Wanawake 10 wenye nguvu duniani 2014 The 10 Most Powerful Women In The World, 2014
Angela Merkel
No. 1. Angela Merkel, age 59
Chancellor, Germany
The first political star from the former East Germany since reunification, Chancellor Merkel is also the backbone and an original architect of the 28-member European Union with a GDP of $15.8T
Janet Yellen
No. 2. Janet Yellen, age 67Chair, Federal Reserve, United States
Yellen is the first woman to head the most influential central bank in the world, given the size of the Fed's balance sheet ($4T) relative to the U.S. GDP ($16.7T)
Melinda Gates
No. 3. Melinda Gates, age 49
Philanthropist, United States
Melinda Gates has cemented her dominance in philanthropy and global development to the tune of $3.4B in giving 2012 (most recent data available) and more than $26B in grant commitments since she founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with her husband in 1998.
Dilma Rousseff
No. 4. Dilma Rousseff, age 66
President, Brazil
One of the world's most powerful heads of state, Rousseff is more than halfway through her term as president of Brazil, the world's seventh-largest national economy with a GDP of nearly $2.4T.
Christine Lagarde
No. 5. Christine Lagarde, age 58
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, France
The first woman to run the 188-country financial organization has spent much of her first three years in crisis mode, most recently dealing with escalating tensions in Ukraine and approving a $17 billion loan for the country in April.
Hillary Clinton
No. 6. Hillary Clinton, age 66
Former Secretary of State, United States
Her upcoming memoir, "Hard Choices," which chronicles her time as Secretary of State, reportedly earned her a high-seven-figure advance
Mary Barra
No. 7. Mary Barra, age 52
CEO, General Motors, United States
A 33-year company veteran, Barra took the reins of GM when she became CEO in January
Michelle Obama
No. 8. Michelle Obama, age 50
First Lady, United States
The Harvard grad and former corporate attorney actively uses her platform as first lady to fight childhood obesity and promote healthier eating and lifestyles.
Sheryl Sandberg
No. 9. Sheryl Sandberg, age 44
COO, Facebook, United States
With a net worth just shy of a billion, Sandberg is COO of the social media giant, which has a $160B market value.
Virginia Rometty
No. 10. Virginia Rometty, age 56
CEO, IBM, United States
When IBM saw revenue declines, its CEO passed on an annual bonus, that type of leadership has helped Rometty's rise up the ranks of the technology company, where she first began working at 24 in 1981 as a systems engineer
source:forbes
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