Britain’s 50 most influential women

Celebrating International Women’s Day ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0SYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD11Yjc0c2M2bHNzdjUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsIFdvbWVuJ3MgRGF5IDA4LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl6jn_6mUBmJLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Friday, March 8, 2024       Independent Women: The Influence List 2024 ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9sb25nX3JlYWRzL3dvbWVuL2ludGVybmF0aW9uYWwtd29tZW5zLWRheS0yMDI0LWluZmx1ZW5jZS1saXN0LWIyNTAwNTM0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTFtbzk1NWhxam0xMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgV29tZW4ncyBEYXkgMDgtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXqOf_qZQGYksBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ To mark International Women’s Day, The Independent has, for the second year running, drawn up [a list of the most influential women of the moment.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9sb25nX3JlYWRzL3dvbWVuL2ludGVybmF0aW9uYWwtd29tZW5zLWRheS0yMDI0LWluZmx1ZW5jZS1saXN0LWIyNTAwNTM0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTNxazI3NzUxZWE4dyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgV29tZW4ncyBEYXkgMDgtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXqOf_qZQGYksBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) The result is an eclectic, all-star line up for 2024, bringing together women from a vast range of orbits who all share one thing in common: their impact on the world that surrounds them. This year, [Esther Ghey is placed top of the list](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdWsvaG9tZS1uZXdzL2VzdGhlci1naGV5LWJyaWFubmEtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQtaW5mbHVlbnRpYWwtd29tZW4tYjI1MDg2NzQuaHRtbD9saWQ9c25od3hxcDE0dHdwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBXb21lbidzIERheSAwOC0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZeo5_-plAZiSwFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), followed by Kate Garraway, Claudia Winkleman, Mary Earps and Sue Gray. [You can see the full list here.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9sb25nX3JlYWRzL3dvbWVuL2ludGVybmF0aW9uYWwtd29tZW5zLWRheS0yMDI0LWluZmx1ZW5jZS1saXN0LWIyNTAwNTM0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWcwZjAwNjczMDRzaCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgV29tZW4ncyBEYXkgMDgtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXqOf_qZQGYksBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) In an explicit attempt to move away from those influence lists which only focus on the women who “empower” and “inspire”, The Independent has deliberately taken a different approach to the notion of power and influence, not excluding polarising characters. From charting the meteoric rises of up-and-coming new stars to celebrating the legacy of industrious campaigners, this is a list of women who exert unequivocal, unshakeable influence in their own distinctive ways. Read the full [Independent Women: The Influence List](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9sb25nX3JlYWRzL3dvbWVuL2ludGVybmF0aW9uYWwtd29tZW5zLWRheS0yMDI0LWluZmx1ZW5jZS1saXN0LWIyNTAwNTM0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWs2YzJkNGE0ZmZkaiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgV29tZW4ncyBEYXkgMDgtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXqOf_qZQGYksBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) and find out more about the accompanying [portrait project in aid of Refuge](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0S4aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWZ1Z2Uub3JnLnVrL2luZGVwZW5kZW50LXdvbWVuLTIwMjQtaW4tYWlkLW9mLXJlZnVnZS8_bGlkPWM3bGUwMDR4cXVocyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgV29tZW4ncyBEYXkgMDgtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXqOf_qZQGYksBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~).     Essential IWD reading ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9pbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLXdvbWVuLXMtZGF5LWZlbWluaXNtLWFuZHJldy10YXRlLWIyNTA3OTgwLmh0bWw_bGlkPW5vOXBoZXF3aTM5cyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgV29tZW4ncyBEYXkgMDgtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXqOf_qZQGYksBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [So, when was the best time to be a British woman?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9pbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLXdvbWVuLXMtZGF5LWZlbWluaXNtLWFuZHJldy10YXRlLWIyNTA3OTgwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWIyaWY5aDZxOHZkeiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgV29tZW4ncyBEYXkgMDgtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXqOf_qZQGYksBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2VkaXRvcmlhbHMvaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbC13b21lbi1zLWRheS1pd2QtYjI1MDg4NzIuaHRtbD9saWQ9aWRjNG1vdWQza2o5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBXb21lbidzIERheSAwOC0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZeo5_-plAZiSwFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj The Independent View: [International Women’s Day is a celebration – and a call to