Merkel has topped the Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women for the seventh consecutive year, and for the 12th time in total. May is followed by the philanthropist Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, and Mary Barra, the chief executive of General Motors. The names on the list are drawn from seven “power bases” – billionaires, business, finance, media, politics, philanthropists/NGOs and technology. Together, the women directly influence more than 3 billion people, according to Moira Forbes, executive vice-president of Forbes Media. What women want: a vivid portrait of female lives around the world Read moreAlmost half the women on the list are American.

Source: The Guardian November 01, 2017 13:18 UTC