For the first untidy data set, I chose to grab the table from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-55042935 which showcases BBC’s women of the year in 2020. I chose this data set because I thought it would be a fun challenge to try to extract information via reading the html page directly. Since the data would be coming from an HTML page, the data would be present in a unique format.
This data set is untidy because there really isn’t any structure at all as it is coming from an HTML page. For this you need to create an observation for each women, with variables representing the different categories of information BBC provides, such as location, career, etc.
Let’s first load the libraries:
library(tidyverse)
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library(rvest)
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## guess_encoding
library(stringi)
library(tidyr)
For this particular set of data, I wanted to read from the page
directly, as opposed to copying and pasting all the information into a
csv. To do this, I used read_html.
I then wanted to grab the information from the table. My goal was to
get the elements from the div id fw-100-women-2019 or
card__header since that’s where each “card” is located on
the website, but I was not able to get an element/html node that worked
(using html_elements and html_nodes). Since
web scraping wasn’t the point of this project, I decided to not spend
too much time debugging, and just grabbed the whole body using
html_elements.
Then I know each card can be found in cardId within the
body, so I used that to search for all the observations that will
eventually need to go into my dataframe:
html <- read_html("https://www.bbc.com/news/world-55042935")
# Grab the html contents
body <- html_elements(html, css = "body")
# Retrieve the text
final_string <- body |> html_text(trim = TRUE)
# Clean up
string_replaced <- gsub('\\"cardId', "cardId", final_string, fixed=TRUE)
# Each woman is within a "cardId"
cardIds <- str_extract(string_replaced, '([{]cardId.*[}])')
# Break up the unique cardIds
main_data <- str_split(cardIds, "\\},\\{cardId")
glimpse(main_data)
## List of 1
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Since we now have a list, let’s insert the list into a data frame:
final_main_data <- main_data[[1]]
df <- data.frame(
id = c(1:100),
info = final_main_data
)
df
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## 1 {cardId\\":\\"1\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Unsung\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"hero\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/F288/production/_115588026_100_women_2020_unsung.png\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Worldwide\\",\\"role\\":\\"Making a difference\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eIn an extraordinary year, when countless women around the world have made a sacrifice to help others, the first place on the list is left open to acknowledge their work and to remember those who have lost their lives while making a difference.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eThough BBC 100 Women cannot name every woman across the globe who has made a contribution, this space is designed to allow you to think of the people who have had an impact on you, over the course of 2020.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"All\\"
## 2 \\":\\"2\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Loza\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Abera Geinore\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/15ABB/production/_115336788_loza_abera.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Ethiopia\\",\\"role\\":\\"Footballer\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"LozaAbera\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eLoza Abera Geinore was born and raised in a small town in southern Ethiopia. She played for Hawassa City SC in the Ethiopian Women's Premier League for two seasons, during which time she became the club's top goalscorer. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe is now a professional footballer, and a member of the Ethiopian national women's team.\\\\n\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e Every woman in the world can achieve whatever she has dreamed of or planned to do, in spite of any circumstances she faces.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Leadership\\"
## 3 \\":\\"3\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Houda\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Abouz\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/147BF/production/_115330938_houda_abouz.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Morocco\\",\\"role\\":\\"Rapper\\",\\"instagram\\":\\"khtek.17\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eHouda Abouz, aka Khtek, is a Moroccan rapper known for her unique style and lyrical songs.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe stands up for women's rights and gender equality. As a Moroccan rapper in a heavily male-dominated industry, Houda considers her music a tool for change. \\\\n\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e Keep on fighting, creating, resisting; never back down. Our fight has just started, and we are everything this world needs: woman power. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Creativity\\"
## 4 \\":\\"4\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Christina\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Adane\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/4A81/production/_115337091_christina_adane_copy.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Netherlands\\",\\"role\\":\\"Campaigner\\",\\"instagram\\":\\"christina.adane\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eChristina was behind the UK petition for free school meals over the summer holidays, which footballer Marcus Rashford supported.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eAs the youth board co-chairwoman of Bite Back 2030, a campaign to fight injustice in the food industry – and having received free school meals herself – Christina wants to make sure no child in the UK goes hungry.\\\\n\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e Never compromise on yourself or your beliefs. No woman has ever made a change by blending in with the crowd.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Leadership\\"
## 5 \\":\\"5\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Yvonne\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Aki-Sawyerr\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/13F95/production/_115331818_yvonne_aki-sawyerr.