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In an era women are not lagging behind men. It is
also seen in some areas women have overtaken men. They work alongside
men everywhere and proved to the world and has achieved a position. In
this article we tell you about some of these women who considered more
effective woman.
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Oprah Winfrey
Rising from poverty to become the first African-American woman
billionaire, Oprah Winfrey embodies the American dream. Through
television, movies, books, and radio she speaks to women the world over.
CNN and Time have called her “arguably the most influential woman in the
world.” Through book recommendations, philanthropic activities, human
rights awareness, and political activity, Oprah influences women around
the world.
Oprah’s rise to fame and fortune started in high school, when she
started working as a part-time news radio anchor. From there she moved
on to local TV news, then to a morning talk show, which launched
directly into The Oprah Winfrey Show. Though her show started out in the
typical tabloid style, in the 90s it began to take on its own identity,
including now famous book reviews, human interest stories, women’s
health, gift giving, and psychological/spiritual themes. Her show has
also been noted for many celebrity guests, whom she typically interviews
in an intimate, friendly style.
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Hillary Clinton
As First Lady of the United States, a US Senator, and a hugely popular
candidate for President of the US, Hillary Clinton has been a trail
blazer for women in politics. Having come closer to being nominated for
President by a major party than any woman before her, Senator Clinton
has encouraged women to join the political process and pursue their
dreams.
For better or worse, and whether you’re her biggest fan or her
staunchest critic, Hillary Clinton is probably the most recognized woman
in American politics (though perhaps lately eclipsed bySarah Palin ). As
her husband’s second term as President drew to a close, Hillary
succeeded in being elected US Senator from the state of New York, making
her the first First Lady in US history to run for (and win) an elected
office.
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Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi is the President of the Indian National Congress and leader
of the United Progressive Alliance — the ruling party in the lower house
of India’s Parliament. Her position in government is one of the highest
offices in the world’s second most populous nation (the most populous
democratic nation).
Gandhi would have been the Prime Minister of India, except that in a
surprise move she turned down the position when it was offered to her,
choosing instead to retain her position in the nation’s legislature.
She’s no stranger to the office, however; her husband, Rajiv, served as
India’s Prime Minister from 1984-1989. He was assassinated in 1991,
which was determined to have been carried out by the Tamil Tigers in
retaliation for his sending peace-keeping troops into Sri Lanka. He
himself had gained the position after the assassination of his mother by
her own Sikh bodyguards. It seems understandable, then, that Sonia
Gandhi would turn down the office, perhaps believing that she might have
a better chance at helping her nation from the legislature.
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Indra Nooyi
As the CEO of PepsiCo, the world’s 4th largest food and beverage
company, Indra Nooyi has won back-to-back listings as a “World’s Most
Powerful Woman”. In addition to serving as PepsiCo’s CEO, Nooyi was
instrumental in the establishment of Yum! Brands, which now operates
Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver’s, and A&W Restaurants. Yum!
Brands is currently listed as a Fortune 500 company and is the world’s
largest fast food corporation.
Indra Nooyi started working for PepsiCo in 1994, and became the
company’s president and CFO in 2001. Five years later, she was named the
company’s CEO, and has been credited with revitalizing the company.
Since she started working as CFO, PepsiCo’s revenues have increased by
over 70%. Impressively, under Nooyi’s leadership PepsiCo surpassed
Coca-Cola in market value for the first time in history.
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Christiane Amanpour
Currently working as CNN’s Chief International Consultant, Christiane
Amanpour is most widely known for her up-close coverage of the Middle
East, beginning with the Gulf War in 1990. She is widely recognized as
one of the most influential international correspondents in the world,
due partly to her willingness to report from dangerous situations,
usually in war-torn areas.
Amanpour began her journalistic career with CNN, covering events in
Germany that signaled the end of the Cold War. She got her “big break”
during the Gulf War as one of CNN’s most recognized correspondents. She
later covered the conflict in Bosnia, and has since been famous for
reporting from active war zones.
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Aung San Suu Kyi
Having fought courageously for human rights and democracy, Suu Kyi is
the world’s only Nobel Peace Prize recipient currently imprisoned. She
is the leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, and has
been imprisoned by the country’s military dictatorship off-and-on since
July of 1989. Advocating nonviolent resistance in the tradition of
Mohandas Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Suu Kyi has refused to
accept freedom in exchange for banishment from her country. She was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.
Suu Kyi’s father was a general in the Burmese army, and it was he who
negotiated Burma’s independence from British rule. However, he was
assassinated shortly thereafter. Suu Kyi went abroad to study
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and returned to Burma in 1988. At
that time, a transition of government was taking place in the country,
and demonstrations in favor of democracy clashed with a military
takeover. Seeing the direness of the situation, Suu Kyi founded the
National League for Democracy in Burma (NLD), rallying citizens and
making public speeches in favor of establishing a democratic government.
The next year she was placed under house arrest.
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Angelina Jolie
A star of stage and screen, Angelina Jolie is perhaps most influential
in her role as a UN High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador,
advocating on behalf of refugees around the world. Angelina is an
example of using the influence one has gained through Hollywood to draw
attention to the needs of those in less-fortunate circumstances. While
others may talk about world issues, Angelina puts rubber to the road.
Not only does she directly impact the communities in which she works,
but she inspires others to get actively involved as well.
Angelina’s humanitarian work began after seeing poverty and the effects
of war in Cambodia, while filming for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. She
contacted the UN to learn more about impoverished and war-torn areas,
making several trips to nations in Africa and Asia to see for herself.
As her involvement increased, the UN named her a UNHCR Goodwill
Ambassador, in the hopes that she would build awareness and inspire
people to take action.
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