100 Women (BBC)

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]

100 Women
StatusActive
FrequencyEvery year
Years active13
Inaugurated22 October 2013 (2013-10-22)
Most recent27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
Website
100 Women

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

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

Leadership (2019)

ImageNameCountry of birthDescription
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

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]

ImageNameNationalityDescription
Alicia KeysAmericanSinger, songwriter, pianist, actress, record producer and philanthropist
Aline Mukovi NeemaCongoleseStudent activist for political change
Amna SuleimanPalestinianProtester against custom that stops women cycling
Amy RokoSaudiComedian who became known via Instagram and Vine
Asel SadyrovaKyrgyzArcher
Ashwaq MoharramYemeniDoctor dealing with starvation in Hudaydah
Babs FormanBritishLondon based make-up artist who covers up skin problems
Becci WainBritishFormer self-harmer who challenged supermarket policy
Carmen AristeguiMexicanJournalist
Carolina de OliveiraSyrianMental health activist
Cat HulbertAmericanProfessional gambler
Chan Yuen-tingHong KongFootball manager[20]
Chanira BajracharyaNepaleseFormer "living goddess" or Kumari
Churan ZhengChineseWomen's rights activist arrested for planning protest against sexual harassment on public transportation
Cindy MestonCanadianClinical psychology professor
Conchi Reyes RiosSpanishBullfighter (es)
Corinne MaierFranceFrench writer
Dalia SabriJordanianBlind music teacher
Denise HoHong KongPop icon[20]
Doaa el-AdlEgyptianCartoonist of cat whose stories reflect the news
Dwi HandaIndonesianFashion star
Egge KandeSenegaleseCommunity leader who advises young girls about education
Ellinah Ntombi WamukoyaSwazilandFirst woman bishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Erin McKenneyAmericanScience award winner
Erin SweenyAustralianrape psychologist
Evelyn MirallesVenezuelanNASA engineer
Funke Bucknor-Obruthe[21]NigerianPlanner of glitzy and celebrity weddings
Gcina Mhlope[22]South AfricanAuthor, poet, playwright and storyteller
Gouri ChindarkarIndianComputer engineering student of the "School in the Cloud"
Heather RabbattsJamaicanChief Executive of the London Borough of Lambeth
Heloise LetissierFrenchFrench singer and songwriter known by her stage name Christine and the Queens
Ieshia EvansAmericanBlack protester
Isabella Springmuhl TejadaGuatemalanFashion designer
Iskra LawrenceBritishModel
Jamilah LemieuxAmericanCultural commentator
Jane ElliottAmericanAnti-racism activist
Janet Ni ShuilleabhainIrishAbortion rights campaigner
Jeanette WintersonBritishNovelist
Judi AubelAmericanSocial entrepreneur
June Eric-UdorieIrishStudent activist
Karima BalochPakistaniindependence campaigner
Kartika JahjaIndonesiangender-equality singer
Katherine JohnsonAmericanSpace scientist who was a mathematician for NASA
Kathy MurrayAmerican"surrendered wife"
Khadija IsmayilovaAzerbaijaniJournalist
Lhakpa SherpaNepaleseMountaineer who has climbed Everest seven times.
Liliane LandorLebaneseBBC journalist
Liv LittleBritishMagazine editor
Lois StrongAmericanCheerleader
Lubna TahtamouniJordanianScience campaigner
Lucy FinchMalawihospice founder (only one in Malawi)
Mallika SrinivasanIndiantractor manufacturer
Mao KobayashiJapaneseCancer blogger
Mariana CostaPeruvianBusinesswoman
Marne LevineAmericanCOO of Instagram
Marta Sánchez SolerMexicanSociologist
Marta Vieira da SilvaBrazilianFootballer
'Mary'KenyanSurvivor of al-Shabab rape
Mary AkramiAfghanRefuge founder
Megan BeveridgeScottishFirst female "lone piper" at the Edinburgh Tattoo
Mercedes DorettiArgentineForensic anthropologist who investigates crimes against humanity
Morena HerreraSavadorianAbortion activist
Nadia KhiariTunisianCartoonist of ‘Willis from Tunis’, whose adventures are about the news
Nadiya HussainBritishWinner of reality show "Bake Off" – went on to TV jobs
Naema AhmedPakistaniStart-up manager
Nagira SabashovaKyrgyzWrestler
Natalia Ponce de LeonColombianAcid attack victim
Nay el-RahiLebaneseHarassment tracker
Neha SinghIndianCampaigner who encourages women to ignore harassment and reclaim the public space
Omotade AlaladeNigerianInfertility foundation creator
Ou XiaobaiChineseApp developer which links gay and lesbian people for marriages of convenience
Pashtun RahmatAfghanPolice officer
Paula HawkinsZimbabweanThriller writer of "Girl on the Train"
Prathiba ParmarKenyanBritish film maker
Rachida DatiFrenchPolitician
Rakefet Russak-AminoachIsraeliBanker
Rebecca WalkerAmericanWriter and activist
Reham el-HourMoroccanCartoonist who became professional after winning a UNESCO competition in 2000
Renee RabinowitzBelgianLawyer 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 ThimmakkaIndian105 year old environmentalist who has managed trees
Seyhan ArmanTurkishTrans-gender activist
Sherin KhankanDanishImam
Shirin GeramiIranianFirst woman triathlete in Iran
Shriti VaderaUgandanBanker who was UK minister
Sian WilliamsWelshRugby player
Simone BilesAmericanOlympic gymnast
Stephanie HarveyCanadianProfessional e-gamer "missharvey"
Stephanie Yim BellAmericanKorean-American professional wrestler known as Jade
Sunny LeoneCanadianActress
Traci HoupapaNew ZealandCompany director
Um-YehiaSyrianNurse
Viktoria ModestaLatvianIconic pop artist
Winnie HarlowCanadianModel
Yasmine MustafaKuwaitiEntrepreneur
Yuliya StepanovaRussianWhistle-blowing athlete
Zoleka MandelaSouth AfricanWriter – survivor of addictions, sexual abuse and cancer. Grand daughter of Nelson Mandela.
Zulaikha PatelSouth AfricanThirteen year-old who took stand for young girls with natural hair
Tess AsplundSwedishAnti-fascism activist caught in iconic photo resisting fascists
Thuli Madonsela[22]South AfricanAdvocate who combats corruption
Maria ZakharovaRussianForeign ministry spokeswoman

