100 Women (BBC)

*100 Women*
100 Women
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]

History change

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]

Names of the 100 women change

Leadership (2019) change

Name	Country of birth	Description
Alanoud Alsharekh	Kuwait	Women's rights activist. Winner of National Order of Merit
Tabata Amaral	Brazil	Politician working for education, women's rights, political innovation and sustainable futures
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni	Thailand	First female Thai Buddhist monk (bhikkhuni) and abbess of Songdhammakalyan Monastery
Mabel Bianco	Argentina	Feminist medical doctor and women's rights activist. President of the Foundation for Studies and Research on Women (FEIM)
Maria Fernanda Espinosa	Ecuador	Fourth female president of the UN General Assembly
Sister Gerard Fernandez	Singapore	Roman Catholic nun and death row counsellor
Zarifa Ghafari	Afghanistan	One of Afghanistan's first female mayors; clean city advocate
Jalila Haider	Pakistan	Human rights lawyer and women's rights advocate
Asmaa James	Sierra Leone	Journalist and women's rights activist
Ahlam Khudr	Sudan	Human rights protest leader
Aïssata Lam	Mauritania	Microfinance expert and women's rights advocate
Soo Jung Lee	South Korea	Forensic psychologist and advocate for anti-stalking bill
Gina Martin	United Kingdom	Campaigner to make upskirting illegal in England and Wales
Van Thi Nguyen	Vietnam	Co-founder of the Will to Live Center
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	United States	Youngest woman elected to Congress
Onjali Q. Raúf	United Kingdom	Writer and founder of Making Herstory
Maria Ressa	Philippines	Journalist and founder of Rappler, a website exposing fake news
Lyubov Sobol	Russia	Lawyer and anti-corruption activist
Samah Subay	Yemen	Lawyer supporting families whose children have 'disappeared'

2016 change

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]

