Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women

Starting in 2004, Forbes magazine has made a list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. It is edited by editor Mary Ellen Egan, and based on visibility and economic impact. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil are understood to be the world's most powerful female heads of government.

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2011 (top 10 selection)

  1. Angela Merkel
  2. Hillary Clinton
  3. Dilma Rousseff
  4. Indra Nooyi
  5. Sheryl Sandberg
  6. Melinda Gates
  7. Sonia Gandhi
  8. Michelle Obama
  9. Christine Lagarde
  10. Irene Rosenfeld
[1]

2010 (top 10 selection)

  1. Michelle Obama
  2. Irene Rosenfeld
  3. Oprah Winfrey
  4. Angela Merkel
  5. Hillary Clinton
  6. Indra Nooyi
  7. Lady Gaga
  8. Gail Kelly
  9. Beyonce Knowles
  10. Ellen DeGeneres
[2]

2009 (top 10 selection)

  1. Angela Merkel
  2. Sheila Bair
  3. Indra Nooyi
  4. Cynthia Carroll
  5. Ho Ching
  6. Irene Rosenfeld
  7. Ellen Kullman
  8. Angela Braly
  9. Anne Lauvergeon
  10. Lynn Elsenhans
[3]

2008 (top 10 selection)

  1. Angela Merkel
  2. Sheila Bair
  3. Indra Nooyi
  4. Cynthia Carroll
  5. Irene Rosenfeld
  6. Condoleezza Rice
  7. Ho Ching
  8. Anne Lauvergeon
  9. Anne Mulcahy
[4]

2007 (top 10 selection)

  1. Angela Merkel
  2. Wu Yi
  3. Ho Ching
  4. Condoleezza Rice
  5. Indra Nooyi
  6. Sonia Gandhi
  7. Cynthia Carroll
  8. Patricia Woertz
  9. Irene Rosenfeld
  10. Patricia Russo

2006 (top 10 selection)

  1. Angela Merkel
  2. Condoleezza Rice
  3. Wu Yi
  4. Indra Nooyi
  5. Anne Mulcahy
  6. Sallie Krawcheck
  7. Patricia Woertz
  8. Anne Lauvergeon
  9. Brenda Barnes
  10. Zoe Cruz

2005 (top 10 selection)

  1. Condoleezza Rice
  2. Wu Yi
  3. Yulia Tymoshenko
  4. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
  5. Margaret Whitman
  6. Anne Mulcahy
  7. Sallie Krawcheck
  8. Brenda Barnes
  9. Oprah Winfrey
  10. Melinda Gates

2004 (top 10 selection)

  1. Condoleezza Rice
  2. Wu Yi
  3. Sonia Gandhi
  4. Laura Bush
  5. Hillary Rodham Clinton
  6. Sandra Day O'Connor
  7. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  8. Megawati Sukarnoputri
  9. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
  10. Carly Fiorina

See also

References

  1. ^ "The 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/wealth/power-women. Retrieved 2011-09-12.  (2011 List)
  2. ^ "The 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes.com. 2010-10-05. http://www.forbes.com/wealth/power-women/gallery/michelle-obama#gallerycontent. Retrieved 2010-10-05.  (2010 List)
  3. ^ "The 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes.com. 2009-08-19. http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/18/worlds-most-powerful-women-forbes-woman-power-women-09-angela-merkel_land.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.  (2009 List)
  4. ^ "The 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes.com. 2008-08-27. http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/27/most-powerful-women-biz-powerwomen08-cz_me_cs_0827women_land.html. Retrieved 2008-09-18.  (2008 List)
  5. ^ "The 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes.com. 2007-08-30. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/11/biz-07women_The-100-Most-Powerful-Women_Rank.html. Retrieved 2008-01-28.  (2007 List)
  6. ^ "The 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes.com. 2006-08-31. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/11/06women_The-100-Most-Powerful-Women_Rank.html. Retrieved 2008-01-28.  (2006 List)
  7. ^ "The Most Powerful Women". Forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/11/Rank_1.html. Retrieved 2008-01-28.  (2005 List)
  8. ^ "Most Powerful Women". Forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/lists/results.jhtml?passListId=11&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&searchParameter1=unset&searchParameter2=unset&resultsStart=1&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=%2Bnumberfield1%2C%2Bstringfield2&resultsSortCategoryName=Name&passKeyword=&category1=category&category2=category. Retrieved 2008-01-28.  (2004 List)

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