Before now a woman’s relevance was restricted to just the home and children but recently women are breaking barriers. The tide has changed, and there are now powerful women in the world who have made a tremendous impact on global politics. This article makes a list of the 10 Most Powerful Women in The World in 2024.
10 Most Powerful Women In The World (2024)
- Kamala Harris
- Mackenzie Scott
- Melinda Gates
- Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde
- Ana Patricia Botin
- Michelle Obama
- Giorgia Meloni
- Ursula Von Der Leyen
- Mary Teresa Barra
- Abigail Johnson
1. KAMALA HARRIS
Kamala Devi Harris is among the most influential politician in America, she is the 49th vice president of the United States of America under the Joe Biden administration.
She is the first female vice president of America and the second most powerful person in the world.
2. MACKENZIE SCOTT
Mackenzie Scott is an American philanthropist, a novelist with about 5% stake in Amazon and the former wife of Jeff Bezos.
She is the third-wealthiest woman in the United States and the 35th-wealthiest individual in the world Times in 2021. She was among those listed by Forbes as one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in the world.
3. MELINDA FRENCH GATES
Melinda Gates is a philanthropist and the Former General Manager of Microsoft. She considered one of the most powerful women in the world by Forbes over the years. She is divorced from Bill Gates though she remains co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation
4. CHRISTINE LAGARDE
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde is a French lawyer and politician, she was born on 1956 January 1st. She was the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, prior to her appointment as President of the European Central Bank (ECB) between July 2011 and September 2019,
5. ANA PATRICIA BOTÍN
Ana Patricia Botin is a Spanish banker who has served as the executive chairman of Santander Group since 2014 after being the CEO from 2010.
In February 2013 she was ranked as the third most powerful woman in the United Kingdom by Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio, she was also ranked 8th most powerful woman in the world from 2018 – 2020 by Forbes.
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6. MICHELLE OBAMA
Michelle Obama is an attorney and author, she was the 44th first lady of the United States of America between 2009-2017. She was also the first African-American female to be the first lady in the United States breaking a record similar to that of Kamala Harris’.
7. GIORGIA MELONI
Giorgia Meloni is a renowned Italian politician and the first female Prime Minister of Italy. She is the president of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party, a position which she has held since 2020 and also the president of Brothers of Italy since 2014.
Her political relevance earned her the youngest vice president of national Alliance. She has held numerous other political positions in the past. According to Forbes’ list in 2022, she was the number 7 most powerful woman in the world.
8. URSULA VON DER LEYEN
Ursula Von Der Leyen is the former minister of defense from 2013 to 2019, she is the first woman to hold the office as German defense minister.
She holds the prestigious position as the President of the European Commission, an office she has been occupying since 2019. She is considered one of the most powerful women in the world by Forbes.
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9. MARY BARRA
Mary Teresa Barra is the first female Chief Executive Officer of General Motors, United States since 2014. She is the first woman to lead one of the big three automakers in the U.S. She is successful and has been considered as one of the most powerful women in the world. At the time of writing, her net worth was estimated to be about 60 Million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
10. ABIGAIL JOHNSON
Abigail Pierrepont Johnson is the president and chief executive officer of Fidelity Investments in the United States. She was ranked as the sixth most powerful woman and the richest in Massachusetts as at 2020 by Forbes.
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