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The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020.

The list highlights those who are leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times.

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The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020.

This year 100 Women is highlighting those who are leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times.

The list 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, as well as Jane Fonda, a climate activist and actress.

And in an extraordinary year - when countless women around the world have made sacrifices to help others - one name on the 100 Women list has been left blank as a tribute.

In an extraordinary year, when countless women around the world have made a sacrifice to help others, the first place on the list is left open to acknowledge their work and to remember those who have lost their lives while making a difference.

Though BBC 100 Women cannot name every woman across the globe who has made a contribution, this space is designed to allow you to think of the people who have had an impact on you, over the course of 2020.

During the pandemic, Rina and her team of helpers have served around 400 meals a week - including rice, vegetables, eggs and meat - to sex workers in Dhaka who have found themselves without clients, and are thus struggling to feed themselves.

> People see our profession as demeaning, but we do it to buy food. I am trying to make sure women in this profession are not left hungry, and their children will not have to do this work.

How were the 100 Women chosen?

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. We were looking for candidates who had made the 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.

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What is 100 Women?

BBC 100 Women names 100 influential and inspirational women around the world every year. We create documentaries, features and interviews about their lives, giving more space for stories that put women at the centre.

Join us for an exciting digital live event of masterclasses, big interviews and guests, hosted by the BBC's Nuala McGovern and Rianna Croxford on 30 November, from 13:00GMT, on the BBC website.

Follow BBC 100 Women on Instagram and Facebook and join the conversation.

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BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?

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The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020. This year 100 Women is highlighting those who are leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times.

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Inspirational women leaders in Northumberland communities

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Women and girls are being encouraged to celebrate International Women’s Day by joining their local parkrun.

On Saturday 7 March, This Girl Can is teaming up with parkrun to put on hundreds of events across the UK to inspire and attract women.

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Women and girls are being encouraged to celebrate International Women's Day by joining their local parkrun.

On Saturday 7 March, This Girl Can is teaming up with parkrun to put on hundreds of events across the UK to inspire and attract women.

parkrun's records show that of the 1.8 million women who are registered with parkrun, 650,000 are yet to take part, and that despite females making up 52% of their registrations, they only account for 44% of completed parkruns.

We launched This Girl Can in 2015 to help tackle the gender gap in sport and physical activity, but while it's been successful, the gap is still there.

So, this International Women's Day parkruns across the UK will be showing their support with female volunteer teams, a brief for all newcomers, selfie frames and a suggested purple dress code.

"This Girl Can is all about breaking down barriers and helping women feel like they can be active, no matter their ability, size or lifestyle," said Kate Dale, the This Girl Can campaign lead.

"The aim of our partnership with parkrun is to celebrate women in all their imperfect glory.

"This International Women's Day we're calling on the women who haven't quite made it out there yet to join this huge female movement and take part in their local parkrun - whether they walk, run, skip or just do half of it."

of completed parkruns in 2019 were from females, despite them making up 52% of total registrations

Our latest Active Lives Adult Survey data shows that 39% of women aren't active, compared to 35% of men, while more research found 42% of women feel positive when they see other women post online about not being very good when it comes to getting active.

As a result, we're encouraging women who take part to share their experience online, and there'll be a social media campaign to accompany the International Women's Day parkrun addressing and breaking down barriers faced by women and girls when accessing physical activity.

We're calling on the women who haven't quite made it out there yet to join this huge female movement and take part in their local parkrun - whether they walk, run, skip or just do half of it

Kate Dale

This Girl Can campaign lead

parkrun's ethos of it being a free, fun and inclusive activity that allows everyone to complete the 5km course at their own pace without fear of judgement, has already seen us invest £3 million to help set up 200 new parkruns, with the aim of increasing the number of women and girls from lower socio-economic groups taking part.

More than 700 parkrun events take place across the UK every Saturday morning, many of which allow buggies and dogs, making it a true family event.

"In the UK more than 1.2 million women and girls have completed a parkrun. But unfortunately, a huge proportion of women are registering for our events and not turning up," said parkrun's global head of health and wellbeing, Chrissie Wellington.

"Our research and insights from Sport England show that many of the reasons why are gender-related, with a fear of not being fit enough, worries about attending alone, childcare obligations and not knowing what to expect being much more commonly cited by females.

"parkrun is a world where female participation is joyfully celebrated - young and old, friends and families, walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers, and those that come along to watch and support.

"Through this campaign we want to champion women and encourage those that haven't taken part yet to get down to their local event and give it a go, whether they run, jog or walk."

Those already parkrunning are encouraged to bring a female friend, colleague or family member along, and everyone is invited to join the celebration online at #IWDparkrun and #ThisGirlCan.

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This Girl Can teams up with parkrun to celebrate International Women's Day | Sport England

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Women and girls are being encouraged to celebrate International Women's Day by joining their local parkrun. On Saturday 7 March, This Girl Can is teaming up with parkrun to put on hundreds of events across the UK to inspire and attract women.

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Celebrate International Women's Day with CBBC! Get the low-down on some awesome women throughout history, up until the present day.

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Celebrate International Women's Day with CBBC! Get the low-down on some awesome women throughout history, up until the present day.

