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