This year ‘100 Women’ is highlighting those who are leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times, according to the BBC.
The list also includes Sanna Marin, who leads Finland’s all-female coalition government, Michelle Yeoh, star of the new Avatar and Marvel films and Sarah Gilbert, who heads the Oxford University research into a coronavirus vaccine, the report said.
Two Bangladeshi women are named in the list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020 revealed by the BBC.
Rina Akter, a former sex worker, and Rima Sultana Rimu, a teacher, are the two Bangladeshi women.
The BBC’s 100 Women team drew up a shortlist based on names gathered by them and suggested by the BBC’s network of World Service languages teams.
BBC was looking for candidates who had made headlines or influenced important stories over the past 12 months, as well as those who have inspiring stories to tell, achieved something significant or influenced their societies in ways that wouldn’t necessarily make the news.
The pool of names was then assessed against this year’s theme – women who led change – and measured for regional representation and due impartiality, before the final names were chosen.
BBC 100 Women names 100 influential and inspirational women around the world every year.
They make documentaries, features and interviews about their lives, giving more space for stories that put women at the centre.❐