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Sierra Leone\\",\\"role\\":\\"Mayor\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"yakisawyerr\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eMayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE is best known for her Transform Freetown plan, which targets 11 sectors – from tackling environmental degradation and climate change to helping create jobs in order to reduce youth unemployment. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eDuring a year in which flooding and fires have affected millions of people internationally, Freetown mayor Aki-Sawyerr has inspired residents to join her campaign to plant one million trees over two years.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e#FreetownTheTreeTown launched in January 2020 with no resources. By October more than 450,000 seedlings had been planted, with the rest scheduled for the next rainy season. The trees are critical in addressing the challenges of flooding, soil erosion and water shortages.\\\\n\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e We probably feel frustrated and dissatisfied. That doesn’t have to remain a negative. We can turn it into a positive by allowing our dissatisfaction to give birth to the change we want to see.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Leadership\\"
## 6 \\":\\"13\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Rina\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Akter\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/9DDD/production/_115331404_rina_akter.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Bangladesh\\",\\"role\\":\\"Former sex worker\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eDuring the pandemic, Rina and her team of helpers have served around 400 meals a week - including rice, vegetables, eggs and meat - to sex workers in Dhaka who have found themselves without clients, and are thus struggling to feed themselves. \\\\n\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e People see our profession as demeaning, but we do it to buy food. I am trying to make sure women in this profession are not left hungry, and their children will not have to do this work.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Knowledge\\"
## 7 \\":\\"6\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Sarah\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Al-Amiri\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/E2D9/production/_115337085_he_sarah_alamiri.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"UAE\\",\\"role\\":\\"Minister for Advanced Technologies\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"SarahAmiri1\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eHer Excellency Sarah Al-Amiri is UAE Minister of State for Advanced Technologies and chairs the UAE Space Agency. She was previously science lead and deputy project manager for the Emirates Mars Mission. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eThe Emirates Mars Mission will be the first interplanetary venture of any Arab nation. The orbiter, known as Hope (or Amal in Arabic), is expected to land at the red planet in February 2021 and collect data on, for example, its climate and weather.\\\\n\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e The virus has required the world to go into an absolute stillness, in which we reflect and grow as individuals. We need to make a collective effort to continue growing, and to ensure the sustainability of our fragile world.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Knowledge\\"
## 8 \\":\\"7\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Waad \\",\\"secondName\\":\\"al-Kateab\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/11885/production/_115331817_waad_al-kateab.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Syria\\",\\"role\\":\\"Film-maker\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"waadalkateab\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eWaad al-Kateab is a Syrian activist, journalist and award-winning film-maker who has received numerous accolades (including an Emmy) for her news reports in Aleppo. In 2020 her first feature, For Sama, won the Bafta award for best documentary, and was nominated for the Academy Award for best documentary feature. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eHaving been displaced from Aleppo in 2016, Waad, her husband and their two daughters now live in London, where Waad works with Channel 4 News and leads the advocacy campaign Action For Sama.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e We only lose when we give up hope. To all women, no matter where: continue to fight for what you believe in, dare to keep dreaming, and above all, never, ever give up hope.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Creativity\\"
## 9 \\":\\"8\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Adriana\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Albini\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/1612D/production/_115331409_adriana_albini.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"location\\":\\"Italy\\",\\"role\\":\\"Pathologist\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"adrianaalbini1\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eAdriana Albini is head of the vascular biology and angiogenesis laboratory of IRCCS MultiMedica, and of the MultiMedica Foundation; professor of general pathology at the University of Milan-Bicocca and a former visiting scientist at the US National Institutes of Health.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe is the first Italian elected to the American Association for Cancer Research’s board of directors. As president of the Top Italian Women Scientists’ Club at the National Observatory Foundation on Women's Health, she is engaged in the promotion of female researchers. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe is also a fencing champion, winning bronze at the 2018 Veterans World Cup and silver at the 2015 European Veterans Fencing competition.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e Researchers start their career by following a path; scientists build a path where the paved road seems to finish. Women scientists, with their multitasking nature, must find new paths where nobody is looking. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Knowledge\\"
## 10 \\":\\"9\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Ubah\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Ali\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/166A5/production/_115331819_ubah_ali.