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The BBC have a range of videos that look at the lives of inspirational women across the world.

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All the latest news about International Women's Day from the BBC

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International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women, who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.

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With the latest data, we now understand the vital link between gender, social equity and climate change, and recognize that without gender equality today, a sustainable future, an equal future, remains out of reach.

Women and girls experience the greatest impacts of the climate crisis as it amplifies existing gender inequalities and puts women's lives and livelihoods at risk. Across the world, women depend more on, yet have less access to, natural resources, and often bear a disproportionate responsibility for securing food, water, and fuel.

As women and girls bear the burden of climate impacts, they are also essential to leading and driving change in climate adaption, mitigation and solutions. Without the inclusion of half of the world's population, it is unlikely that solutions for a sustainable planet and a gender equal world tomorrow will be realized.

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In Focus: International Women's Day | UN Women - Headquarters

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With the latest data, we now understand the vital link between gender, social equity and climate change, and recognize that without gender equality today, a sustainable future, an equal future, remains out of reach. Women and girls experience the greatest impacts of the climate crisis as it amplifies existing gender inequalities and puts women's lives and livelihoods at risk.

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International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

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About International Women's Day

International Women's Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality.

Marked annually on March 8th, IWD is one of the most important days of the year to:

celebrate women's achievements

educate and awareness raise for women's equality

call for positive change advancing women

lobby for accelerated gender parity

fundraise for female-focused charities

Everyone, everywhere can play a part in helping forge gender equality. From a wide range of IWD campaigns, events, rallies, lobbying and performances - to festivals, parties, fun runs and celebrations - all IWD activity is valid. That's what makes IWD inclusive.

What's the IWD 2023 campaign theme?

For IWD 2023, the global campaign theme is #EmbraceEquity.

The campaign aims to encourage important conversations on Why equal opportunities aren't enough and Why equal isn't always fair. People start from different places, so true inclusion and belonging require equitable action.

We can all challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination, draw attention to bias, and seek out inclusion. Collective activism is what drives change. From grassroots action to wide-scale momentum, we can all embrace equity.

And to truly embrace equity, means to deeply believe, value, and seek out difference as a necessary and positive element of life. To embrace equity means to understand the journey required to achieve women's equality.

Learn about the campaign theme here, and consider the difference between equity and equality.

Who can support International Women's Day?

There are many ways to mark IWD.

IWD is not country, group, nor organization specific. No one government, NGO, charity, corporation, academic institution, women's network, or media hub is solely responsible for IWD. The day belongs to all groups collectively, everywhere. Read more about this here.

Support for IWD should never be a battle between groups or organizations declaring what action is best or right. Feminism's eclectic and inclusive nature means that all efforts advancing women's equality are welcome and valid, and should be respected. This is what it means to be truly 'inclusive.'

Gloria Steinem, world-renowned feminist, journalist and activist once explained "The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist, nor to any one organization, but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights." So make International Women's Day your day and do what you can to truly make a positive difference for women.

How can groups mark International Women's Day?

IWD was started in 1911, and remains an important moment for working to advance women's equality with the day belonging to everyone, everywhere.

Groups can choose to mark IWD in whatever manner they deem most relevant, engaging, and impactful for their specific context, objectives, and audiences.

IWD is about women's equality in all its forms. For some, IWD is about fighting for women's rights. For others, IWD is about reinforcing key commitments, while for some IWD is about celebrating success. And for others, IWD means festive gatherings and parties. Whatever choices are made, all choices matter, and all choices are valid. All choices of activity can contribute to, and form part of, the thriving global movement focused on women's advancement.

IWD is a truly inclusive, diverse and eclectic moment of impact worldwide.

What's the history of International Women's Day?

International Women's Day has occurred for well over a century with the first gathering held in 1911.

Learn more about IWD's timeline from its historic commencement, right through to March 2023.

What colors symbolize International Women's Day?

Purple, green and white are the colors of International Women's Day. Purple signifies justice and dignity, and being loyal to the cause. Green symbolizes hope. White represents purity, albeit a controversial concept. The colors originated from the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in the UK in 1908.

Is International Women's Day a holiday?

IWD is an official holiday in many countries including: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal (for women only), Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Zambia. In Germany, Berlin's parliament approved a bill in 2019 to make International Women's Day a public holiday.

Should IWD be a global holiday? Many groups absolutely think not. IWD is a day of activism. IWD provides a highly considerable and visible opportunity for impact.

What's does the IWD website aim to achieve?

The purpose of the International Women's Day website is to support the supporters, and to encourage worldwide engagement and collective action in advancing women's equality. In doing so, the IWD website provides a useful and collaborative platform that aims to help forge positive change for women worldwide.

Everyone everywhere can help forge women's equality. Collective action and collaborative support for forging women's equality matters, and all groups should be welcome to advance women's equality by whatever appropriate means they choose.

Whether hosting an event, running a campaign, launching an initiative, reporting on achievement, donating to a female-focused charity, or more - there are many ways groups and individuals can mark International Women's Day.

