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BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list?
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BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list?
Our most inspiring and influential women of 2019 give us their vision of a female-led future.
Video 2 minutes 36 seconds
Diving to save Indonesia's coral reefs from plastic
Tenia Lestari leads a network of volunteer divers who clear rubbish from the coral reefs and recycle what they find.
Video 4 minutes 16 seconds
From poverty to politics: Meet ‘Brazil’s AOC’
A video of her grilling the education minister went viral, but Tabata Amaral has a bigger war to wage.
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The woman fighting sexism in sumo
Meet the woman wrestling her way to sumo inclusion in Japan.
Video 9 minutes 43 seconds
Avatars: Are we ready for our digital twins?
When we think of avatars, we imagine a blue film character. But now they're being used very differently.
What ancient Greeks and Greta trolls have in common
Online abuse of women may seem like a modern issue, but these tactics go back millennia.
Video 10 minutes 8 seconds
Long watch: Russia's invisible influencer
The story of Lyubov Sobol who sparked some of Russia's biggest anti-government protests in a decade.
Video 2 minutes 36 seconds
Diving to save Indonesia's coral reefs from plastic
Tenia Lestari leads a network of volunteer divers who clear rubbish from the coral reefs and recycle what they find.
Video 4 minutes 16 seconds
From poverty to politics: Meet ‘Brazil’s AOC’
A video of her grilling the education minister went viral, but Tabata Amaral has a bigger war to wage.
Video 3 minutes 1 second
The woman fighting sexism in sumo
Meet the woman wrestling her way to sumo inclusion in Japan.
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