2015

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 NameOccupationPosition
Nicola AdamsBritish boxerTop Row
Muzzon al-MellehanSyrian activistTop Row
Siba AlaradiSyrian structural engineerTop Row
Antonia AlbertAustrian entrepreneurTop Row
Sonita Alizadeh[25]Afghan rapperTop Row
Victoria AlonsoperezUruguayan entrepreneurSecond Row
Niloufar ArdalanIranian footballerSecond Row
Paulina ArreolaMexican entrepreneurSecond Row
Masoumeh AtaeiIranian acid attack survivorSecond Row
Xyza BacaniFilipino photographerSecond Row
Alimata BaraBurkinabe traderThird Row
Sana Ben AshourTunisian civil society activistThird Row
Nicola BenedettiBritish musicianThird Row
Meryl BenitahFrench entrepreneurThird Row
Fatou BensoudaGambian International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief ProsecutorThird Row
Asha Bhosle[17]Indian singerFourth Row
Cecilia BouzatArgentinian biophysicistFourth Row
Bobbi BrownAmerican make-up artist and entrepreneurFourth Row
Naomi Bya’OmbeCongolese studentFourth Row
Rivka CarmiIsraeli geneticistFourth Row
Massiel ChávezVenezuelan studentFifth Row
Eveles ChimalaMalawian midwifeFifth Row
Estela de CarlottoArgentinian human rights activistFifth Row
Nkosazana Dlamini-ZumaSouth African physician and chair of the African Union CommissionFifth Row
Isabel dos SantosAngolan investorFifth Row
Leimin DuongAustralian beer entrepreneurSixth Row
Ernestina Edem AppiahGhanaian social entrepreneur founded Ghana Code ClubSixth Row
Aissa EdonMalian-French midwifeSixth Row
Jana ElhassanLebanese novelistSixth Row
Nawal el-SadaawiEgyptian writerSixth Row
Paula EscobarChilean magazine editorSeventh Row
Monir FarmanfarmaianIranian artistSeventh Row
Claire FoxBritish writer and broadcasterSeventh Row
Elissa FreihaEmirati entrepreneurSeventh Row
Uta FrithGerman psychologistSeventh Row
Melanie GoldsmithBritish entrepreneurEighth Row
Alina GrachevaMoldovan camerawomanEighth Row
Megan GranoAmerican comedianEighth Row
Alice GrayBritish science bloggerEighth Row
Sara Jane HoHong Kong Chinese entrepreneurEighth Row
Michaela HollywoodBritish fundraiser for the disabledNinth Row
Ella Ingram[25]Australian activist for mental illness anti-discriminationNinth Row
Ayesha IshtiaqPakistani student who talks about beinga "good girl"Ninth Row
Somayya JabartiSaudi Arabian newspaper editorNinth Row
Azza JadallaPalestinian nurseNinth Row
Misraa JimaaEthiopian health extension workerTenth Row
Samantha JohnAmerican entrepreneur of HopscotchTenth Row
Kamini Kaushal[17]Indian Bollywood actressTenth Row
Tahmina KohistaniAfghan Olympic sprinterTenth Row
Rimppi Kumari[17]Indian farmerTenth Row
Linda KwambokaKenyan entrepreneurEleventh Row