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Somaliland\\",\\"role\\":\\"FGM educator\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"Ubah_Alii\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eUbah Ali is a co-founder of Solace for Somaliland Girls, a foundation committed to eradicating all forms of female genital mutilation (FGM) across communities in Somaliland, through education and empowerment. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eAli, who studies at the American University of Beirut, also advocates for the rights of migrant workers in Lebanon.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e The world has changed a lot in 2020. There is an urgent call for the unity of women around the world – many experience domestic violence, rape, FGM and more. With unity, women can demand justice.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Leadership\\"
## 11 \\":\\"10\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Nisreen\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Alwan\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/9CA7/production/_115330104_nisreen_alwan.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Iraq/UK\\",\\"role\\":\\"Public health expert\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"dr2nisreenalwan\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eNisreen is a public health doctor and academic in the UK who researches the health and wellbeing of women and children, focusing on pregnancy.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, she raised awareness of the need for countries to measure and address not only mortality, but also long-term ill health from the virus (including \\\\\\"long-Covid\\\\\\"). People with long-Covid report ongoing symptoms such as fatigue, headache and shortness of breath. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e During 2020, I did three things more: speak my mind, do what I fear and forgive myself. I also did three things less: care what others think of me, blame myself and believe I’m less than others.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Knowledge\\"
## 12 \\":\\"11\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Elizabeth\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Anionwu\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/3A0F/production/_115336841_elizabeth_anionwu.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"UK\\",\\"role\\":\\"Nurse\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"EAnionwu\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eProfessor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu is an emeritus professor of nursing at the University of West London and a patron of the UK Sickle Cell Society. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe is a groundbreaking sickle-cell and thalassemia nurse who campaigned for a statue of British-Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole. She's been a key figure in highlighting the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on BAME communities.\\\\n\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e Never underestimate the positive global contribution that you and so many other women are making.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Knowledge\\"
## 13 \\":\\"12\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Nadeen\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Ashraf\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/11F1F/production/_115330537_nadeen_ashraf.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Egypt\\",\\"role\\":\\"Campaigner\\",\\"instagram\\":\\"actuallynadeen\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eNadeen is a philosophy student who believes in social media as a tool for change. She is passionate about spreading knowledge in a way that’s accessible to the general population.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eNadeen is the founder of Assault Police, an Instagram account where women in Egypt can share their stories of sexual harassment. Nadeen is now seen within the feminist movement as a linchpin for social change in the fight against sexual harassment.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e I grew up surrounded by women who dedicated their lives to pushing for change; I never thought I would be in a position to amplify their voices. It’s never too late to do something you believe in.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Leadership\\"
## 14 \\":\\"98\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Erica\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Baker\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/F376/production/_115562326_erica_baker.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Germany\\",\\"role\\":\\"Engineer\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"EricaJoy\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eErica is a director of engineering at GitHub. Erica's career in tech began 19 years ago providing tech support for the University of Alaska before moving to Google in 2006.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe joined Slack in 2015 and Patreon in 2017 before landing at Microsoft, then transferring to GitHub. Erica has been on the advisory boards for Atipica and Hack the Hood, the Code.org Diversity Council, the Barbie Global Advisory Council board, the board of directors for Girl Develop It, and has been a tech mentor for Black Girls Code. Erica is currently based in Oakland, California.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e The world has changed a lot in 2020, and as we're relearning what it means to be selfless, the importance of service, and the value of connection, we're also being reminded that the world is not an equitable place for everyone. I would encourage women around the world to use the power they have to fight for justice, fight for freedom, and fight to ensure that we are all treated equally.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Identity\\"
## 15 \\":\\"15\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Diana\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Barran\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/A00B/production/_115517904_diana_barran.