Name	Nationality	Description
Alicia Keys	American	Singer, songwriter, pianist, actress, record producer and philanthropist
Aline Mukovi Neema	Congolese	Student activist for political change
Amna Suleiman	Palestinian	Protester against custom that stops women cycling
Amy Roko	Saudi	Comedian who became known via Instagram and Vine
Asel Sadyrova	Kyrgyz	Archer
Ashwaq Moharram	Yemeni	Doctor dealing with starvation in Hudaydah
Babs Forman	British	London based make-up artist who covers up skin problems
Becci Wain	British	Former self-harmer who challenged supermarket policy
Carmen Aristegui	Mexican	Journalist
Carolina de Oliveira	Syrian	Mental health activist
Cat Hulbert	American	Professional gambler
Chan Yuen-ting	Hong Kong	Football manager^[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
Conchi Reyes Rios	Spanish	Bullfighter (es)
Corinne Maier	France	French writer
Dalia Sabri	Jordanian	Blind music teacher
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
Erin McKenney	American	Science award winner
Erin Sweeny	Australian	rape psychologist
Evelyn Miralles	Venezuelan	NASA engineer
Funke Bucknor-Obruthe^[21]	Nigerian	Planner of glitzy and celebrity weddings
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
Heloise Letissier	French	French singer and songwriter known by her stage name Christine and the Queens
Ieshia Evans	American	Black protester
Isabella Springmuhl Tejada	Guatemalan	Fashion designer
Iskra Lawrence	British	Model
Jamilah Lemieux	American	Cultural commentator
Jane Elliott	American	Anti-racism activist
Janet Ni Shuilleabhain	Irish	Abortion rights campaigner
Jeanette Winterson	British	Novelist
Judi Aubel	American	Social entrepreneur
June Eric-Udorie	Irish	Student activist
Karima Baloch	Pakistani	independence campaigner
Kartika Jahja	Indonesian	gender-equality singer
Katherine Johnson	American	Space scientist who was a mathematician for NASA
Kathy Murray	American	"surrendered wife"
Khadija Ismayilova	Azerbaijani	Journalist
Lhakpa Sherpa	Nepalese	Mountaineer who has climbed Everest seven times.
Liliane Landor	Lebanese	BBC journalist
Liv Little	British	Magazine editor
Lois Strong	American	Cheerleader
Lubna Tahtamouni	Jordanian	Science campaigner
Lucy Finch	Malawi	hospice founder (only one in Malawi)
Mallika Srinivasan	Indian	tractor manufacturer
Mao Kobayashi	Japanese	Cancer blogger
Mariana Costa	Peruvian	Businesswoman
Marne Levine	American	COO of Instagram
Marta Sánchez Soler [es]	Mexican	Sociologist
Marta Vieira da Silva	Brazilian	Footballer
'Mary'	Kenyan	Survivor of al-Shabab rape
Mary Akrami	Afghan	Refuge founder
Megan Beveridge	Scottish	First female "lone piper" at the Edinburgh Tattoo
Mercedes Doretti	Argentine	Forensic anthropologist who investigates crimes against humanity
Morena Herrera	Savadorian	Abortion activist
Nadia Khiari	Tunisian	Cartoonist of ‘Willis from Tunis’, whose adventures are about the news
Nadiya Hussain	British	Winner of reality show "Bake Off" – went on to TV jobs
Naema Ahmed	Pakistani	Start-up manager
Nagira Sabashova	Kyrgyz	Wrestler
Natalia Ponce de Leon	Colombian	Acid attack victim
Nay el-Rahi	Lebanese	Harassment tracker
Neha Singh	Indian	Campaigner who encourages women to ignore harassment and reclaim the public space
Omotade Alalade	Nigerian	Infertility foundation creator
Ou Xiaobai	Chinese	App developer which links gay and lesbian people for marriages of convenience
Pashtun Rahmat	Afghan	Police officer
Paula Hawkins	Zimbabwean	Thriller writer of "Girl on the Train"
Prathiba Parmar	Kenyan	British film maker
Rachida Dati	French	Politician
Rakefet Russak-Aminoach	Israeli	Banker
Rebecca Walker	American	Writer and activist
Reham el-Hour	Moroccan	Cartoonist who became professional after winning a UNESCO competition in 2000
Renee Rabinowitz	Belgian	Lawyer who sued the El Al airline when she was asked to move as the man next to her objected to sitting by a female passenger
Saalumarada Thimmakka	Indian	105 year old environmentalist who has managed trees
Seyhan Arman	Turkish	Trans-gender activist
Sherin Khankan	Danish	Imam
Shirin Gerami	Iranian	First woman triathlete in Iran
Shriti Vadera	Ugandan	Banker who was UK minister
Sian Williams	Welsh	Rugby player
Simone Biles	American	Olympic gymnast
Stephanie Harvey	Canadian	Professional e-gamer "missharvey"
Stephanie Yim Bell	American	Korean-American professional wrestler known as Jade
Sunny Leone	Canadian	Actress
Traci Houpapa	New Zealand	Company director
Um-Yehia	Syrian	Nurse
Viktoria Modesta	Latvian	Iconic pop artist
Winnie Harlow	Canadian	Model
Yasmine Mustafa	Kuwaiti	Entrepreneur
Yuliya Stepanova	Russian	Whistle-blowing athlete
Zoleka Mandela	South African	Writer – survivor of addictions, sexual abuse and cancer. Grand daughter of Nelson Mandela.
Zulaikha Patel	South African	Thirteen year-old who took stand for young girls with natural hair
Tess Asplund	Swedish	Anti-fascism activist caught in iconic photo resisting fascists
Thuli Madonsela^[22]	South African	Advocate who combats corruption
Maria Zakharova	Russian	Foreign ministry spokeswoman

2015 change

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]

