To mark International Women’s Day 2025, The Independent honours the 50 women whose impact on culture, politics, business, sport, art, fashion, and activism is redefining what influence means in the UK today. These women are building new narratives and each woman here is part of the reason progress still moves. They embody this year’s IWD theme: Accelerate Action. Not later. Now.
The 2025 Influence List – Featured Women
Adejoké Bakare
Afua Kyei
Alex Consani
Amanda Pritchard
Angela Rayner
Aung San Suu Kyi
Carla Denyer
Charli XCX
Charlotte Hill
Chioma Nnadi
Claudia Winkleman
Cynthia Erivo
Dame Sarah Storey
Dame Sue Carr
Debbie Crosbie
Debbie Jevans
Emma Barnett
Emma Grede
Emily Damari
Gisèle Pelicot
Hetti Barkworth-Nanton
Imane Khelif
Jameela Jamil
Jess Phillips
Jilly Cooper
Julia Donaldson
Kate, Princess of Wales
Kate Winslet
Keely Hodgkinson
Kemi Badenoch
Layla Moran
Leah Williamson
Leanne Pero
Lily Allen
Miquita Oliver
Mishal Husain
Molly-Mae Hague
Nicola Coughlan
Rachel Reeves
RAYE
Saoirse Ronan
Sophie Willan
Stacey Solomon
Tasha Ghouri
Taylor Swift
The Queen (Camilla)
Tracey Emin
Yulia Navalnaya
Zoe Ball
Zoe Kalar
These 50 women represent different journeys, bold decisions, cultural ruptures, and breakthroughs that influence the way we think, speak, and act as a society.
For more detailed information on each woman, visit:
Source: The Independent