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"UK\\",\\"role\\":\\"Parliamentary Under Secretary of State\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"dianabarran\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eBaroness Barran was appointed the UK’s Minister for Civil Society in 2019, and is responsible for policy related to the Office for Civil Society. She is the founder and former chief executive of SafeLives, a national charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe is also the former head of grant development at the New Philanthropy Capital think tank, and worked in asset management before founding one of Europe’s first hedge funds in 1993.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eBaroness Barran was a trustee at the Royal Foundation and Comic Relief, and chairwoman of the Henry Smith Charity. She received the Beacon Award for England in 2007 and was made an MBE in 2011 for her work addressing domestic violence.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e I think of the words of Maya Angelou: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Knowledge\\"
## 16 \\":\\"14\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Bilkis\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/182BB/production/_115330099_bilkis_bano.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"India\\",\\"role\\":\\"Protest leader\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"DadiBilkis\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eAt 82, Bilkis was part of a group of women who peacefully protested against a controversial citizenship law. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe became the face of a long-running protest at the capital's Shaheen Bagh, the Muslim locality where the protests were held. Indian journalist and author Rana Ayyub described her as \\\\\\"the voice of the marginalised\\\\\\".\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e Women should feel empowered to step out of their homes and raise their voice, especially against injustice. If they don't leave their homes, how will they showcase their strength?\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Leadership\\"
## 17 \\":\\"100\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Cindy\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Bishop\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/FFFF/production/_115553556_cindy_sirinya_bishop.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Thailand\\",\\"role\\":\\"UN Women ambassador/model\\",\\"instagram\\":\\"cindysirinya\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eCindy Sirinya Bishop is a model, actress and TV host, who also campaigns on ending violence against women. This year she was appointed UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Asia and the Pacific, promoting gender equality through education, communities and governments.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe founded the #DontTellMeHowToDress movement in 2018 after authorities in Thailand told women not to look “sexy” if they wanted to avoid being sexually assaulted at Thai new year festivals.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe is also knowledge director of Dragonfly360, a regional platform that campaigns for gender equality in Asia, and is writing a series of children’s books on safety, rights and respectful relationships.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e The world has changed a lot in 2020. With change comes opportunity for progress. Everyone should be allowed to live with equal dignity and freedom. We must continue to inspire the next generation of young women and men.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Identity\\"
## 18 \\":\\"16\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Macinley\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Butson\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/F808/production/_115369436_macinley_butson.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Australia\\",\\"role\\":\\"Scientist and inventor\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"Macinley_Butson\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eMacinley Butson began coming up with inventions when she was seven years old. Now 20, she has invented a range of devices, whose aims include improving outcomes for radiotherapy breast-cancer patients and providing safe drinking water for developing communities.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe has become an inspirational role model for young Australians, showing how they can give back to the community through science, technology, engineering and mathematics.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e Nothing defines our ability to create change. I implore every woman around the world to ask themselves, “If not me, then who? If not now, then when?”\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Knowledge\\"
## 19 \\":\\"17\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Evelina\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Cabrera\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/AB7F/production/_115330934_evelina_cabrera.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Argentina\\",\\"role\\":\\"Football coach and manager\\",\\"instagram\\":\\"evelinacabrera23\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eEvelina was born into a context of vulnerability, but that did not prevent her from becoming a football coach and manager. She founded the Argentinian Women's Football Association at the age of 27.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe formed several teams (among them a football team for blind women), trained prisoners and helped vulnerable women and girls through sport and education. One of the first female football managers in Argentina, she has published an autobiography which details her fight for equality.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e Our gender and origin should not determine our future. It is a difficult path, but with the collective struggle of a united world, we will be able to achieve equality.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Leadership\\"
## 20 \\":\\"18\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Wendy Beatriz\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Caishpal Jaco\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/D0FF/production/_115330535_wendy_caishpal.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"El Salvador\\",\\"role\\":\\"Disability activist\\",\\"instagram\\":\\"wendy_caishpal\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eWendy Caishpal is an entrepreneur, activist, motivational speaker, and spokesperson for the rights of disabled people and survivors of armed conflicts.