Name	Occupation	Position
Nicola Adams	British boxer	Top Row
Muzzon al-Mellehan	Syrian activist	Top Row
Siba Alaradi	Syrian structural engineer	Top Row
Antonia Albert	Austrian entrepreneur	Top Row
Sonita Alizadeh^[25]	Afghan rapper	Top Row
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
Nicola Benedetti	British musician	Third Row
Meryl Benitah	French entrepreneur	Third Row
Fatou Bensouda	Gambian International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor	Third Row
Asha Bhosle^[17]	Indian singer	Fourth Row
Cecilia Bouzat	Argentinian biophysicist	Fourth Row
Bobbi Brown	American make-up artist and entrepreneur	Fourth Row
Naomi Bya’Ombe	Congolese student	Fourth Row
Rivka Carmi	Israeli geneticist	Fourth Row
Massiel Chávez	Venezuelan student	Fifth Row
Eveles Chimala	Malawian midwife	Fifth Row
Estela de Carlotto	Argentinian human rights activist	Fifth Row
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
Paula Escobar	Chilean magazine editor	Seventh Row
Monir Farmanfarmaian	Iranian artist	Seventh Row
Claire Fox	British writer and broadcaster	Seventh Row
Elissa Freiha	Emirati entrepreneur	Seventh Row
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
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
Samantha John	American entrepreneur of Hopscotch	Tenth Row
Kamini Kaushal^[17]	Indian Bollywood actress	Tenth Row
Tahmina Kohistani	Afghan Olympic sprinter	Tenth Row
Rimppi Kumari^[17]	Indian farmer	Tenth Row
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
Emi Mahmoud	Sudanese-American poet	Eleventh Row
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
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
Sania Mirza^[25]	Indian tennis player	Thirteenth Row
Brit Morin	American entrepreneur	Thirteenth Row
Smriti Nagpal^[17]	Indian entrepreneur	Thirteenth Row
Pauline Ng	Singaporean entrepreneur	Fourteenth Row
Delaney	American student	Fourteenth Row
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
Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal	British trade envoy	Seventeenth Row
Mumtaz Shaikh^[17]	Indian human rights activist	Seventeenth Row
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
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
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
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

2014 change

The BBC News 100 Women list in 2014 continued the efforts of the first year's initiative.^[26]