Tina LavenderBritish midwifeEleventh Row
Zihan LingChinese entrepreneurEleventh Row
Zimasa MabelaSouth African naval captainEleventh Row
Emi MahmoudSudanese-American poetEleventh Row
Catherine MahuguKenyan jewelry entrepreneurTwelfth Row
Amara MajeedAmerican hijab activist and authorTwelfth Row
Nemata Majeks-WalkerSierra Leonean women's rights activistTwelfth Row
Katrine MarcalSwedish writer and journalistTwelfth Row
Karabo MathangSouth African entrepreneurTwelfth Row
Muniba MazariPakistani artist and anchorwomanThirteenth Row
Jessy McCabeBritish studentThirteenth Row
Sania Mirza[25]Indian tennis playerThirteenth Row
Brit MorinAmerican entrepreneurThirteenth Row
Smriti Nagpal[17]Indian entrepreneurThirteenth Row
Pauline NgSingaporean entrepreneurFourteenth Row
DelaneyAmerican studentFourteenth Row
Bel PesceBrazilian entrepreneurFourteenth Row
Verashni PillaySouth African newspaper editorFourteenth Row
Irina PolyakovaRussian ParalympianFourteenth Row
Elsa PrietoFranco-Spanish entrepreneurFifteenth Row
Cristina RandallCanadian entrepreneurFifteenth Row
Claire ReidSouth African entrepreneurFifteenth Row
Jenni RhodesBritish textile designerFifteenth Row
Nikita RidgewayAustralian entrepreneurFifteenth Row
Neyda RojasVenezuelan nunSixteenth Row
Lubov RusskinaRussian reindeer nomadSixteenth Row
Rabia Salihu SaidNigerian physicistSixteenth Row
Amina SbouiTunisian writer and women's rights activistSixteenth Row
Lorrana ScarpioniBrazilian entrepreneurSixteenth Row
Louise SchwartzJamaican showgirl and cabaret performerSeventeenth Row
Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of AsthalBritish trade envoySeventeenth Row
Mumtaz Shaikh[17]Indian human rights activistSeventeenth Row
Nareen ShammoIraqi political activist and journalistSeventeenth Row
Rasha ShehadaPalestinian manufacturing directorSeventeenth Row
Zuzanna StanskaPolish entrepreneurEighteenth Row
Michelle SunHong Kong Chinese entrepreneurEighteenth Row
Hilary Swank[25]American actressEighteenth Row
Julie SygielAmerican entrepreneurEighteenth Row
Rotana TarabzouniSaudi Arabian singer/songwriterEighteenth Row
Kanika Tekriwal[17]Indian entrepreneurNineteenth Row
Lizanne TeoSingaporean entrepreneurNineteenth Row
Jana TepeGerman entrepreneurNineteenth Row
Li TingtingChinese human rights activistNineteenth Row
Sophie WalkerBritish leader of the Women's Equality PartyNineteenth Row
Alek WekSudanese fashion model/UN ambassadorTwentieth Row
Xian XuChinese entrepreneurTwentieth Row
Tin Tin YuBurmese teacherTwentieth Row
Marie-Ange Zimndou KoutouCentral African Republic nurse's aide in a war zoneTwentieth Row
NourSyrian refugeeTwentieth Row

