“I cannot think of a better way to celebrate our 30th anniversary than through this diverse group of women and changemakers who have, in different ways, inspired us and worked with us to move the dial for women’s and girls’ equality. Like our work, this list is global and represents women and changemakers with differing backgrounds—from lawyers and judges to activists, artists, and storytellers—each of whom has played a significant role in the ecosystem of change.”
Yasmeen Hassan, Global Executive Director, Equality Now
Alanis Morissette, Singer, Songwriter, Activist
Amy Ziering, Academy-Award Nominated Filmmaker, Activist
Annie Lennox, Singer, Songwriter, Activist, Philanthropist
Asma Jahangir, Activist, Human Rights Attorney
Ayesha Malik, Jurist, First Woman to Serve on the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Brisa De Angulo, Activist, Survivor, 2017 Make Equality Reality Honoree
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Internationally Bestselling Author, 2019 Make Equality Reality Honoree
Drew Dixon, Music Producer, Activist, Survivor
Elizabeth Evatt, Human Rights Lawyer, Legal Scholar, First Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia
Gloria Steinem, Writer, Activist, Chair, Board Emeritus, 2014 Make Equality Reality Honoree
Hibaaq Osman, Political Strategist, Movement Builder, Activist
Jaha Dukureh, Activist, Survivor, 2016 Make Equality Reality Honoree
Jane Fonda, Actor, Activist, Advisor, Adolescent Girls Legal Defense Fund, 2016 Make Equality Reality Honoree
Judith Bruce, Senior Associate and Policy Analyst, Population Council, Chair Adolescent Girls Legal Defense Fund
Kimberlé Crenshaw, Human Rights Lawyer, Legal Scholar, Activist, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
Linda Perry, Singer, Songwriter, Activist
Margaret Atwood, Internationally Bestselling Author, Activist, 2018 Make Equality Reality Honoree
Meaza Ashenafi, Jurist, First Female Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Ethiopia
Paola Mendoza, Filmmaker, Author, Activist
Sarah Sophie Flicker, Actor, Filmmaker, Activist
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Former Deputy President of South Africa, Former Executive Director, UN Women, 2021 Make Equality Reality Honoree
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Civil Rights Lawyer, Legal Scholar, Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Salma Hayek Pinault, Actor, Producer, Philanthropist, 2014 Make Equality Reality Honoree
Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland
Sapana Pradhan Malla, Human Rights Lawyer, Activist
Sue Smalley, Author, Activist, Chair, Bedari Kindness Institute Executive Committee, Professor Emeritus, UCLA Department of Psychiatry, Equality Now Board Emeritus
Susan Chokachi, Executive Vice President, Chief Brand and Client Officer, Gucci, 2017 Make Equality Reality Honoree
Wilma Mankiller, Activist, First Female Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Zainah Anwar, Activist, Writer, Founding Executive Director of Sisters In Islam and Musawah
Changemakers, Annual Award Presented by Gucci and CHIME FOR CHANGE
Amandla Stenberg, Actor, Activist, Recipient of the 1st Annual Changemaker Award
Scarlett Curtis, Writer, Activist, Recipient of the 2nd Annual Changemaker Award
Nadeen Ashraf, Activist, Recipient of the 3rd Annual Changemaker Award
Shantel Marekera, Activist, Rhodes Scholar, Recipient of the 4th Annual Changemaker Award
We wouldn’t be here today without the tenacity of our founders, or the generosity of philanthropists who have invested in our vision. Explore their role in our 30 years of work toward a just world for women and girls.