Name	Occupation	Position
SDr Yasmin Altwaijri	Saudi mental health and obesity scientist	Top row
Conchita Wurst	Singer, Austria	Top row
Laura Bates	Founder, Everyday Sexism project	Top row
Pinky Lilani	Founder, Asian Women of Achievement Awards	Top row
Ruby Chakravarti	Women's rights campaigner, India	Top row
Susie Orbach	Psychotherapist	Top row
Pontso Mafethe	Zimbabwean women's programme manager, Comic Relief@pontso_mafethe	Top row
Kate Shand	Managing director of Enjoy Education	Top row
Shappi Khorsandi	Iranian-born British comedian	Top row
Shazia Saleem	Founder ieat Foods	Top row
Wai Wai Nu	Director,Women Peace Net	Second row
Michaela Bergman	Chief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	Second row
Paula Moreno	Founder of peace foundation Manos Visibles	Second row
Rubana Huq	Bangladeshi textile manufacturer	Second row
Lucy-Anne Holmes	Founder, No More Page Three campaign, UK	Second row
Brianna Stubbs	rower for Great Britain	Second row
Matilda Tristam	Comics writer	Second row
Nigar Nazar	Pakistani cartoonist@NigarNazar	Second row
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy	Pakistani documentary film-maker	Second row
Uldus Bakhtiozina	Russian photographer	Second row
Lesley Yellowlees	First female president, Royal Chemistry Society	Third row
Rebecca Gomperts	Founder, Women on Waves	Third row
Katherine Brown	Academic, Kings College London	Third row
Emily Kasyoka	Boxer, Kenya	Third row
Aowen Jin	Chinese-born British artist	Third row
Eliza Rebeiro	Founder of Lives not Knives	Third row
Muge Iplikci	Turkish journalist	Third row
Natumanya Sarah	Educator	Third row
Linda Tirado	Campaigner	Third row
Alice Hagan	Technician at healthcare company BTG	Third row
May Tha Hla	Burmese food aid social worker	Fourth row
Rainatou Sow	Founder of Make Every Woman Count	Fourth row
Justa Canaviri^[27]	Celebrity chef, Bolivia	Fourth row
Heather Jackson	Women's business campaigner	Fourth row
Ruby Wax	Mental health campaigner and comic	Fourth row
Umm Ahmed	Sole provider for her family, Iraq	Fourth row
Xiaolu Guo	Chinese novelist and film-maker	Fourth row
Hind Hobeika	Founder of Instabeat, Lebanon	Fourth row
Molly Case	Student nurse and Women of the Future Ambassador	Fourth row
Joyce Banda	Former president of Malawi	Fourth row
Saadia Zahidi	World Economic Forum	Fifth row
Aditi Mittal	Indian stand-up comedian	Fifth row
Jess Butcher	Co-founder of Blippar	Fifth row
Farah Mohamed	Girls 20 summit founder	Fifth row
Katy Tuncer	Founder, Ready Steady Mums	Fifth row
Smruti Sriram	Founder, Wings of Hope & Achievement Awards	Fifth row
Darshan Karki	Opinion-piece editor at Kathmandu Post daily, Nepal blogger	Fifth row
Brooke Magnanti	US anthropologist, author, former sex worker	Fifth row
Chipo Chung	Chinese-Zimbabwean actor and activist	Fifth row
Pinar Ogunc	Journalist writing about women's issues and the Kurdish political movement	Fifth row
Sabina Kurgunayeva	Footballer who also runs her own bicycle rental business in Azerbaijan	Sixth row
Kate Wilson	Founder of independent children's book publisher in UK	Sixth row
Betty Lalam	Director of women's community organisation, Northern Uganda	Sixth row
Arabella Dorman	War artist	Sixth row
Andy Kawa	Businesswoman and social entrepreneur	Sixth row
Bahia Shehab	Egyptian artist, designer and art historian	Sixth row
Divya Sharma	Indian science student	Sixth row
Jocelyn Bell Burnell	Scientist who discovered Pulsars	Sixth row
Eleni Antoniadou	Co-Founder Transplants Without Donors	Sixth row
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed	Blogger, columnist and author	Sixth row
Salinee Tavaranan	Thai engineer and social entrepreneur	Seventh row
Hatoon Kadi	Saudi Arabian comedian	Seventh row
Brie Rogers Lowery	UK Director of Change.org	Seventh row
Balvinder Saund	Chair of Women's Sikh Alliance, UK	Seventh row
Cora Sherlock	Pro-life campaigner and blogger in Ireland	Seventh row
Alaa Murabit	Founder, The Voice of Libyan Women	Seventh row
Bushra El-Turk	British-Lebanese composer for London Symphony Orchestra	Seventh row
Kim Winser	Founder, Winser London	Seventh row
Arzu Geybullayeva	blogger	Seventh row
Judith Webb	First female commander of an all-male British Army squadron@sjbwebb	Seventh row
Sarah Hesterman	Equal rights campaigner in Qatar	Eighth row
Sana Saleem	Pakistani campaigner against Internet censorship	Eighth row
Asma Mansour	Co-founder of Tunisian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship	Eighth row
Diana Nammi	Kurdish women's rights campaigner against "honour" killing	Eighth row
Funmi Iyanda	Talk show host, journalist, activist in Nigeria	Eighth row
Karen Masters	Scientist at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation	Eighth row
Khuloud Saba	Syrian researcher and public health worker	Eighth row
Yolanda Wang Yixuan	Women's rights campaigner in China	Eighth row
Ayesha Mustafa	Founder and director of FashionComPassion.co.uk	Eighth row
Obiageli Ezekwesili	Former World Bank Vice President for Africa and Former Minister for Education, Nigeria	Eighth row
Tehmina Kazi	Director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy	Ninth row
Sophi Tranchell	Head of Divine Chocolate	Ninth row
Boghuma Kabisen Titanji	Virologist and campaigner for ethical medical research in Cameroon	Ninth row
Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah	Women's movement leader in Indonesia	Ninth row
Anjali Ramachandran	Head of Innovation at PHD	Ninth row
Yas Necati	Campaigner for better sex education	Ninth row
Yeonmi Park	Activist raising awareness of the plight of her people in North Korea@YeonmiParkNK	Ninth row
Irene Li	Citizen journalist who took part in and documented protests in Hong Kong	Ninth row
Sandee Pyne	Chief executive of Community Partner's International, focused on aid in Myanmar	Ninth row
Temie Giwa	Founder of the One Percent Project, facilitating blood donation in Nigeria	Ninth row
Kavita Krishnan	Secretary, All India Progressive Women's Association	Tenth row
Sarah Khan	Pakistani filmmaker and campaigner	Tenth row
Nicky Moffat	Highest Ranked woman in British Armed Forces	Tenth row
Alice Powell	Racing driver and first female to win a Formula Renault Championship	Tenth row
Misty Haith	Research Engineer at Imperial College London	Tenth row
Sally Sabry	Businesswoman in Egypt	Tenth row
Kate Smurthwaite	British comedian and activist	Tenth row
Susana Lopez	Mexican virologist specialising in rotavirus	Tenth row
Jaya Luintel	Journalist and women's rights advocate from Nepal	Tenth row
Nicola Sturgeon	First Minister of Scotland	Tenth row

2013 change

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]

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