Mumtaz Shaikh | |
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Born | Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India | 18 November 1981
Occupation | human rights activist |
Years active | 2000 – present |
Known for | Work done on Prevention of Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) / Right to Pee Campaign for free, clean, safe, public urinals for women. She has been instrumental in creating Mahila Mandal Federation of 300 women's federation with a strength of 10000 women from Dalit and Muslim communities. |
Mumtaz Shaikh (born 18 November 1981) is a women's rights activist from India who launched a successful campaign for equal access to public toilets in Mumbai. She was selected by the BBC in 2015 as one of its inspirational 100 Women campaign.