2014

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

Image NameOccupationPosition
SDr Yasmin AltwaijriSaudi mental health and obesity scientistTop row
Conchita WurstSinger, AustriaTop row
Laura BatesFounder, Everyday Sexism projectTop row
Pinky LilaniFounder, Asian Women of Achievement AwardsTop row
Ruby ChakravartiWomen's rights campaigner, IndiaTop row
Susie OrbachPsychotherapistTop row
Pontso MafetheZimbabwean women's programme manager, Comic Relief@pontso_mafetheTop row
Kate ShandManaging director of Enjoy EducationTop row
Shappi KhorsandiIranian-born British comedianTop row
Shazia SaleemFounder ieat FoodsTop row
Wai Wai NuDirector,Women Peace NetSecond row
Michaela BergmanChief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentSecond row
Paula MorenoFounder of peace foundation Manos VisiblesSecond row
Rubana HuqBangladeshi textile manufacturerSecond row
Lucy-Anne HolmesFounder, No More Page Three campaign, UKSecond row
Brianna Stubbsrower for Great BritainSecond row
Matilda TristamComics writerSecond row
Nigar NazarPakistani cartoonist@NigarNazarSecond row
Sharmeen Obaid ChinoyPakistani documentary film-makerSecond row
Uldus BakhtiozinaRussian photographerSecond row
Lesley YellowleesFirst female president, Royal Chemistry SocietyThird row
Rebecca GompertsFounder, Women on WavesThird row
Katherine BrownAcademic, Kings College LondonThird row
Emily KasyokaBoxer, KenyaThird row
Aowen JinChinese-born British artistThird row
Eliza RebeiroFounder of Lives not KnivesThird row
Muge IplikciTurkish journalistThird row
Natumanya SarahEducatorThird row
Linda TiradoCampaignerThird row
Alice HaganTechnician at healthcare company BTGThird row
May Tha HlaBurmese food aid social workerFourth row
Rainatou SowFounder of Make Every Woman CountFourth row
Justa Canaviri[27]Celebrity chef, BoliviaFourth row
Heather JacksonWomen's business campaignerFourth row
Ruby WaxMental health campaigner and comicFourth row
Umm AhmedSole provider for her family, IraqFourth row
Xiaolu GuoChinese novelist and film-makerFourth row
Hind HobeikaFounder of Instabeat, LebanonFourth row
Molly CaseStudent nurse and Women of the Future AmbassadorFourth row
Joyce BandaFormer president of MalawiFourth row
Saadia ZahidiWorld Economic ForumFifth row
Aditi MittalIndian stand-up comedianFifth row
Jess ButcherCo-founder of BlipparFifth row
Farah MohamedGirls 20 summit founderFifth row
Katy TuncerFounder, Ready Steady MumsFifth row
Smruti SriramFounder, Wings of Hope & Achievement AwardsFifth row
Darshan KarkiOpinion-piece editor at Kathmandu Post daily, Nepal bloggerFifth row
Brooke MagnantiUS anthropologist, author, former sex workerFifth row
Chipo ChungChinese-Zimbabwean actor and activistFifth row
Pinar OguncJournalist writing about women's issues and the Kurdish political movementFifth row
Sabina KurgunayevaFootballer who also runs her own bicycle rental business in AzerbaijanSixth row
Kate WilsonFounder of independent children's book publisher in UKSixth row
Betty LalamDirector of women's community organisation, Northern UgandaSixth row
Arabella DormanWar artistSixth row
