Helen Pankhurst CBE (born 1964)[citation needed] is a British women's rights activist, scholar and writer.

The family moved to London following the coup d'etat of 1974 which overthrew Emperor Haile Selassie and began the Ethiopian Civil War.

Her focus has been on programme and policy in urban and rural development, water hygiene and sanitation, and women's rights.

The pair have since formed a group called Olympic Suffragettes, which campaigns on a number of women's rights issues.

[9][10] Centenary Action has campaigned on issues ranging from increased transparency in political party candidate selections to an end to the violence and abuse of women.

[13] During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, she led lobbying on behalf of childcare providers to ensure that they were treated fairly by the government's Job Retention Scheme.

She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to gender equality.