The team
Who We Are
The Rebel Girls team — six women, one tribute, one mission.
A MOMENT FROM THE LIBRARY
Sybilla & Jordana
Sybilla Claus with Jordana (left) in the library, holding the Dutch edition and a book about the hidden girls of Kabul. Jordana speaks about her dreams and her struggles in the first interview with a girl in the book. You can do it, Jojo!
FOUNDER · AUTHOR
Sybilla Claus
Author of six non-fiction books, anthropologist and investigative journalist. Spent more than thirty years working for the largest Dutch national newspapers.
CO-FOUNDER · ACTIVIST
Marianne Driessen
Pictured here with Helen Joyce (Sex Matters). A fearless campaigner for women's and lesbian rights — she was the one who inspired us to begin the book. She now devotes her time to Athena Forum.
TRANSLATOR · REPORTER
Binia Lachnitt
Born in Germany, raised in South Africa, now lives in the Netherlands. She translated many of the articles and conducted the interview with the Afghan young women for the English edition. Binia the Ninja.
RESEARCHER · LGB TAIWAN
Vivian Kuo
From LGB Taiwan. Carries out outstanding research on women in China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. Has to guard her privacy — coming out in Taiwan is no easy matter.
TRANSLATOR · TEACHER
Ms Cassie Dour
A pseudonym. A teacher from Belgium, she helps with the English translations. She has written a book for young people about the trans issue, available at Vrouwenarchief.nl.
In memoriam
Nicole Lucas 6-5-1959 — 27-5-2025 ✝
The people we love never truly leave us. They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near.
Our Nicole was part of the Gender Rebel think tank from the very beginning. During her lifetime she had to help us anonymously, but her family has now agreed that she may come out as a Gender Rebel.
The fastest reader and writer on the planet, war correspondent, colleague, rebel and friend to the very end.
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Sybilla Claus
Anthropologist, journalist and author. Author of Gender Rebels (2024) and the upcoming Rebel Girls (Spinifex, 2026).
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