Nobel-winner Esther Duflo on what mainstream economics got wrongThe acclaimed economist on gender, GDP and finding practical solutions to intractable problemsKatarina Johnson-Thompson: my journey to becoming a world championThe heptathlete on overcoming setbacks, the moment that changed everything and her quest for Olympic goldHow Sudan’s women brought down a presidentUnder Omar al-Bashir, women could be flogged for wearing trousers. This year, they helped oust him from officeBrenda Hale: ‘I was right to choose law. I turned out to be quite good at it’She became famous for the Brexit ruling but the Supreme Court president has been a trailblazer for decades‘I was unashamed’: Yumi Ishikawa on fighting sexism in JapanHer viral tweet against the mandatory wearing of high heels at work fuelled the #KuToo movementArtist Wangechi Mutu: ‘I wanted them to sit upright and unafraid’As her new works stand watch over the Met, the Kenyan-American sculptor talks about reshaping art historyMore from this Series‘I am here to bear witness’: Syrian film-maker Waad al-KateabHer documentary ‘For Sama’, shot over five years, recorded the brutal reality of life in besieged AleppoActor Emma Thompson: ‘I’m not hearing the voices I want to hear at all’From playing a populist in ‘Years and Years’, to supporting Extinction Rebellion, the Oscar-winner is grappling with today’s politicsJo Swinson: ‘This is about me giving a voice to millions of people’The Liberal Democrat leader on Brexit, sexism and her attempt to disrupt two-party politicsHow Grace Wales Bonner is changing the face of fashionWith awards, exhibitions and a Meghan Markle moment, the 29-year-old designer has had her biggest year yetChef Nieves Barragán Mohacho: ‘You have to commit. I gave everything’The co-founder of Sabor on Michelin stars and why the restaurant industry needs more womenBooker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo: ‘I persisted’The writer on race, identity and the ‘quiet power’ of being an activistUighur journalist Gulchehra Hoja on exposing China’s detention camps‘The loss of everything means I am ever more determined to stand up against this brutal oppression’Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi: ‘If you do what is good, no defeat is definitive’After tackling corruption in Romania, her next challenge is fighting fraud across the EUFT readers’ women of 2019We asked you to tell us about the women who have inspired you — here are a selection
Nobel-winner Esther Duflo on what mainstream economics got wrongThe acclaimed economist on gender, GDP and finding practical solutions to intractable problemsKatarina Johnson-Thompson: my journey to becoming a world championThe heptathlete on overcoming setbacks, the moment that changed everything and her quest for Olympic goldHow Sudan’s women brought down a presidentUnder Omar al-Bashir, women could be flogged for wearing trousers. This year, they helped oust him from officeBrenda Hale: ‘I was right to choose law. I turned out to be quite good at it’She became famous for the Brexit ruling but the Supreme Court president has been a trailblazer for decades‘I was unashamed’: Yumi Ishikawa on fighting sexism in JapanHer viral tweet against the mandatory wearing of high heels at work fuelled the #KuToo movementArtist Wangechi Mutu: ‘I wanted them to sit upright and unafraid’As her new works stand watch over the Met, the Kenyan-American sculptor talks about reshaping art historyMore from this Series‘I am here to bear witness’: Syrian film-maker Waad al-KateabHer documentary ‘For Sama’, shot over five years, recorded the brutal reality of life in besieged AleppoActor Emma Thompson: ‘I’m not hearing the voices I want to hear at all’From playing a populist in ‘Years and Years’, to supporting Extinction Rebellion, the Oscar-winner is grappling with today’s politicsJo Swinson: ‘This is about me giving a voice to millions of people’The Liberal Democrat leader on Brexit, sexism and her attempt to disrupt two-party politicsHow Grace Wales Bonner is changing the face of fashionWith awards, exhibitions and a Meghan Markle moment, the 29-year-old designer has had her biggest year yetChef Nieves Barragán Mohacho: ‘You have to commit. I gave everything’The co-founder of Sabor on Michelin stars and why the restaurant industry needs more womenBooker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo: ‘I persisted’The writer on race, identity and the ‘quiet power’ of being an activistUighur journalist Gulchehra Hoja on exposing China’s detention camps‘The loss of everything means I am ever more determined to stand up against this brutal oppression’Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi: ‘If you do what is good, no defeat is definitive’After tackling corruption in Romania, her next challenge is fighting fraud across the EUFT readers’ women of 2019We asked you to tell us about the women who have inspired you — here are a selection