The 100 women on the list are aged between 15 and 94, and are from more than 60 countries.
Three Nigerians have been listed on the BBC list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2018.
Amina J. Mohammed, Bola Tinubu, and Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin are the three Nigerians on the list.
Bola Tinubu, Founder of the Cece Yara Foundation, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economic and Social Studies from the University of Manchester, U.K., and a Law degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. She was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1993 and has undertaken training in the prevention of child sexual abuse, and the counselling of victims, as well as child protection.
Amina J. Mohammed is the Deputy Secretary General, United Nations. Amina was Nigeria’s Minister of Environment from November 2015 to December 2016. She served as Special Adviser to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Post-2015 Development Planning. Before joining the UN, she worked for three successive administrations in Nigeria, serving as Special Advisor on the Millennium Development Goals, providing advice on issues including poverty, public sector reform and sustainable development, and coordinating programmes worth $1 billion annually for MDG-related interventions. She is also an Adjunct Professor in Development Practice at Columbia University.
Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin is a social impact entrepreneur who facilitates opportunities for vulnerable young girls in Nigeria through Pearls Africa Foundation (an NGO she founded that focuses on promoting the cause and advancement of vulnerable young girls and women for the purpose of economic independence). With more than 12 years of experience in Information Technology Solutions Development, she is also an experienced, certified and also qualified Information Technology Professional, a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD), Oracle Database Administrator (OCDBA), among others.
According to the BBC, the 100 women on the list are aged between 15 and 94, and are from more than 60 countries.
Others on the list are as follows:
Esraa al-Shafei
Svetlana Alekseeva
Lizt Alfonso
Nimco Ali
Isabel Allende
Boushra Yahya Almutawakel
Alina Anisimova
Frances Arnold
Uma Devi Badi
Judith Balcazar
Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista
Leyla Belyalova
Analia Bortz
Fealofani Bruun
Raneen Bukhari
Joy Buolamwini
Barbara Burton
Tamara Cheremnova
Chelsea Clinton
Stacey Cunningham
Jenny Davidson
Asha de Vos
Gabriella Di Laccio
Xiomara Diaz
Noma Dumezweni
Chidera Eggerue
Shrouk El-Attar
Nicole Evans
Raghda Ezzeldin
Mitra Farazandeh
Mamitu Gashe
Meena Gayen
G.E.M.
Fabiola Gianotti
Julia Gillard
Elena Gorolova
Randi Heesoo Griffin
Janet Harbick
Jessica Hayes
Thando Hopa
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
Reyhan Jamalova
Jameela Jamil
Liz Johnson
Lao Khang
Joey Mead King
Krishna Kumari
Marie Laguerre
Veasna Chea Leth
Ana Graciela Sagastume Lopez
Maria Corina Machado
Nanaia Mahuta
Sakdiyah Maruf
Lisa McGee
Kirsty McGurrell
Becki Meakin
Ruth Medufia
Larisa Mikhaltsova
Yanar Mohammed
Joseline Esteffania Velasquez Morales
Robin Morgan
Nujeen Mustafa
Dima Nashawi
Helena Ndume
Kelly O'Dwyer
Yuki Okoda
Olivette Otele
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
Park Soo-yeon
Ophelia Pastrana
Viji Penkoottu
Brigitte Sossou Perenyi
Vicky Phelan
Rahibi Soma Popere
Valentina Quintero
Sam Ross
Fatma Samoura
Juliet Sargeant
Sima Sarkar
Shaparak Shajarizadeh
Haven Shepherd
Nenney Shushaidah Binti Shamsuddin
Hayat Sindi
Jacqueline Straub
Donna Strickland
Kanpassorn Suriyasangpetch
Setsuko Takamizawa
Nargis Taraki
Ellen Tejle
Helen Taylor Thompson
Errollyn Wallen
Safiya Wazir
Gladys West
Luo Yang
Maral Yazarloo-Pattrick
Tashi Zangmo
Jing Zhao