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Most Powerful Women In The World 2022
Power is not gender-specific, but certain forms of power are thought to fit a particular gender based on social constructs. Women have advanced in various ways and occupations around the world as a result of civilization and gender empowerment.
Women are now more visible in high-ranking government positions than ever before. Most of them have also been observed to be multinational company executives and industry captains.
Below is a list of powerful women in 2022
1. MACKENZIE SCOTT
The philanthropist and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos was born in the United States on April 7, 1970. She is a published author who is well-known for her work with Amazon. She has been reported to own 4% or so of Jeff Bezos’s company, Amazon.
Mackenzie had a projected value of about 37.6 billion dollars as of 2021. She is still one of the wealthiest people on earth and the third-richest woman in America.
She was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by the Times in 2020 due to her strong financial position and social influence, and in 2021 Forbes listed her as one of the most powerful women in the world.
2. KAMALA HARRIS
Kamala Devi Harris was born on October 20, 1964. An attorney who is the 49th vice president of the United States of America under the Joe Biden administration and one of the most powerful politicians in America
She has ascended the success and social relevance ladders to become the first female vice president of the United States, making her the second most powerful person in the world and the highest-ranking female official in the country.
She is currently the first African American and the first Asian American vice president in American history due to her biological connections.
3. CHRISTINE LAGARDE
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde, a French lawyer and politician, was born on January 1st, 1956. When Christine became president of the European Central Bank in 2019, she had previously held the positions of chair and managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2011 to 2019.
She was the first woman to serve as economy, finance, and industry minister between 2007 and 2011. Between May and June 2007, she held comparable roles as the minister of agriculture and fisheries and the former minister of foreign trade.
4. MARY BARRA
Since 2014, Mary Teresa Barra has led General Motors as its first female CEO among the Big Three automakers.
She becomes a well-known American businesswoman, moving up the social relevance scale. Mary is prosperous and is regarded by Forbes as one of the most powerful women in the world.
5. MELINDA FRENCH GATES
Melinda French Gates, an American philanthropist and former general manager of one of the largest technology companies in the world (Microsoft), has long been regarded by Forbes as one of the most powerful women in the world. Her birthday is August 15, 1964.
She was the ex-wife of Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and the founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the most prominent nonprofit organisations in the world. Despite her divorce from Bill Gates, she is still co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She continues to be one of the most influential women in the world due to her immense wealth, affluence, and popularity.
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