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The 100 most powerful women in the world
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Forbes ranks the women who are changing not only the societies where they work, but also the role of women in power.
By Elizabeth Macdonald and Chana R. Schoenberger, Forbes
"I don't mind how much my ministers talk," baroness Margaret Thatcher once said, "as long as they do what I say."
The former British prime minister long ago defied the conventional wisdom that women can gain power only by studiously working behind the scenes to forge consensus. That's why she and 99 other leaders in politics, business and social causes have made it to the first Forbes ranking of the world's most powerful women.
How do you measure relative power? Realistically, it's hard to quantify the differences between, say, a chief executive and a Supreme Court justice. They wield power in vastly different ways.
But we attempted the impossible -- comparing the incommensurable -- by creating a power scorecard.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR height=18><TD class=smallfontreverse> Forbes' 10 most powerful women in the world</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE borderColor=#cccccc cellSpacing=0 borderColorDark=white cellPadding=2 rules=rows width="100%" border=1 frame=below><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cccccc><TD class=smallprompt>Rank</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Name</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Country</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>1.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Condoleezza Rice</TD><TD class=smallprompt>United States</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>2.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Wu Yi</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Vice Premier, China</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>3.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Sonia Gandhi</TD><TD class=smallprompt>President, Congress Party, India </TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>4.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Laura Bush</TD><TD class=smallprompt>U.S. First Lady</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>5.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Hillary Rodham Clinton</TD><TD class=smallprompt>U.S. Senator</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>6.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Sandra Day O'Connor</TD><TD class=smallprompt>U.S. Supreme Court justice</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>7.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Ruth Bader Ginsburg</TD><TD class=smallprompt>U.S. Supreme Court justice</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>8.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Megawati Sukarnoputri</TD><TD class=smallprompt>President, Indonesia </TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>9.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Gloria Macapagal Arroyo</TD><TD class=smallprompt>President, Philippines </TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>10.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Carleton "Carly" S. Fiorina</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Chair and chief executive, Hewlett-Packard</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
For each candidate we came up with a numerical weight defined by her title and résumé; the size of the economic sphere in which she wields power (a foundation is measured by its endowment, a country by its GDP); and the number of global media mentions. We threw in some subjective adjustments -- more weight to a current head of state than a former one, for instance.
Finally, we sought the advice of the pros who study women at Catalyst, a nonprofit research group in New York, and Laura Liswood, secretary general of the Council of Women World Leaders, who helped vet candidates.
Forbes has the complete list of 100.
The 100 most powerful women in the world
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Forbes ranks the women who are changing not only the societies where they work, but also the role of women in power.
By Elizabeth Macdonald and Chana R. Schoenberger, Forbes
"I don't mind how much my ministers talk," baroness Margaret Thatcher once said, "as long as they do what I say."
The former British prime minister long ago defied the conventional wisdom that women can gain power only by studiously working behind the scenes to forge consensus. That's why she and 99 other leaders in politics, business and social causes have made it to the first Forbes ranking of the world's most powerful women.
How do you measure relative power? Realistically, it's hard to quantify the differences between, say, a chief executive and a Supreme Court justice. They wield power in vastly different ways.
But we attempted the impossible -- comparing the incommensurable -- by creating a power scorecard.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR height=18><TD class=smallfontreverse> Forbes' 10 most powerful women in the world</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE borderColor=#cccccc cellSpacing=0 borderColorDark=white cellPadding=2 rules=rows width="100%" border=1 frame=below><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cccccc><TD class=smallprompt>Rank</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Name</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Country</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>1.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Condoleezza Rice</TD><TD class=smallprompt>United States</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>2.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Wu Yi</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Vice Premier, China</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>3.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Sonia Gandhi</TD><TD class=smallprompt>President, Congress Party, India </TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>4.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Laura Bush</TD><TD class=smallprompt>U.S. First Lady</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>5.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Hillary Rodham Clinton</TD><TD class=smallprompt>U.S. Senator</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>6.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Sandra Day O'Connor</TD><TD class=smallprompt>U.S. Supreme Court justice</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>7.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Ruth Bader Ginsburg</TD><TD class=smallprompt>U.S. Supreme Court justice</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>8.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Megawati Sukarnoputri</TD><TD class=smallprompt>President, Indonesia </TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>9.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Gloria Macapagal Arroyo</TD><TD class=smallprompt>President, Philippines </TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallprompt>10.</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Carleton "Carly" S. Fiorina</TD><TD class=smallprompt>Chair and chief executive, Hewlett-Packard</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
For each candidate we came up with a numerical weight defined by her title and résumé; the size of the economic sphere in which she wields power (a foundation is measured by its endowment, a country by its GDP); and the number of global media mentions. We threw in some subjective adjustments -- more weight to a current head of state than a former one, for instance.
Finally, we sought the advice of the pros who study women at Catalyst, a nonprofit research group in New York, and Laura Liswood, secretary general of the Council of Women World Leaders, who helped vet candidates.
Forbes has the complete list of 100.