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe is El Salvador’s representative at the Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability and International Mobility USA. She is also founder and director of Ahuachapán Sin Barreras (Ahuachapán without Barriers), a municipal project that promotes and protects the rights of disabled people in the area.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e We must love what we do, and how we do it. Let us be instruments for social change: let us act, fight, make a difference. If everyone fights for it, we will have a better world.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Identity\\"
## 21 \\":\\"19\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Carolina\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Castro\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/6DA9/production/_115337082_carolina_castro.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Argentina\\",\\"role\\":\\"Union leader\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"carocastro79\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eCarolina Castro is the first woman to reach a governing position at the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) in its 130-year history. Her activism has contributed to advancing the gender-equality agenda across party lines in a country where public debate is highly polarised.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eCastro is the third-generation head of a family firm manufacturing car parts, which has broken stereotypes by employing women on the shop floor at rates well above the market average. She recently published Rompimos el Cristal (\\\\\\"We Broke the Glass\\\\\\"), an anthology of conversations with 18 Argentine women who have excelled in business, arts, politics and science.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e The equality agenda is not advanced by extraordinary people but by each and every one of us, of every gender, in every little daily choice we make.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Leadership\\"
## 22 \\":\\"20\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Agnes\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Chow\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/15BAB/production/_115330098_agnes_chow.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Hong Kong\\",\\"role\\":\\"Pro-democracy activist\\",\\"instagram\\":\\"chowtingagnes\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eAgnes Chow, a 23-year-old pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong, was a key figure during the 2014 Umbrella Movement. This year she was one of a handful of activists arrested under a controversial new security law imposed by Beijing. She was accused of \\\\\\"colluding with foreign forces”.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe's since been released on bail, but her arrest prompted an outpouring of support. She has been active in politics since the age of 15. Her supporters have given her the nickname “Mulan”, in reference to the legendary Chinese heroine who fought to save her family and country. This month, Agnes Chow and fellow activist Joshua Wong have been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to unauthorised assembly charges.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e Having a female leader does not mean anything for women's rights. We need a change in the system, and genuine democracy.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Leadership\\"
## 23 \\":\\"21\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Patrisse\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Cullors\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/11F18/production/_115369437_patrisse_cullors.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"US\\",\\"role\\":\\"Human rights activist\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"OsopePatrisse\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eArtist, organiser, educator, and popular public speaker, Patrisse Cullors is a Los Angeles native, co-Founder and executive director of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, founder of grassroots Los Angeles-based organisation Dignity and Power Now. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003ePatrisse is currently the Faculty Director at Arizona’s Prescott College of a new social and environmental arts practice MFA programme that she has developed.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e Never give up your power. Cultivate your joy. And demand change - not just for you - but the women who will come after you.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\u003cdiv class=\\\\\\"modal__main-text__related-articles\\\\\\"\\u003e\\\\n \\u003ch5\\u003eRelated articles\\u003c/h5\\u003e\\\\n \\u003cul class=\\\\\\"person__details__related-articles\\\\\\"\\u003e\\\\n \\u003cli\\u003e\\\\n \\u003ca href=\\\\\\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55106268\\\\\\" target=\\\\\\"_new\\\\\\"\\u003eBlack Lives Matter founders: We fought to change history and we won\\u003c/a\\u003e\\\\n \\u003c/li\\u003e\\\\n \\u003c/ul\\u003e\\",\\"category\\":\\"Identity\\"
## 24 \\":\\"22\\",\\"firstName\\":\\"Tsitsi\\",\\"secondName\\":\\"Dangarembga\\",\\"imageUrl\\":\\"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/300/cpsprodpb/320D/production/_115331821_tsitsi_dangarembga.jpg\\",\\"portraitAltText\\":\\"Profile picture\\",\\"buttonText\\":\\"Read more\\",\\"location\\":\\"Zimbabwe\\",\\"role\\":\\"Writer and film-maker\\",\\"twitter\\":\\"efie41209591\\",\\"paragraphs\\":\\"\\u003cp class=\\\\\\"first_paragraph\\\\\\"\\u003eTsitsi is a critically acclaimed writer, film-maker and cultural activist. She has written award-winning books that are regarded as Zimbabwean classics, and her films have screened at festivals across the world, including the Sundance Film Festival. She lives in Harare, working locally with female African film-makers.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eTsitsi was among those detained for taking part in civic protests in Zimbabwe this year, with protesters accusing the government of corruption and misgovernance. \\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003eShe was released on bail after being charged with incitement to commit violence and breach of health regulations introduced to curb the spread of coronavirus. Fellow authors have called for the charges, which Tsitsi denies, to be dropped.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003e Don't be afraid of change. Make it a change that works for you.\\u003c/p\\u003e\\",\\"relatedArticles\\":\\"\\",\\"category\\":\\"Creativity\\"
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