Clinton, Nooyi, Sonia among ‘World’s Powerful Moms’ list
on May 14, 2012 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been named No 1 in the World’s 20 Most Powerful Moms list which also ranked India-born Indra Nooyi at the 3rd spot and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi at No 6.
The list released by Forbes ahead of World Mother’s Day on Sunday
placed 64-year-old Clinton, who has one of the world’s biggest jobs in
hand, at No 1.
The list chosen from diverse spheres of government, business,
entertainment and philanthropy ranked 64-year-old Brazilian President
Dilma Rousseff at second position, who has a daughter.
56-year-old Nooyi, PepsiCo Chairman and a mother of two has been
placed at 3rd position. She says if her kids call in the middle of a
meeting, she takes the call.
65-year-old Sonia, mother of Priyanka and Rahul, was ranked ahead
of US First Lady Michelle Obama (ranked 7) and Myanmar’s democracy icon
Aung San Suu Kyi (ranked 20).
According to the magazine, “Power moms must develop unique strategies to succeed in both boardrooms and playrooms.”
ForbesWoman analysed the annual list of the worlds 100 most
powerful women based on money controlled, decision-making power and
multiple measures of influenceand teased out the moms who are at the top
of their game.
The list also figured Melinda Gates, co-founder of Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of International
Monetary Fund and Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook.
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