From Ark Invest CEO CathieDWood to whistleblower FrancesHaugen, meet the newcomers on the 2021 Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. PowerWomen
The newest additions to thehail from 14 countries and represent formidable forces across financial markets, political institutions, and the new media landscape. Despite ongoing pandemic-related job losses, supply chain woes, and political instability, the 21 newcomers on this year's list are defying the odds to take their companies public, lead massive corporations, and accelerate opportunities for other women.
Across Asia and the Middle East, women are finally reaching the highest ranks in finance. There's newcomer, The Bank of Japan's first female executive director in the organization's 138-year history, andNo. 57, Hana Al RostamaniThasunda Brown Duckett, No.45 , is one of the highest-ranking Black female CEOs ever in her new role as head of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America . With over $1.3 trillion in assets under management, Duckett joins a new guard of women leading major financial institutions.
Women's political power is more tenuous than ever following the end of Angela Merkel's long-running reign as Germany’s Chancellor. Still, some notable bright spots on this year's list include Tanzania's first female President,, a vocal advocate for global vaccine equity, and Sweden's first female Prime Minister, is on a mission to bring Africa's stories to the world and upend Western misperceptions of the continent.
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