Quoting juliacernat:

for the sake of being politically correct, hasn`t also a top of the world`s most powerful men been published?

Quoting Trudy:

Quoting aenigma x:

How dull! I would rather see a list of the Worlds Most Dull Men, or the Worlds Most Salak Men - but I guess those lists would be too long....

(ok sorry, sexist comment - couldn't resist )

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Quoting aenigma x:

Not Mr Pitt?

Quoting AllTooHuman:

Jesus! I can't believe my eyes! What an unforgivable fault- they simply forgot to add you to the list, catwoman!

Quoting aenigma x:

But I see your heroine Melinda Gates is number 12

Quoting aenigma x:

I wonder how your cynical mind dealt with the fact that she and Bill are working ENTIRELY on charity projects now?

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Quoting AllTooHuman:

Jesus! I can't believe my eyes! What an unforgivable fault- they simply forgot to add you to the list, catwoman!

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Quoting lady in red:

I know 'going off topic' is a TC tradition but how the hell did Brad Pitt and Jude Law end up in a forum titled The Most Powerful Women in the World??
:-S

Quoting libralady:

Quoting libralady:

Not sure what message is being sent to us here, it is rather disconcerting that nearly all the most powerful women are from USA and now doubt, if the truth be known they have a either powerful man or a rich man behind them. It would be better to know how many of these "powerful women" are actually self made.

Quoting Capoeira:

The part of the US having a disproportionate number of 'powerful' is unfortunate. However, your comment that behind each or many of these women is a 'powerful' or 'rich' man is very sexist and moves in line with old thinking. The same could be said of any woman in any country. I for one would hate that think that in the future my niece or any future daughters I might have would be judged this way. It is absolutely frightening! In today's world while difficult, a woman does not need a man to become powerful! And a woman's value is NOT dependent upon the man that stands next to her!

Quoting aenigma x:

Unfortunately in some cases it IS true (for example Mrs Gates & Mrs Clinton ). It is still a huge struggle for women in business and unfortunately there is still a disproportionate amount of men in the "key" positions.

Sexual equality only exists on paper and the women who DO manage to endure the constant sexist remarks from their male colleagues and their inability to stomach the idea of a women giving orders, tend to be very strong,"hard nosed" and career obsessed. Without such "hard" qualities, I agree with Libralady that they only manage success with the help of a man (or at the very least, using his name to get a "foot in the door")

Until men can accept women as equals in the workplace, the situation will continue

Quoting aenigma x:

Unfortunately in some cases it IS true (for example Mrs Gates & Mrs Clinton ). It is still a huge struggle for women in business and unfortunately there is still a disproportionate amount of men in the "key" positions.

Sexual equality only exists on paper and the women who DO manage to endure the constant sexist remarks from their male colleagues and their inability to stomach the idea of a women giving orders, tend to be very strong,"hard nosed" and career obsessed. Without such "hard" qualities, I agree with Libralady that they only manage success with the help of a man (or at the very least, using his name to get a "foot in the door")

Until men can accept women as equals in the workplace, the situation will continue

Quoting catwoman:

yes... that's definitely true. I just wouldn't go as far as Libralady and say that EVERY woman who accomplished something had to do it with the help of a man.

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Quoting Capoeira:

Well along those lines one should add EVERY man as well. Because some other man had to open the door for them as well. The most powerful man in the world, unfortunately, George W. Bush surely one could not think he got to that position without his father.

Quoting aenigma x:

Absolutely! Incidently, the abuse of women in top jobs is unbelievable. Men are sarcastic and sullen to their faces and in many cases will try to sabotage their successes.

Wherever I have worked I have noticed that all levels of male managers will meet together regularly in a male environment (such as a pub or club) where they release their frustrations by joking about their female colleagues in disgusting and sexual ways.

The poor insecure lambs....

Quoting aenigma x:

they only manage success with the help of a man (or at the very least, using his name to get a "foot in the door")

Quoting ramayan:

aenigma dont worry you can use the name 'ramayan' whenever u need and u r really unlucky that there have been many females who daydream for this

Quoting libralady:

I am afraid that Condoliza Rice is only there because it is convenient for George Bush, woman, black, in power! She is no more than one of his poodles. Remember the conversation had between Blair and Bush, that whould not have been heard?

As for sexism, that is just another word for political correctness gone mad.

By the way, I am a successful business woman, a Senior Manager in a family owned manufacturing company only reporting to the Director, and I have made my own way here.

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