Andy KawaBusinesswoman and social entrepreneurSixth row
Bahia ShehabEgyptian artist, designer and art historianSixth row
Divya SharmaIndian science studentSixth row
Jocelyn Bell BurnellScientist who discovered PulsarsSixth row
Eleni AntoniadouCo-Founder Transplants Without DonorsSixth row
Shelina Zahra JanmohamedBlogger, columnist and authorSixth row
Salinee TavarananThai engineer and social entrepreneurSeventh row
Hatoon KadiSaudi Arabian comedianSeventh row
Brie Rogers LoweryUK Director of Change.orgSeventh row
Balvinder SaundChair of Women's Sikh Alliance, UKSeventh row
Cora SherlockPro-life campaigner and blogger in IrelandSeventh row
Alaa MurabitFounder, The Voice of Libyan WomenSeventh row
Bushra El-TurkBritish-Lebanese composer for London Symphony OrchestraSeventh row
Kim WinserFounder, Winser LondonSeventh row
Arzu GeybullayevabloggerSeventh row
Judith WebbFirst female commander of an all-male British Army squadron@sjbwebbSeventh row
Sarah HestermanEqual rights campaigner in QatarEighth row
Sana SaleemPakistani campaigner against Internet censorshipEighth row
Asma MansourCo-founder of Tunisian Centre for Social EntrepreneurshipEighth row
Diana NammiKurdish women's rights campaigner against "honour" killingEighth row
Funmi IyandaTalk show host, journalist, activist in NigeriaEighth row
Karen MastersScientist at the Institute of Cosmology and GravitationEighth row
Khuloud SabaSyrian researcher and public health workerEighth row
Yolanda Wang YixuanWomen's rights campaigner in ChinaEighth row
Ayesha MustafaFounder and director of FashionComPassion.co.ukEighth row
Obiageli EzekwesiliFormer World Bank Vice President for Africa and Former Minister for Education, NigeriaEighth row
Tehmina KaziDirector of British Muslims for Secular DemocracyNinth row
Sophi TranchellHead of Divine ChocolateNinth row
Boghuma Kabisen TitanjiVirologist and campaigner for ethical medical research in CameroonNinth row
Dwi Rubiyanti KholifahWomen's movement leader in IndonesiaNinth row
Anjali RamachandranHead of Innovation at PHDNinth row
Yas NecatiCampaigner for better sex educationNinth row
Yeonmi ParkActivist raising awareness of the plight of her people in North Korea@YeonmiParkNKNinth row
Irene LiCitizen journalist who took part in and documented protests in Hong KongNinth row
Sandee PyneChief executive of Community Partner's International, focused on aid in MyanmarNinth row
Temie GiwaFounder of the One Percent Project, facilitating blood donation in NigeriaNinth row
Kavita KrishnanSecretary, All India Progressive Women's AssociationTenth row
Sarah KhanPakistani filmmaker and campaignerTenth row
Nicky MoffatHighest Ranked woman in British Armed ForcesTenth row
Alice PowellRacing driver and first female to win a Formula Renault ChampionshipTenth row
Misty HaithResearch Engineer at Imperial College LondonTenth row
Sally SabryBusinesswoman in EgyptTenth row
Kate SmurthwaiteBritish comedian and activistTenth row
Susana LopezMexican virologist specialising in rotavirusTenth row
Jaya LuintelJournalist and women's rights advocate from NepalTenth row
Nicola SturgeonFirst Minister of ScotlandTenth row

