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| 100 Women: Who is taking part? | 100 Women: Who is taking part? |
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| They hail from all over the world, and from walks of life. They do all kinds of things: they make music, save lives, raise children, run businesses, write, preach, act and tell jokes. They campaign for their causes and strive for a better world for themselves and their families. | They hail from all over the world, and from walks of life. They do all kinds of things: they make music, save lives, raise children, run businesses, write, preach, act and tell jokes. They campaign for their causes and strive for a better world for themselves and their families. |
| On Friday 25 October they are coming together at the BBC's London headquarters, Broadcasting House, for a unique day of debate and discussion. | On Friday 25 October they are coming together at the BBC's London headquarters, Broadcasting House, for a unique day of debate and discussion. |
| We'll ask them to tell us where they think the world's women are today, and to set out their goals for the future. You'll be able to follow every development on BBC TV, radio and online. | We'll ask them to tell us where they think the world's women are today, and to set out their goals for the future. You'll be able to follow every development on BBC TV, radio and online. |
| We'll give more details of the schedule as we get nearer the day. In the meantime, here is the list - arranged according to their position in the image above: | We'll give more details of the schedule as we get nearer the day. In the meantime, here is the list - arranged according to their position in the image above: |
| Top row (L-R) | Top row (L-R) |
| Salwa Abu Libdeh Palestinian TV journalist | Salwa Abu Libdeh Palestinian TV journalist |
| Madawi Al-Rasheed Saudi academic, gender expert @MadawiDr | Madawi Al-Rasheed Saudi academic, gender expert @MadawiDr |
| Nadia Al-Sakkaf Editor, Yemen Times @theyementimes | Nadia Al-Sakkaf Editor, Yemen Times @theyementimes |
| Sreymom Ang Cambodian fashion designer | Sreymom Ang Cambodian fashion designer |
| Anna Arrowsmith English porn film director @annaarrowsmith | Anna Arrowsmith English porn film director @annaarrowsmith |
| Joyce Aoko Aruga Student teacher, Kenya | Joyce Aoko Aruga Student teacher, Kenya |
| Moe Thuzar Aung Deputy Director, Myanmar state broadcaster (MRTV) | Moe Thuzar Aung Deputy Director, Myanmar state broadcaster (MRTV) |
| Rehana Azib London-based barrister | Rehana Azib London-based barrister |
| Firuza Aliyeva Associate Director, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy | Firuza Aliyeva Associate Director, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy |
| Zainab Hawa Bangura UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict | Zainab Hawa Bangura UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict |
| Second row | Second row |
| Michaela Bergman Chief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Michaela Bergman Chief Counsellor for Social Issues, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| Claire Bertschinger Anglo-Swiss nurse whose work inspired Live Aid | Claire Bertschinger Anglo-Swiss nurse whose work inspired Live Aid |
| Ingrid Betancourt French-Colombian former politican and Farc hostage @BetancourIngrid | Ingrid Betancourt French-Colombian former politican and Farc hostage @BetancourIngrid |
| Cherie Blair British barrister and philanthropist @CherieBlairFndn | Cherie Blair British barrister and philanthropist @CherieBlairFndn |
| Emma Bonino Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy @emmabonino | Emma Bonino Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy @emmabonino |
