Women of power and pride.

1. Malala Yousafzai, born 12 July 1997 is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. In her native Swat Valley (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) northwest Pakistan, where the local Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Malala was 11-12 years old when she first wrote her blog under pseudonym for the BBC Urdu detailing her life during the Taliban occupation of Swat. On 2nd October 2012 Malala was shot 3 bullets one of which was shot in the head after a Taliban gunman attempted to assassinate her and a few weeks after her assassination attempt, a group of fifty leading Muslim clerics in Pakistan issued a fatwa against those who tried to kill her. Despite her struggle Malala has continued being prominent education activist. Yousafzai founded the Malala Fund, a non-profit[7] and in 2013 co-authored a I am Malala, an international bestseller.

2. Michelle Obama, an American lawyer and writer who was First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017, the first African-American First Lady is married to the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. She effortlessly achieved many goals, some of which were, increased access to healthier foods. Redesigned school lunch programs. Promoted physical activity. Advocated for girls’ and women’s health, education and rights. Advanced equal rights and equal opportunities.

3. Priyanka chopra, a Bollywood actress, recording artist, producer and former Miss world in the year 2000, one of India’s highest-paid and most popular celebrities. The Padma shree and national award winner is breaking all boundaries and out shining. Priyanka supports various causes related to the girl child through her foundation “The Priyanka Chopra Foundation for Health and Education”, which works towards providing support to unprivileged children across the country in the areas of Education and Health. She donates ten percent of her earnings to fund the foundation. She has worked with UNICEF since 2006 and now is appointed as the national UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights on 10 August 2010.

4. Geeta Phogat, born 15 December 1988