Introducing the ForbesOver50 women proving success has no age limit:
ounted near the center of the U.S. Capitol Building, flanked by imposing columns and presiding over Statuary Hall, is a marble rendering of Clio, Greek mythology’s muse of history. In her hands is a scroll for recording events—the message to members of Congress is obvious: History is watching their every move. At her feet is a clock. As the myth goes, Clio didn't merely record mankind’s deeds or heroic accomplishments. She honored the passage of time.
The 50 Over 50 is a collection of women who, like the speaker, aren’t letting societal expectations dictate their professional time lines. They’re rejecting the conventional wisdom that their best years are behind them, and in so doing, they’re leading a movement: We received more than 10,000 submissions for this list of 50 people.
The accomplishments of the women within the final 50 are nothing short of dazzling: Consider Vice President Kamala Harris, who at 56 is the first woman, first Black and first Asian American to hold that office and is now the first in line for the presidency. Or Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, who at 53 became the first woman to take the helm of one of America’s biggest banks, and Miami Marlins general manager Kim Ng, who at 52 became the first woman to run a Major League Baseball team.
“Clearly, I'm not going to be able to get my dream job from someone else,” Wainwright, now 64, recalls thinking in the months following Pets.com’s demise. “I’m going to have to create my own.”
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