Maniben Sita
Indian-South African political activist
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Manonmoney Naidoo
Indian-South African political activist who fought for democracy, equality and justice in South Africa.
M N Bhola
South African organizer of the women’s section of the African National Congress (ANC) from the mid-1920s onward in the Western Cape, and the first woman to stand trial on the ‘hostility’ charge.
Bijal Mathkar
Research & Innovation Director at Solvay India
Dr Marlene Kanga
The third woman to graduate in chemical engineering from IIT Bombay; when she was appointed as the president of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (2017-19) it was the first time any chemical engineer had taken that role.
N Parenithama Pillay
Indian-South African labor rights activist
Dr Rama Govindarajan
Indian-American aerospace engineer
Michelle Wie West
American golfer
Yi Soyeon
Korean astronaut
Yumi Ishikawa
Japanese feminist known for the #KuToo movement, standing up against the high heel policy in Japan and discriminatory practices in the workplace and the rest of the corporate world.