Three central beliefs underpin and guide the purpose and provisions of the International Women's Day website:

identifying, celebrating, and increasing visibility of women's achievements can help forge equality

strategic collaborations based on a foundation of shared purpose, trust, and appreciation can impact positive change for women

worldwide awareness raising via meaningful narratives, resources, and activity can help combat gender bias and discrimination to accelerate gender parity

To support worldwide activity, the International Women's Day website provides:

free guidance and resources

a searchable IWD events database

a platform for collaborative purpose-driven missions

a hub showcasing the work of women creatives

a speakers register for IWD event managers

a women-owned business IWD supplier directory

a fundraising channel for female-focused charities (100% direct to charity)

Do we still need an International Women's Day?

Yes! There's no place for complacency. According to the World Economic Forum, sadly none of us will see gender parity in our lifetime, and nor likely will many of our children. Gender parity won't be attained for well over a century.

There's urgent work to do - and we can all play a part.

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Learn about International Women's Day - IWD history, campaign themes, missions, charitable fundraising, supporting partners & more. All activity is valid, that's what makes IWD inclusive!

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Teachers, parents, caregivers - use International Women's Day as an important opportunity to educate and inspire children about the role of women in society.

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International Women’s Day school resources

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International Women’s Day sees the launch of exciting female-focused books that are great for schools, universities, library displays and general reading

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A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change.
So let's all choose to challenge.

How will you help forge a gender equal world?
Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality.

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International Women's Day 2024 campaign theme: Inspire Inclusion

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FREE International Women's Day 2024 campaign theme resources to Inspire Inclusion - #IWD2024 #InspireInclusion

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Individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day.

We can choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequity. We can choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievements.

Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world.

From challenge comes change, so let's all choose to challenge.

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International Women's Day 2023 campaign theme: #EmbraceEquity

For International Women's Day and beyond, let's all fully #EmbraceEquity.

Equity isn't just a nice-to-have, it's a must-have.

A focus on gender equity needs to be part of every society's DNA.

And it's critical to understand the difference between equity and equality.

The aim of the IWD 2023 #EmbraceEquity campaign theme is to get the world talking about Why equal opportunities aren't enough. People start from different places, so true inclusion and belonging require equitable action. Read more about this here.

All IWD activity is valid, that's what makes IWD inclusive.

So give equity a huge embrace

We can all truly embrace equity.

It's not just something we say. It's not just something we write about.

It's something we need to think about, know, value and embrace.

It's what we believe in, unconditionally. Equity means creating an inclusive world.

And we can all play a part

Each one of us can actively support and embrace equity within our own sphere of influence.

We can all challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination, draw attention to bias, and seek out inclusion.

Collective activism is what drives change. From grassroots action to wide-scale momentum, we can all embrace equity.

Forging gender equity isn't limited to women solely fighting the good fight. Allies are incredibly important for the social, economic, cultural, and political advancement of women.

Everyone everywhere can play a part.

All IWD activity is valid.

That's what makes IWD so inclusive.

Collectively, we can all forge positive change.

Being included, and a sense of belonging, feel right

When we embrace equity, we embrace diversity, and we embrace inclusion.

We embrace equity to forge harmony and unity, and to help drive success for all.

Equality is the goal, and equity is the means to get there.

Through the process of equity, we can reach equality.

Embracing equity is the right thing to do

Don't just say it. Think it. Be it. Do it. Value it. Truly embrace it.

Embrace equity in all its forms.

How will you embrace equity?

Share the passion and excitement that comes from valuing and supporting difference.

Reflect on how we can all be part of the solution, not the problem.

Encourage and rally your friends, family, colleagues, and community to embrace equity.

Together we can work collectively to impact positive change.

Together we can all help forge an equal world.

Let's all embrace equity today, and always.

Strike the #EmbraceEquity pose

Are you in? Will you embrace equity?

Show the world your huge embrace. Strike the IWD #EmbraceEquity pose to show solidarity.

Share your #EmbraceEquity image, video, resources, presentation, and articles across social media using #IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity to encourage others to help forge an inclusive world.

Send in your #EmbraceEquity images

2022 saw thousands of people across the world send in images showing their support and solidarity for the International Women's Day #BreakTheBias campaign theme that served to elevate a global focus on identifying and calling out conscious and unconscious bias in order to help drive positive change for women worldwide.

Let's forge that tremendous worldwide unity and support again for 2023.

Check out just some of the many #EmbraceEquity images from across the world coming in.

Be part of the movement: Engage & participate for IWD

Know your mindset and actions count. You can make a difference for women in the world.

All IWD activity is valid. IWD is inclusive, not exclusive.

Everyone, everywhere can build on IWD's century-plus history.

Be part of it.

Let's all step forward and commit to #EmbraceEquity.
#IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity embrace - verb - ɪmˈbreɪs - to willingly and enthusiastically accept, adopt, and espouse
Want to reflect on the IWD 2022 #BreakTheBias campaign theme? Click here.

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International Women's Day 2023 campaign theme: #EmbraceEquity

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For International Women's Day and beyond, let's all fully #EmbraceEquity. Equity isn't just a nice-to-have, it's a must-have. A focus on gender equity needs to be part of every society's DNA. And it's critical to understand the difference between equity and equality.