Merkel tops Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list with Clinton close behind
German chancellor Angela Merkel has topped the Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women, but may have a fight on her hands to retain the title.
Former secretary of state and US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, at No 2, is “just a breath and a ballot away from the most powerful woman crown,” said the list’s compilers.
“The current era of female empowerment is stronger and better than ever, and the growing number of younger influences on the list is enough proof that age is nothing but a number,” the list compilers said.
Announcing the list, Forbes said: “The 2015 Most Powerful Women list features eight heads of state (plus one monarch) who run nations with a combined GDP of $9.1tn with over 600 million citizens – including the newly elected Polish prime minister Ewa Kopacz.
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/may/26/merkel-tops-forbes-100-most-powerful-women-list-with-clinton-close-behind
The top 10:
1. Angela Merkel, German chancellor.
2. Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state and US presidential candidate.
3. Melinda Gates, 50, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Since starting the foundation in 1998, it has committed more than £17bn in grants, said Forbes.
4. Janet Yellen, 68, chair of the Federal Reserve in Washington.
5. Mary Barra, 53, CEO of General Motors.
6. Christine Lagarde, 59, managing director, International Monetary Fund.
7. Dilma Rousseff, 67, president of Brazil.
8. Sheryl Sandberg, 45, CEO of Facebook.
9. Susan Wojcicki, 46, CEO of YouTube.
10. Michelle Obama, 51, first lady, United States.
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