Yahoo – AFP,
28 May 2014
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives on May 27, 2014 to take part in an informal summit at EU Headquarters in Brussels (AFP Photo/Georges Gobet) |
New York
(AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped Forbes's list of the world's
most powerful women for the fourth consecutive year, followed by US Federal
Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, the magazine said Wednesday.
Behind them
came Melinda Gates, who co-chairs the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with
her billionaire philanthropist husband, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and
IMF chief Christine Lagarde.
Hillary
Clinton, former first lady, onetime Secretary of State and possible future US
presidential contender, was listed at number six.
The annual
list includes women in business, media, politics, technology, entertainment,
philanthropy and non-profits, billionaires, and finance, a new category for the
first time.
German
Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives on
May 27, 2014 to take part in an informal
summit at EU Headquarters in Brussels
(AFP Photo/Georges Gobet)
|
Forbes has
named Merkel the most powerful woman nine times.
Top
businesswomen on the list include General Motors CEO Mary Barra (No. 7) --
subject of the Forbes cover story -- Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (No. 9) and
IBM CEO Virginia Rometty (No. 10).
Forbes said
the list features nine heads of state who run nations with a combined GDP of
$11.1 trillion and 28 corporate CEOs who control $1.7 trillion in annual
revenues.
In another
measure of influence, the 100 women on the 2014 list have a combined social
media following of over 812 million, the magazine said.
The list
can be viewed here.
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