action](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2VkaXRvcmlhbHMvaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbC13b21lbi1zLWRheS1pd2QtYjI1MDg4NzIuaHRtbD9saWQ9M3Y3Z3IwbWtqYTY5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBXb21lbidzIERheSAwOC0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZeo5_-plAZiSwFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0TQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvcGVubnktbW9yZGF1bnQtd29tZW4tZ3JlYXQtYnJpdGFpbi1sZWFkZXJzLWIyNTA3MjA0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWZmeTZnNnRhNWk5bSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgV29tZW4ncyBEYXkgMDgtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXqOf_qZQGYksBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0TOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvd29tZW4tY29tZWR5LXN0YW5kLXVwLWdlbmRlci1yb3NpZS1qb25lcy1iMjUwNDY3Ni5odG1sP2xpZD05OHA1cDlsN3dhcGsmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsIFdvbWVuJ3MgRGF5IDA4LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl6jn_6mUBmJLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Rosie Jones: [The real reason I’m heckled has nothing to do with being gay or disabled](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0TOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvd29tZW4tY29tZWR5LXN0YW5kLXVwLWdlbmRlci1yb3NpZS1qb25lcy1iMjUwNDY3Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1nbjJtaWYyaG9pbncmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsIFdvbWVuJ3MgRGF5IDA4LTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl6jn_6mUBmJLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)     Watch / [Behind the scenes of The Influence List 2024 photoshoot](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZXN0eWxlL2thdGUtZ2FycmF3YXktcGhvdG9zaG9vdC1pbmZsdWVudGlhbC1saXN0LTIwMjQtYjI1MDg4OTIuaHRtbD9saWQ9c2J4b3QzY3J6OXZwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBXb21lbidzIERheSAwOC0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZeo5_-plAZiSwFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZXN0eWxlL2thdGUtZ2FycmF3YXktcGhvdG9zaG9vdC1pbmZsdWVudGlhbC1saXN0LTIwMjQtYjI1MDg4OTIuaHRtbD9saWQ9aDRwbnJkNXJoZWQyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBXb21lbidzIERheSAwOC0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZeo5_-plAZiSwFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj     Portraits in aid of Refuge ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0S4aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWZ1Z2Uub3JnLnVrL2luZGVwZW5kZW50LXdvbWVuLTIwMjQtaW4tYWlkLW9mLXJlZnVnZS8_bGlkPWQ2ZWZvcGg5c3ZmMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgV29tZW4ncyBEYXkgMDgtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXqOf_qZQGYksBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Visionary photographer [Sane Seven](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0SUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2FuZXNldmVuLmNvbS8_bGlkPTd4M2djb2t4Ym5rdSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgV29tZW4ncyBEYXkgMDgtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXqOf_qZQGYksBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) has shot specially commissioned portraits of some of the women featured on The Influence List. These will be [publicly exhibited from today at Outernet London in the West End](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzYQ5P0S4aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWZ1Z2Uub3JnLnVrL2luZGVwZW5kZW50LXdvbWVuLTIwMjQtaW4tYWlkLW9mLXJlZnVnZS8_bGlkPWN0eXV5OHR6aGd5MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUludGVybmF0aW9uYWwgV29tZW4ncyBEYXkgMDgtMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXqOf_qZQGYksBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), before being sold to raise much needed funds for The Independent’s charity partner, Refuge. The images are powerful black and white depictions of a varied selection of extraordinary women, who have come together to raise money and awareness for Refuge, the UK’s largest domestic abuse charity. All proceeds will help provide valuable support for the essential services that Refuge delivers, including the National Domestic Abuse Helpline, enabling women and children to live without violence and fear. In alphabetical order, the 10 women photographed are: - Amy Dowden — dancer and presenter - Anna Whitehouse — journalist, author, broadcaster and campaigner - Carol Vorderman — broadcaster, author and TV presenter - Baroness Floella Benjamin OM DBE — politician, author, presenter, campaigner and actor - Jameela Jamil — actor, presenter, writer and activist - Kate Garraway MBE — broadcaster and journalist - Maggie Alphonsi MBE — Rugby World Cup winner, broadcaster and speaker - The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP — politician - Rosie Jones — comedian, writer and actor - Sara Pascoe — comedian and author The portraits will be exclusively exhibited in Outernet’s space Now Trending, completely free for all audiences, right in the centre of London by Tottenham Court Road Station. To mark the occasion, Carol Vorderman and Baroness Floella Benjamin OM DBE will be attending the unveiling of the portraits today at Outernet. To register your interest in buying one of the prints in aid of Refuge, please send an email including your name to portraits@independent.co.uk. 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