2013

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 NameOccupationPosition
Salwa Abu LibdehPalestinian television journalistTop row
Madawi Al-RasheedSaudi academic and gender expertTop row
Nadia Al-SakkafEditor, Yemen TimesTop row
Sreymom AngCambodian fashion designerTop row
Anna ArrowsmithEnglish porn film directorTop row
Joyce Aoko ArugaStudent teacher in KenyaTop row
Moe Thuzar AungMyanmar state broadcastTop row
Rehana AzibLondon-based barristerTop row
Firuza AliyevaAssociate Director, Azerbaijan Diplomatic AcademyTop row
Zainab Hawa BanguraUN special representative on sexual violence in conflictTop row
Michaela BergmanChief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentSecond row
Claire BertschingerAnglo-Swiss nurse whose work inspired Live AidSecond row
Ingrid BetancourtFrench-Colombian former politician and FARC hostageSecond row
Cherie BlairBritish barrister and philanthropistSecond row
Emma BoninoMinister of Foreign Affairs, ItalySecond row
Yvonne BrewsterStage director, teacher and writerSecond row
Gurinder ChadhaBritish-Asian film directorSecond row
Nervana MahmoudEgyptian blogger and commentatorSecond row
Irina ChakrabortyRussian-Finnish-Indian engineerSecond row
Shadi SadrIranian lawyer and human rights defenderSecond row
Chipo ChungChinese-Zimbabwean actor and activistThird row
Helen ClarkHead of UN Development Programme, former New Zealand Prime MinisterThird row
Diane CoyleEconomist, writer and bloggerThird row
Caroline Criado-PerezBritish journalist and feminist campaignerThird row
Jody Dayfounder of Gateway Women, a network for childless womenThird row
Es DevlinBritish theatre designerThird row
Klara DobrevHungarian lawyer and economistThird row
Efua DorkenooGhanan Senior Advisor to Equality Now and campaigner against female genital mutilationThird row
Sigridur Maria EgilsdottirIceland's champion debaterThird row
Marwa El-DalyEgyptian grassroots activists, founder of the Waqfeyat FoundationThird row
Bushra El-TurkBritish-Lebanese composerFourth row
Obiageli EzekwesiliSenior adviser, Open Society FoundationFourth row
Caroline FarrowCatholic writer, blogger and pro-life activistFourth row
Anne Stella FomumbodWomen's rights activist, CameroonFourth row
Teresa ForcadesRadical Spanish nunFourth row
Razan GhazzawiSyrian blogger and activistFourth row
Rebecca GompertsDutch doctor, head of Women on WavesFourth row
Tanni Grey-ThompsonWinner of 11 Paralympic Games gold medalsFourth row
Parveen HassanConservative women's organiser, UKFourth row
Barbara HewsonSenior barrister, UKFourth row
Anis HidayahIndonesian activist working on migrant worker rightsFifth row
Deborah HopkinsBritish mother and political activistFifth row
Rose Hudson-WilkinJamaican born British priestFifth row
Bettany HughesHistorian, author, broadcasterFifth row
Rubana HuqBangladeshi textile manufacturerFifth row
Leyla HusseinCo-founder, Daughters of Eve, anti-violence campaignerFifth row
Heather JacksonCEO of An Inspirational Journey and Founder of The Women's Business ForumFifth row
Shelina Zahra JanmohamedBlogger, columnist and authorFifth row