| Yvonne Brewster Stage director, teacher and writer | Yvonne Brewster Stage director, teacher and writer |
| Gurinder Chadha British-Asian film director @gurinderc | Gurinder Chadha British-Asian film director @gurinderc |
| Nervana Mahmoud Egyptian blogger and commentator @Nervana_1 | Nervana Mahmoud Egyptian blogger and commentator @Nervana_1 |
| Irina Chakraborty Russian-Finnish-Indian engineer | Irina Chakraborty Russian-Finnish-Indian engineer |
| Shadi Sadr Iranian lawyer and human rights defender | Shadi Sadr Iranian lawyer and human rights defender |
| Third row | Third row |
| Chipo Chung Chinese-Zimbabwean actor and activist @chipochung | Chipo Chung Chinese-Zimbabwean actor and activist @chipochung |
| Helen Clark Head of UN Development Programme, former New Zealand PM @HelenClarkUNDP | Helen Clark Head of UN Development Programme, former New Zealand PM @HelenClarkUNDP |
| Diane Coyle Economist, writer and blogger @diane1859 | Diane Coyle Economist, writer and blogger @diane1859 |
| Caroline Criado-Perez British journalist and feminist campaigner @ccriadoperez | Caroline Criado-Perez British journalist and feminist campaigner @ccriadoperez |
| Jody Day Founder, Gateway Women network childless women @gatewaywomen | Jody Day Founder, Gateway Women network childless women @gatewaywomen |
| Es Devlin British theatre designer | Es Devlin British theatre designer |
| Klara Dobrev Hungarian lawyer and economist | Klara Dobrev Hungarian lawyer and economist |
| Efua Dorkenoo Campaigner against female genital mutilation @equalitynow | Efua Dorkenoo Campaigner against female genital mutilation @equalitynow |
| Sigridur Maria Egilsdottir Iceland's champion debater | Sigridur Maria Egilsdottir Iceland's champion debater |
| Marwa El-Daly Egyptian grassroots NGO founder @marwadaly7 | Marwa El-Daly Egyptian grassroots NGO founder @marwadaly7 |
| Fourth row | Fourth row |
| Bushra El-Turk British-Lebanese composer @bushraelturk | Bushra El-Turk British-Lebanese composer @bushraelturk |
| Obiageli Ezekwesili Senior adviser, Open Society Foundation @obyezeks | Obiageli Ezekwesili Senior adviser, Open Society Foundation @obyezeks |
| Caroline Farrow Catholic writer, blogger and pro-life activist @blondpidge | Caroline Farrow Catholic writer, blogger and pro-life activist @blondpidge |
| Anne Stella Fomumbod Women's rights activist, Cameroon | Anne Stella Fomumbod Women's rights activist, Cameroon |
| Teresa Forcades Radical Spanish nun @TeresaForcadesF | Teresa Forcades Radical Spanish nun @TeresaForcadesF |
| Razan Ghazzawi Syrian blogger and activist @RedRazan | Razan Ghazzawi Syrian blogger and activist @RedRazan |
| Rebecca Gomperts Dutch doctor, head of Women on Waves @rebeccagomperts | Rebecca Gomperts Dutch doctor, head of Women on Waves @rebeccagomperts |
| Tanni Grey-Thompson Winner of 11 Paralympic Games gold medals @Tanni_GT | Tanni Grey-Thompson Winner of 11 Paralympic Games gold medals @Tanni_GT |
| Parveen Hassan Conservative women's organiser, UK @PrettyTory | Parveen Hassan Conservative women's organiser, UK @PrettyTory |
| Barbara Hewson Senior barrister, UK @BarbaraHewson | Barbara Hewson Senior barrister, UK @BarbaraHewson |
| Fifth row | Fifth row |
| Anis Hidayah Indonesian activist working on migrant worker rights @anishidayah | Anis Hidayah Indonesian activist working on migrant worker rights @anishidayah |
| Deborah Hopkins British mother and political activist @rugbymumno9 | Deborah Hopkins British mother and political activist @rugbymumno9 |
| Rose Hudson-Wilkin Jamaican born British priest | Rose Hudson-Wilkin Jamaican born British priest |
| Bettany Hughes Historian, author, broadcaster @Bettany_Hughes | Bettany Hughes Historian, author, broadcaster @Bettany_Hughes |
