Yeonmi Park escaped North Korea when she was just 13 and is well-known for her activism in speaking out against the North Korean government and defending North Korean citizens’ rights. Through her interviews, writings and speeches, Yeonmi has and continues to share her extraordinary story.
Korean astronaut
With the help of Saujani’s program, Girls Who Code, the amount of girls in the technology field has drastically increased.
Indian-American engineer and businesswoman
Indian dancer, activist and politician
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is the second Vietnamese person, and the first Southeast Asian woman, to be recognized by Forbes as a self-made billionaire
Living amid the Philippines’ American colonial period, Paz Márquez-Benítez wrote her way into history as a prominent short-story author, educator, and editor.
The first woman to be a commercial pilot in India
Indian educator, social reformer, and poet, widely considered the first female teacher of modern India.
Malaysian actress and the first woman of Asian descent to win the Oscar for best actress