German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped Forbes’s list of the world’s most powerful women for the third consecutive year, followed by Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff, the magazine said today.
They were followed by Melinda Gates – who co-chairs the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with her billionaire philanthropist husband – US First Lady Michelle Obama and former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
The annual list includes influential women in global politics, business, media, entertainment, technology and non-profits – ranking them by «money, media presence and impact,» according to the business magazine.
Among the 100 influential women President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner ranked 26 on the list, 10 positions lower than on the previuos list.
«The rise of personal brands and entrepreneurial endeavors among this year’s Power Women are exciting trends as we mark our 10th year of publishing the list,» said Moira Forbes, president and publisher of ForbesWoman.
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