On January 18, Forbes magazine published a list of the most influential women in the world over 50 years old. It included representatives of various professions from Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The list was topped by the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweal, the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde, the co-founder and medical director of BioNTech Özlem Turechi, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
Also in the list of the most successful women according to Forbes was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and a member of the presidium of the coordinating council of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Aleksievich.
In addition, the list included many representatives of the IT sector, creative professions, economists, scientists, founders and co-founders of various companies and many other successful women aged 52 to 87 years. In particular, 57-year-old Maria Grazia Chiuri is the creative director of Christian Dior; actress Judi Dench; co-founder of CRISPR Therapeutics, microbiologist юэмманюэль Шарпантье.
Since 2004, Forbes magazine has annually compiled a list of the 100 most powerful women in the world, based on fame and economic influence. For a long time, the leader of the list was the ex-Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel. She has been in first place since 2006, with the exception of 2010, when she was temporarily replaced by the first lady of the United States of that time, Michelle Obama.
In December, Forbes published a ranking of the richest Russians in 2021. It was headed by Telegram founder Pavel Durov. The entrepreneur’s assets reached $17.24 billion, making him the richest Russian billionaire.
Source: IZ
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