Angela Merkel na vrhu je Forbesove nove liste najmoćnijih 100 žena svijeta, na kojoj većinu čine šefice Uprave velikih korporacija.
Teško je procijeniti Koliko je lista relevantna, a koliko plod želje urednika da se stalno objavljuju različite rang liste i time povećava čitanost Forbesa, no stječe se dojam da se čitatelji ne slažu s rangiranjem. Dok jedni samo komentiraju kako je teško uspoređivati kruške i jabuke, drugi su ogorčeni i ističu kako im nije jasno kako jedna šefica Pepsi ili Kraft Foodsa može biti pri vrhu liste, a medijski i financijski daleko moćnije dame poput Oprah ili engleske kraljice tek oko četrdesetog mjesta.
Zanimljivo je i da na listi uz 62 Amerikanke nema ni jedne Kineskinje, zbog čega se naslućuje da ni po tom pitanju nije posve prilagođena svjetskim koliko američkim standardima.
Donosimo punu listu, na kojoj smo boldiranim slovima istaknuli osobe koje su se po našem mišljanju češće spominjale u hrvatskim medijima.
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1 Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Njemačka
2 Sheila Bair Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., SAD
3 Indra Nooyi Chief executive, PepsiCo, SAD
4 Cynthia Carroll Chief executive, Anglo American, Velika Britanija
5 Ho Ching Chief executive, Temasek, Singapur
6 Irene Rosenfeld Chief executive, Kraft Foods, SAD
7 Ellen Kullman Chief executive, DuPont, SAD
8 Angela Braly Chief executive, WellPoint, SAD
9 Anne Lauvergeon Chief executive, Areva, Francuska
10 Lynn Elsenhans Chief executive, Sunoco, SAD
11 Cristina Fernandez President, Argentina
12 Carol Bartz Chief executive, Yahoo, SAD
13 Sonia Gandhi President, Indian National Congress Party, Indija
14 Ursula Burns Chief executive, Xerox Corp., SAD
15 Anne Mulcahy Chairman, Xerox Corp., SAD
16 Safra Catz President, Oracle, SAD
17 Christine Lagarde Minister of Economy, Finance & Employment, Francuska
18 Gail Kelly Chief executive, Westpac, Australija
19 Marjorie Scardino Chief executive, Pearson Plc. Velika Britanija
20 Chanda Kochhar Chief executive, ICICI Bank, Indija
21 Mary Sammons Chief executive, Rite Aid Corp., SAD
22 Michelle Bachelet President, Čile
23 Paula Reynolds Chief restructuring officer, AIG, SAD
24 Carol Meyrowitz Chief executive, TJX Companies, SAD
25 Andrea Jung Chief executive, Avon, SAD
26 Patricia Woertz Chief executive, Archer Daniels Midland, SAD
27 Guler Sabanci Chairman, Sabanci Holding, Turska
28 Barbara Desoer President, Bank of America Mortgage, Home Equity, & Insurance, SAD
29 Brenda Barnes Chief executive, Sara Lee Corp., SAD
30 Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Chief executive, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, SAD
31 Ann Livermore Executive vice president, Hewlett-Packard, SAD
32 Cathie Lesjak Executive vice president, Hewlett-Packard, SAD
33 Marina Berlusconi Chairman, Fininvest Group, Italija
34 Melinda Gates Co-chairman, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, SAD
35 Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, SAD
36 Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State, SAD
37 Jane Mendill
o Chief executive, Harvard Management Co., SAD
38 Margaret Chan Director-general, World Health Org., Švicarska
39 Susan Chambers Executive vice president, Global People Division, Wal-Mart Stores, SAD
40 Michelle Obama First Lady, SAD
41 Oprah Winfrey Chairman, Harpo SAD
42 Queen Elizabeth II Queen, Velika Britanija
43 Nancy McKinstry Chief executive, Wolters Kluwer, Nizozemska
44 Gloria Arroyo President, Filipini
45 Ana Patricia Botin Executive Chairman, Banesto, Španjolska
46 Ann Veneman Executive Director, UNICEF, SAD
47 Yulia Tymoshenko Prime minister, Ukrajina
48 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme Court Justice, SAD
49 Janet Robinson Chief executive, The New York Times Co., SAD
50 Dominique Senequier Chief executive, AXA Private Equity, Francuska
51 Janet Napolitano Secretary of Homeland Security, SAD
52 Neelie Kroes Commissioner for Competition, European Union, Belgija
53 Gail Boudreaux President, UnitedHealthcare, SAD
54 Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court Justice, SAD
55 Mary Schapiro Chairman Securities & Exchange Commission, SAD
56 Kathleen Sebelius Secretary of Health & Human Services, SAD
57 Ellen Alemany Chief executive, RBS Americas and Citizens Financial Group, SAD
58 Susan Ivey Chief executive, Reynolds American, SAD
59 Amy Pascal Cochairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment, SAD
60 Helen Clark Chairman, United Nations Development Group, Novi Zeland
61 Judy McGrath Chief executive, MTV Networks, SAD
62 Stacey Snider Chief executive, DreamWorks SKG, SAD
63 Navanethem Pillay High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations, Južna Afrika
64 Janet Clark Chief financial officer, Marathon Oil, SAD
65 Sherilyn McCoy Worldwide chairman, Pharmaceuticals Group, Johnson & Johnson, SAD
66 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf President, Liberija
67 Tarja Halonen President, Finska
68 Mary McAleese President, Irska
69 Virginia Rometty Senior vice president, IBM, SAD
70 Angela Ahrendts Chief executive, Burberry Group Plc., Velika Britanija
71 Sri Indrawati Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Indonezija
72 Terri Dial Chief executive, U.S. Consumer Bank, Citigroup, SAD
73 Deirdre Connelly President, North American Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithkline, SAD
74 Johanna Sigurdardottir Prime minister, Island
75 Queen Rania Queen, Jordan
76 Christina Gold Chief executive, Western Union, SAD
77 Colleen Goggins Worldwide chairman, Johnson & Johnson, SAD
78 Hasina Wajed Prime minister, Bangladeš
79 Hyun Jeong-eun Chairman, Hyundai Group, Južna Koreja
80 Amy Schulman Senior vice president, Pfizer, SAD
81 Penny Pritzker Chairman, Classic Residence by Hyatt, SAD
82 Drew Faust President, Harvard University, SAD
83 Melanie Healey Group president, Feminine & Health Care, Procter & Gamble, SAD
84 Elizabeth Smith President, Avon, SAD
85 Deb Henretta Group president, Asia, Procter & Gamble, Singapur
86 Ann Moore Chief executive, Time Inc., SAD
87 Sallie Krawcheck Chief executive global wealth management, Bank of America, SAD
88 Pamela Nicholson President, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, SAD
89 Janice Fields Chief operating officer, McDonald's USA, SAD
90 Stephanie Burns Chief executive, Dow Corning, SAD
91 Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Chairman, Biocon, Indija
92 Eva Cheng Executive vice president, Amway Greater China & Southeast Asia, Hong Kong
93 Efrat Peled Chief executive, Arison Investments, Izrael
94 Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi Minister of the Economy, Ujedinjeni Arapski Emirati
95 Charlene Begley Chief executive, GE Enterprise Solutions, SAD
96 Mindy Grossman Chief executive, HSN, Inc., SAD
97 Sharon Allen Chairman, Deloitte & Touche, SAD
98 Anne Sweeney Co-chairman, Disney Media Networks, SAD
99 Heidi Miller Chief executive Treasury & Securities Services, JPMorgan Chase, SAD
100 Mary Erdoes Chairman, JPMorgan Global Wealth Management, SAD
