What a year to be a woman! As with every year, there were highs and lows for members of the fairer sex but globally, women who grabbed the news headlines did so for positive reasons.
There were women who inspired action through their own actions, stirred up debate on topics that were previously left untouched, changed stagnant cultures whether at home or in the workplace and generally sparked joy wherever they went.
Here are some of those women who made a historically huge impact on the world in 2019 – may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them:
