Women and men have built the world together, so why is it that women’s achievements and contributions have been so routinely neglected, overlooked or misattributed? Sandi Toksvig, Zahra Joya, Elif Shafak and Emma Graham-Harrison discuss in this Guardian Live panel.

In Afghanistan, the Taliban has barred women from raising their voices in public. In the US, women’s basic reproductive freedom continues to be a divisive issue. And throughout history, women’s role in key scientific discoveries and global events has been marginalised, ignored and written out of official accounts.

With the election of Donald Trump and the global rise of the far right, some men are openly celebrating a misogynistic world view, and are proudly declaring slogans such as ‘your body, my choice’.

Join this Guardian Live panel, including Sandi Toksvig, Zahra Joya, Elif Shafak and the Guardian’s Emma Graham-Harrison, as they discuss how women are fighting back around the world, challenging oppression today, and documenting achievements sidelined or ignored by male historians and gatekeepers.

This event will last approximately 90 minutes, without an interval.

In-person tickets have now sold out but you can still book tickets to watch via livestream. A recording will be sent to you and will be available for two weeks so you can catch-up or revisit the event in your own time. 

Guardian Live will donate 50% of the event profit to Rukshana Media.

About the speakers

Sandi Toksvig:

Sandi Toksvig is a Danish-British comedian, author and broadcaster. Her Mappa Mundi Cambridge University project is mapping the world from a female perspective, creating an interactive platform to share data on challenges and successes.

Zahra Joya:

Zahra Joya is the exiled editor-in-chief of Rukhshana Media, an Afghan women’s media organisation, reporting on and for Afghan women and campaigning for gender apartheid to be officially recognised as a crime under international law.

Elif Shafak:

Elif Shafak is an award-winning Turkish-British novelist and political scientist. In 2019, her novels became a target for ‘crimes of obscenity’ by Turkish prosecutors; she has since been living in self-imposed exile in London.

Emma Graham-Harrison:

The Guardian’s senior international affairs correspondent Emma Graham-Harrison will chair our panel of experts for this special event to mark International Women’s Day.