Happy International Women’s Day from our team at Amunet Digital! To celebrate the day and all the beautiful, smart, strong, and ambitious women out there, we decided to share Forbes’ list of most powerful women for 2021. It is an absolute inspiration to see what women can achieve once they put on the work and the hour.
Women have been paving the path for entrepreneurs for many decades already. Many of them have been able to withstand business pressures in the best way possible. Historically, successful women are most famous for heading fashion brands or cosmetic companies.
Today we witness successful women in almost all industries making a significant impact. The women we want to introduce you to are ticking all the boxes.
The list is a mix of philanthropes, politicians, businesswomen and entrepreneurs who change the world’s history every single minute.
We can only admire and learn from these powerful women starting with:
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MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott took first place in Forbes’ list last year. She is the former wife of Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos, a novelist and philanthrope, the third-wealthiest woman in the USA and one of Time’s Most Influential People of 2020.
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Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris – the Vice President of the U.S. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history as well as the first African American woman and Asian American vice president.
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Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde, the head of the European Central Bank enters the top 3 of Forbes’ list. She is a French politician and lawyer, previously she was the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Mary Barra
She is the first female CEO of a major global automaker- General Motors. Mary Barra is the highest-paid leader at any of the ‘big three’ automakers in the US. She was featured on the cover of Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014.
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Melinda French Gates
Melinda French Gates rounds out Forbes top 5 being a businesswoman and philanthrope. She is the general manager of Microsoft, former wife of Bill Gates and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
This Forbes list isn’t the only place where powerful women can be found. Female leaders who are improving women’s rights and innovating in their respective industries may be found all around the world. Furthermore, gender does not determine your leadership capacity.
We are so happy to see that so many international companies chose to trust women heading their main departments and operations.
Let us celebrate those powerful women and generally all women across the globe. People should always remember that when women smile the world changes, women make life worth living so happy International Women’s Day from our team!