| Rubana Huq Bangladeshi textile manufacturer @Rubanahuq | Rubana Huq Bangladeshi textile manufacturer @Rubanahuq |
| Leyla Hussein Co-founder, Daughters of Eve, anti-violence campaigner @LeylaHussein | Leyla Hussein Co-founder, Daughters of Eve, anti-violence campaigner @LeylaHussein |
| Heather Jackson CEO of An Inspirational Journey and Founder of The Women's Business Forum @jackson_heather | Heather Jackson CEO of An Inspirational Journey and Founder of The Women's Business Forum @jackson_heather |
| Shelina Zahara Janmohammed Blogger, columnist and author @loveinheadscarf | Shelina Zahara Janmohammed Blogger, columnist and author @loveinheadscarf |
| Laura Janner-Klausner Movement Rabbi, Reform Judaism UK @LauraJanklaus | Laura Janner-Klausner Movement Rabbi, Reform Judaism UK @LauraJanklaus |
| Aowen Jin Chinese contemporary artist @aowenjin | Aowen Jin Chinese contemporary artist @aowenjin |
| Sixth row | Sixth row |
| Andy Kawa South African businesswoman, anti-Violence campaigner @KwaneleEnuf | Andy Kawa South African businesswoman, anti-Violence campaigner @KwaneleEnuf |
| Tehmina Kazi Director, British Muslims for a Secular Democracy | Tehmina Kazi Director, British Muslims for a Secular Democracy |
| Jude Kelly Artistic Director, Southbank Centre | Jude Kelly Artistic Director, Southbank Centre |
| Fereshteh Khosroujerdy Visually impaired Iranian singer | Fereshteh Khosroujerdy Visually impaired Iranian singer |
| Azadeh Kian Iranian academic and genderspecialist | Azadeh Kian Iranian academic and genderspecialist |
| Kanya King CEO and founder, Mobo @KanyaKing | Kanya King CEO and founder, Mobo @KanyaKing |
| Fawzia Koofi MP and former Deputy Speaker, Afghan National Parliament @FawziaKoofi77 | Fawzia Koofi MP and former Deputy Speaker, Afghan National Parliament @FawziaKoofi77 |
| Dina Korzun Russian actor and charity activist | Dina Korzun Russian actor and charity activist |
| Martha Lane-Fox UK technology entrepreneur and Digital Champion @Marthalanefox | Martha Lane-Fox UK technology entrepreneur and Digital Champion @Marthalanefox |
| Paris Lees Transgender broadcaster @ParisLees | Paris Lees Transgender broadcaster @ParisLees |
| Seventh row | Seventh row |
| Ann Leslie Journalist | Ann Leslie Journalist |
| Sian Lindley Researcher in social technology @SianLindley | Sian Lindley Researcher in social technology @SianLindley |
| Pontso Mafethe Programme manager, Comic Relief | Pontso Mafethe Programme manager, Comic Relief |
| Brooke Magnanti US anthropologist, author, former sex worker @bmagnanti | Brooke Magnanti US anthropologist, author, former sex worker @bmagnanti |
| Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba Deputy Secretary General, the Commonwealth @commonwealthsec | Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba Deputy Secretary General, the Commonwealth @commonwealthsec |
| Shirley Meredeen Founding member, Growing Old Disgracefully | Shirley Meredeen Founding member, Growing Old Disgracefully |
| Samar Samir Mezghanni Record-breaking young Tunisian writer @SamarMEZ | Samar Samir Mezghanni Record-breaking young Tunisian writer @SamarMEZ |
| Shazia Mirza British comedian @shaziamirza1 | Shazia Mirza British comedian @shaziamirza1 |
| Aditi Mittal Indian comedian @awryaditi | Aditi Mittal Indian comedian @awryaditi |
| Rosmery Mollo Indigenous Bolivian activist | Rosmery Mollo Indigenous Bolivian activist |
| Eighth row | Eighth row |
| Orzala Ashraf Nemat Afghan scholar and civil society activist @Orzala | Orzala Ashraf Nemat Afghan scholar and civil society activist @Orzala |
| Pauline Neville-Jones Former UK Security and Counter-Terrorism Minister | Pauline Neville-Jones Former UK Security and Counter-Terrorism Minister |
| Susie Orbach Psychotherapist and author @psychoanalysis | Susie Orbach Psychotherapist and author @psychoanalysis |
