Women are a symbol of the hearth and care for children, but some of them managed to achieve stunning success in their careers. And I must say that it’s very good, men are envious, so to speak.
“I do not doubt for a second that without the active participation of women in the economy, politics, peacekeeping missions, in various aspects of public life, no country will be able to fully realize its potential. ” Hillary Clinton
10. Ana Botin
“Look at what I have done and judge me by my actions, not by white or black, male or female”
Ana Botín is the President of Santander Bank and the only Spaniard to be included in the top 100 most powerful women in the world.
Here is what Bloomberg says about her: “Ana Botin represents the fourth generation of the family in the management of Santander Bank, which today has more capital than Deutsche Bank and Société Générale combined.”
Ana Botin is the daughter of the head of one of the largest Spanish banks, Santander Central Hispano, who took his place and devoted 25 years to banking.
She is the only Spaniard to make it onto Forbes' annual list of the 100 most powerful women in the world, and her name ranks first among ladies in charge of financial business. As a result of Ana's work, Grupo Santander has become the largest financial and credit group in Spain and the Eurozone with a market capitalization of about 80 billion euros and assets of over 1 trillion euros.
9. Lauren Powell Jobs
“Steve wanted to create tools that would help people become as productive as possible, and I think he was able to do it”
When Jobs died of cancer in 2011, his wife Lauren inherited his fortune, including 5.5 million shares of Apple and 7.3% of The Walt Disney Company.
This instantly made her a billionaire. The 56-year-old wife of Steve Jobs is a rather active person.
She, of course, received a good inheritance, but she herself was not a blunder. Behind her shoulders are many projects in the scientific industry and non-profit activities. Jobs is also actively involved in the development of Apple Inc and The Walt Disney Company. Powell Jobs pays great attention to philanthropy.
“We want to use our knowledge, connections and relationships to try and bring as much value to society as possible,” she told The New York Times in 2013.
8. Mary Barra
“You can stand out only if you do your job as if you are ready to do it for the rest of your life”
Mary Barra is the first woman to serve as CEO of General Motors (one of the largest automobile concerns). She has been in the position since 2014 and is the first female director of a major global automaker. Before her, the corporation was run by financiers, and Barra not only received an education in automotive electronics, but later defended her MBA degree at Stanford. Prior to her appointment, Mary was the company's Vice President of Product Development and Supply Chain Control. It should be noted that this was a historic moment for the global automotive industry - the industry is traditionally considered male and exclusively men rule it. But Mary turned out to be not one of the timid ten - the company passed into her management going through hard times: the global concern was accused of negligence and hundreds of deaths in traffic accidents. But Mary resolved this conflict brilliantly, after which she was dubbed the "crisis manager" of the year. Mary's success should not be doubted: with enviable regularity, her name gets on the front pages of The Times and Forbes.
7. Marilyn Hewson
"A mother's resilience taught me everything I needed to know about leadership"
Marilyn heads Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense company, which currently has a market capitalization of $109.6 billion. In 2018, Fortune magazine ranked Marilyn Hewson as the number one most powerful woman in the world. Hewson is also one of four women on the list of the most effective CEOs in the world according to the Harvard Business Review. Marilyn Hewson is an example of how a girl from a poor large family became the most powerful woman in the world and headed the largest military-industrial corporation.
6. Zhong Huijuan
Zhong Huijuan is one of the most respected women in the pharmaceutical industry. The 59-year-old entrepreneur, along with her daughter Sun Yuan, own 75% of Hansoh Pharmaceutical, a company that produces medicines for infections, diabetes and cancer. The sudden outbreak of the coronavirus has affected the rapid development of the pharmaceutical industry and the growth of the share price of Hansoh Pharmaceutical.
5. Susanne Klatten
Susanne is the richest woman in Germany.
She owns a 51% stake in a large pharmaceutical company and a 50% stake in the BMW automaker. Suzanne received a good economic education and even a degree in business finance in order to competently manage the family business.
She also received a degree in management in the UK and graduated from the Higher Business School of Administration in Switzerland with a degree in advertising. She developed her business qualities in a branch of a large German bank in London, in a Munich consulting company and Rachel bank. She usually used a fictitious name so as not to use the authority of her famous father. The heiress of the BMW concern got acquainted with the specifics of the automotive industry while working as an engineer at one of the factories of Herbert Quandt.
4. Susan Wojcicki
Susan Wojcicki is one of the most senior women in IT and the CEO of YouTube, one of the biggest online platforms that we all love so much.
Her journey began in a very interesting and unusual way: in 1998, Susan rented out her garage to two graduate students, in which they came up with the technology of their Internet search engine.
Susan found this idea very promising, and after leaving Intel, she moved to a "garage" startup, where she became one of the company's first full-time employees (number 16 in the general list) and Google's first director of marketing. Wojcicki also became Google's first female employee, the mother of the first child born at Google, and the company's first female manager. Susan Wojcicki has been the CEO of YouTube since 2014, and it was in her head that most of the ideas for how video hosting should function in order to attract advertisers, protect other people's copyrights and not annoy users were born.
Her success story is a whole case!
3 Melinda Gates
“Any woman with a voice is, by definition, strong. But finding that voice can be incredibly difficult."
Melinda Gates is a philanthropist, businesswoman and wife of the richest man in America, Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, is one of the most influential women in the world.
In 1987, Melinda got a job at Microsoft as head of sales.
She was responsible for multi-million dollar contracts for products such as Encarta, Publisher, Microsoft Bob, Expedia and was the head of a staff of hundreds of employees. After a while, the business woman met the owner of the company, Bill Gates.
This meeting happens by chance, at one of the press briefings in New York. They say that Bill first of all noted not the appearance of the girl, but her mind. Today, Melinda is not only the wife of the richest American, but also one of the most powerful women in the world, co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Leading political and informal leaders of different countries listen to her opinion.
2. Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel is considered the first woman to hold such an influential post in Germany.
She serves as the federal chancellor. She managed to establish international relations with many states. Merkel's list of achievements includes the improvement of the country's economic situation and the reduction of unemployment. Angela Merkel is not only the first female chancellor of Germany, but also one of the brightest political centenarians.
The post of head of the CDU party takes 18 years, and her time as Chancellor of Germany in 2021 will be as much as 16 years. She is perceived only as the iron Frau of Germany. She is not afraid to anger political opponents and is tough in international negotiations. Thanks to her professionalism in politics and endurance, she managed to surpass many men. Influential statesmen recognized Merkel's superiority in the professional arena.
1. Christine Lagarde
“I look under the skin of the economies of different countries and help them make better decisions, grow stronger, achieve prosperity, create jobs”
Christine Lagarde is Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, President of the European Central Bank, and formerly French Minister of Economy and Finance.
Christine, according to Forbes magazine, always takes pride of place in the list of the most influential women in the world. Christine Lagarde shattered the stereotype that it is difficult for women to break into leadership positions in world politics, where the stronger sex traditionally dominates. In her hands is concentrated power over world finances. And paradoxically, she managed to achieve success precisely because she is not a man.
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