzbekistan Maths teacher Nana Akua Oppong Birmeh 160 Ghana Architect Natalia Margolis 160 United States Software Engineer at Huge agency Romina Bernardo aka Chocolate Remix 160 Argentina Musician Roya Ramezani 160 Iran Design strategist Rumman Chowdhury 160 United States Senior Principal at Accenture AI Sasha Perigo 160 United States Student Savita Devi 160 India Drummer Susi Pudjiastuti 160 Indonesia Politician and entrepreneur Suzanne Doyle Morris 160 Australia Author and expert on gender in the workplace Women illiteracy team Edit Image Name Country of birth Description 91 27 93 Aditi Avasthi 160 India Entrepreneur Founder and CEO Embibe Huỳnh Thị Xậm 160 Vietnam Librarian Indira Rana Magar 160 160 160 Nepal Founder Prisoner s Assistance Nepal Ira Trivedi 160 India Writer Maggie MacDonnell 160 Canada Teacher Marieme Jamme 160 Senegal Founder of iamtheCODE Mehroonisa Siddiqui img hei, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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