There are many inspirational role models across the world but the 5 women role models who we should look up to are listed below.

1. Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is a 21 year old young activist and a founder of Malala Fund that fights for girl’s education. At the age of eleven she anonymously wrote a blog exposing how women were denied education under Taliban rule in Pakistan. This young activist was shot by a Taliban at the age of fifteen.

2. Mary Kom

Mary Kom is the Indian Olympic boxer who has become World Amateur Boxing champion for six times.

She has won medals in every seven world championships and has broken the barriers for a woman boxer.

3. Indira Gandhi

The first female Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi is known for shaping a new India as a democratic country. This leader did not let any setbacks such as expulsion from the political party deter her from acquiring her vision.

Instead, she founded a new party and became an inspiration to the world.

4. Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey is yet another role model to look up to who gave minorities and common people a voice to express themselves to the world.

She provided people with an opportunity to know people who weren’t like them yet they were all human beings.

5. Belinda Wright

The executive director of Wildlife Protection Society of India, Belinda Wright was born in Kolkata who served to halt the poaching of wild animals.

She became a wildlife photographer and has saved hundreds of wildlife creatures.

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