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Aisha Yesufu named among 2020 BBC’s 100 most influential women in the world
The co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) campaign, Aisha Yesufu and a feminist film-maker, Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim have been named among the BBC’s 100 inspiring and influential women around the world for the year 2020.
Yesufu was renowned for her role as a front line promoter of the protest against police brutality that rocked Nigeria in October 2020 while Ikpe-Etim, on the other hand, is a director and LGBTQ activist who has committed herself to creating stories about marginalised groups in Nigeria. Her new film, entitled “Ife”, went into the world of lesbianism and it’s representation in Nollywood.
Earlier this year in an interview with CNN, Ikpe-Etim said she is tackling the subject head-on “to create space for queer characters in the country’s prolific movie industry”.
This year’s list highlights those who are leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times. This is according to the BBC 100 women.
“This year’s list includes Sanna Marin, who leads Finland’s all-female coalition government, Michelle Yeoh, star of the new Avatar and Marvel films and Sarah Gilbert, who heads the Oxford University research into a coronavirus vaccine, as well as Jane Fonda, a climate activist and actress,” it said.
“And in an extraordinary year – when countless women around the world have made sacrifices to help others – one name on the 100 Women list has been left blank as a tribute.”
Other women on the list includes, Sarah Al-Amiri, UAE’s minister of advanced technologies; Patrisse Cullors, human rights activist from the US; Jeong Eun-Kyeong, South Korea KDCA commissioner.
How the women are chosen
The BBC’s 100 Women
said it drew up a shortlist based on names gathered by them and recommended by the BBC’s network of World Service languages teams.
It also said it looked for candidates who have made the headlines or influenced important stories over the past 12 months, as well as those who have inspiring stories to tell, achieved something significant or influenced their societies in ways that will not necessarily make the news.
It said, thereafter, the collection of names was then evaluated against this year’s theme — women who led change — and measured for regional representation and due impartiality, before the final names were chosen.
Commenting on the honour, Yesufu said: It is an honour and a humbling experience to be amongst the BBC 100 women. My fellow Nigerians, this is for you! I AM BECAUSE WE ARE! One day we will have a Nation where lives matter and the child of nobody can become somebody without knowing anybody.”
While expressing her joy, Ikpe-Etim said “This is definitely the year of the queers. In spite of all the hate, we all just stayed winning. Totally here for it! Invite me to all the queer end of the year parties, we deserve to party!”
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