8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

Nina Gualinga works to defend indigenous rights in the Ecuadorian Amazon

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

Maryam al-Khawaja is a Bahraini human rights activist

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

Lizzie Velasquez is a motivational speaker who has inspired millions

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes book about being a woman in Nigeria and the United States

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

Birgitta Jónsdóttir is a member of the Icelandic parliament fighting for internet freedom

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

Bethany Hamilton is a pro-surfer from Hawaii

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

Anita Sarkeesian is a vlogger who analyses the portrayal of women in media

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

Kathy Jetnil-Kijner is a climate change poet

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 march 2016,

by Editorial staff