6 Most Influential Women Around the World

6 Most Influential Women Around the World

6 Most Influential Women Around the World

As it's rightly said by Gloria Steinem, "Don't think about making women fit the world think about making the world fit women.” It's clear here that women are stigma.

 

Below there are 6 Most Influential Women listed, who are true icons to follow for inspiration.

 

Tsai Ing-wen

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Born on August 31, 1956,Tsai is a Taiwanese politician and an academic serving as the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2016. She is also the first female leader of Taiwan. She has relentlessly worked hard to make Taiwan an indispensable member of the world by stimulating the economy with initiatives in biotech, defense and green energy. She says, "I will rebuild the people's trust in government and create a stable foundation for Taiwan's future development."

 

Kamala Harris

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Born on October 20, 1964, Kamala is an American politician and is the current first female vice president of the United States. She is the highest-ranking female official in the US history, as well as the first African American and first Indian American vice president. She has been here since 2010, when she served as a California's attorney general. She say, “My mother used to tell me,she would tell my sister, my mother would look at me and she’d say, ‘Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you are not the last."

 

Nicke Widyawati

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Born on December 25, 1967, Nicke is an Indonesian businesswoman, who has been the President and Director of Pertamina, oil and gas company since August 30, 2018. She is the second female director of the company. In June 2020, a cabinet member told the local press that Nicke is "still the best for the role" and is "able to carry out any task which is assigned to her." She says, "Together with all Pertamina's management and employees, I will ensure that all strategic initiatives to realize the green transition continues and are able to achieve the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions between 29-41 percent by 2030." 

 

Ho Ching

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Born on March 27, 1953, Ho is a Singaporean business executive and businesswoman who serves as a Director of Temasek Trust since October 1, 2021. She is the spouse of the 3rd and current Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong.  She says, “Let’s raise imperfect children and be okay with it...Be okay with them messing up and apologizing. Let’s be okay with them crying in public…be okay with them not fitting the mold. Because we want to raise humans who are real, happy and able to embrace all of life’s messiness. So, I’m proud to be the not-so-perfect parent of not-so-perfect children.”

 

Nirmala Sitharaman

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Born on August 18, 1959, Nirmala is an Indian economist and politician serving as the current full time female Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India. She is a member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Indian Parliament, since 2014. She has also served as a member of the National Commission for Women. She says,"An Appointment like this provides motivation to every woman in this country to aim high." 

 

Yuriko Koike

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Born on July 15, 1952, Yuriko is a Japanese politician, who currently serves as the first woman governor of Tokyo. In July 2020, she captured around 60% of the votes and successfully won the elections. She is also considered a contender to be Japan's prime minister one day. She says, "Let's work together so that the light of the Rainbow Bridge won't turn red." 

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