| Mirina Paananen Islamic researcher | Mirina Paananen Islamic researcher |
| Claudia Paz y Paz Attorney General, Guatemala @mpclaudiapaz | Claudia Paz y Paz Attorney General, Guatemala @mpclaudiapaz |
| Mariane Pearl French journalist, founder of Chime for Change @MarianePearl | Mariane Pearl French journalist, founder of Chime for Change @MarianePearl |
| Laura Perrins Stay-at-home mother @Lperrins | Laura Perrins Stay-at-home mother @Lperrins |
| Charlotte Raven British feminist and journalist @charlotteraven | Charlotte Raven British feminist and journalist @charlotteraven |
| Gail Rebuck Chief executive, Random House UK @gailrebuck | Gail Rebuck Chief executive, Random House UK @gailrebuck |
| Justine Roberts Founder, Mumsnet @Justine_Roberts | Justine Roberts Founder, Mumsnet @Justine_Roberts |
| Ninth row | Ninth row |
| Sarah Rogers Voice of Women community radio, Sierra Leone | Sarah Rogers Voice of Women community radio, Sierra Leone |
| Fatima Said British-Egyptian pro-democracy @fattysaid | Fatima Said British-Egyptian pro-democracy @fattysaid |
| Balvinder Saund Chair of Sikh Women's Alliance | Balvinder Saund Chair of Sikh Women's Alliance |
| Kamila Shamsie UK-based Pakistani writer @kamilashamsie | Kamila Shamsie UK-based Pakistani writer @kamilashamsie |
| Divya Sharma Indian electronics and communications engineer | Divya Sharma Indian electronics and communications engineer |
| Bahia Shehab Lebanese-Egyptian artist, designer and art historian | Bahia Shehab Lebanese-Egyptian artist, designer and art historian |
| Joanna Shields Chair and CEO, Tech City Investment Organisation @joannashields | Joanna Shields Chair and CEO, Tech City Investment Organisation @joannashields |
| Stephanie Shirley Businesswoman and philanthropist @LetITGoOfficial | Stephanie Shirley Businesswoman and philanthropist @LetITGoOfficial |
| Clare Short British politician, former International Development Secretary | Clare Short British politician, former International Development Secretary |
| Jacqui Smith Former UK Home Secretary @smithjj62 | Jacqui Smith Former UK Home Secretary @smithjj62 |
| Tenth row | Tenth row |
| Kate Smurthwaite British stand-up comedian and activist @cruella1 | Kate Smurthwaite British stand-up comedian and activist @cruella1 |
| Rainatou Sow Guinean founder, Make Every Woman Count | Rainatou Sow Guinean founder, Make Every Woman Count |
| Louise Stephenson Trainee counsellor, UK | Louise Stephenson Trainee counsellor, UK |
| May Tha Hla Burmese school building charity founder | May Tha Hla Burmese school building charity founder |
| Natasha Walter British feminist writer and campaigner | Natasha Walter British feminist writer and campaigner |
| Judith Webb First female commander of all-male British Army squadron @sjbwebb | Judith Webb First female commander of all-male British Army squadron @sjbwebb |
| Saadia Zahidi Head of Gender Parity and Human Capital, World Economic Forum @zahidi | Saadia Zahidi Head of Gender Parity and Human Capital, World Economic Forum @zahidi |
| Dinara Zhorobekova Student, Kyrgyzstan | Dinara Zhorobekova Student, Kyrgyzstan |
| Gemma Godfrey Board director, broadcaster, quantum physicist @GCGodfrey | Gemma Godfrey Board director, broadcaster, quantum physicist @GCGodfrey |
| Martina Navratilova 18-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion @martina | Martina Navratilova 18-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion @martina |
| Also attending | Also attending |
| Sarah Walker (No picture) Head of the English Collective of Prostitutes | Sarah Walker (No picture) Head of the English Collective of Prostitutes |
| Cerrie Burnell Children's TV presenter | |
| Selma James Writer and activist | Selma James Writer and activist |