Laura Janner-KlausnerMovement rabbi, specializing in Reform JudaismFifth row
Aowen JinChinese contemporary artistFifth row
Andy KawaSouth African businesswoman, anti-violence campaignerSixth row
Tehmina KaziDirector, British Muslims for a Secular DemocracySixth row
Jude KellyArtistic Director, Southbank CentreSixth row
Fereshteh KhosroujerdyVisually impaired Iranian singerSixth row
Azadeh KianIranian academic and genderspecialistSixth row
Kanya KingCEO and founder, MoboSixth row
Fawzia KoofiMP and former Deputy Speaker, Afghan National ParliamentSixth row
Dina KorzunRussian actor and charity activistSixth row
Martha Lane-FoxUK technology entrepreneurSixth row
Paris LeesTransgender broadcasterSixth row
Ann LeslieJournalistSeventh row
Sian LindleyResearcher in social technologySeventh row
Pontso MafetheProgramme manager, Comic ReliefSeventh row
Brooke MagnantiUS anthropologist, author, former sex workerSeventh row
Mmasekgoa Masire-MwambaDeputy Secretary General, the Commonwealth of NationsSeventh row
Shirley MeredeenFounding member, Growing Old DisgracefullySeventh row
Samar Samir MezghanniRecord-breaking young Tunisian writerSeventh row
Shazia MirzaBritish comedianSeventh row
Aditi MittalIndian comedianSeventh row
Rosmery MolloIndigenous Bolivian activistSeventh row
Orzala Ashraf NematAfghan scholar and civil society activistEighth row
Pauline Neville-JonesFormer UK Security and Counter-Terrorism MinisterEighth row
Susie OrbachPsychotherapist and authorEighth row
Mirina PaananenIslamic researcherEighth row
Claudia Paz y PazAttorney General, GuatemalaEighth row
Mariane PearlFrench journalist, founder of Chime for ChangeEighth row
Laura PerrinsStay-at-home motherEighth row
Charlotte RavenBritish feminist and journalistEighth row
Gail RebuckChief executive, Random House UKEighth row
Justine RobertsFounder, MumsnetEighth row
Sarah RogersVoice of Women community radio, Sierra LeoneNinth row
Fatima SaidBritish-Egyptian pro-democracy advocateNinth row
Balvinder SaundChair of Sikh Women's AllianceNinth row
Kamila ShamsieUK-based Pakistani writerNinth row
Divya SharmaIndian electronics and communications engineerNinth row
Bahia ShehabLebanese-Egyptian artist, designer and art historianNinth row
Joanna ShieldsChair and CEO, Tech City Investment OrganisationNinth row
Stephanie ShirleyBusinesswoman and philanthropistNinth row
Clare ShortBritish politician, former International Development SecretaryNinth row
Jacqui SmithFormer UK Home SecretaryNinth row
Kate SmurthwaiteBritish stand-up comedian and activistTenth row
Rainatou SowGuinean founder, Make Every Woman CountTenth row
Louise StephensonTrainee counsellor, UKTenth row
May Tha HlaFounder, Helping The Burmese DeltaTenth row
Natasha WalterBritish feminist writer and campaigneTenth row
Judith WebbFirst female commander of all-male British Army squadronTenth row
Saadia ZahidiHead of Gender Parity and Human Capital, World Economic ForumTenth row
Dinara ZhorobekovaStudent, KyrgyzstanTenth row
Gemma GodfreyBoard director, broadcaster, quantum physicistTenth row
Martina Navratilova18-time Grand Slam singles tennis championTenth row

Initiatives by year

  • 2013: "100 Women: Who Took Part?". BBC News. 22 November 2013.
  • 2014: "Who are the 100 Women 2014?". BBC News. 26 October 2014.
  • 2015: "BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 17 November 2015.
  • 2016: "100 Women: Who is taking part?". BBC News. 22 October 2013.

Other participants

NameOccupation
Sarah WalkerHead of the English Collective of Prostitutes[1]
Cerrie BurnellChildren's TV presenter[1]
Selma JamesWriter and activist[1]

References

  1. "100 Women: Who is taking part?". BBC News. 22 October 2013.
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  4. "Saalumarada Thimmakka in BBC's 100 Women list". The Times of India. 23 November 2016.
  5. Stoughton, India (28 October 2014). "Lebanon makes its mark on BBC's 100 Women list". The Daily Star. Beirut, Lebanon. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  6. Martinson, Jane (16 June 2016). "BBC World Service Language Boss and Diversity Champion Quits". The Guardian.
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