Top 10 Forbes Most Powerful Women 2021! Find out who is the most powerful woman!

Published on December 9, 2021 | Published By: Brandy Stratton | In Entertainment , Interesting Facts

Most Powerful Women 2021 (Source: Forbes)

“As women achieve power, the barriers will fall. As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.”

Like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, there is nothing a woman can’t do. Forbes released its list of Top 10 Most Powerful Women in 2021. Read to find out who made it on the list.

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10. Julie Sweet:

Julie Sweet made it to the top 10 list of Forbes Most Powerful Women 2021. Sweet is the chair and chief executive officer of Accenture which is a multinational professional services company.

Chief Executive Officer of Accenture Julie Sweet (Source: Huff Post)

Not just Forbes but she has made it to the list of Most Powerful Women in New York Times and Fortune. At present, she is happily married to Chad Sweet since 2004 and has two daughters Chloe and Abby.

9. Tsai Ing-wen:

President of the Republic of China Tsai Ing-wen is the 9th Most Powerful Woman as per Forbes. She is serving as the president of Taiwan since 2016 and is the first female president of Taiwan. In 2020, she was included in the list of the most influential people of 2020 by Time.

Tsai is also the first unmarried president of Taiwan and is focusing on her political career. She has adopted cats and dogs as her love for animals.

8. Ursula von der Leyen:

Ursula von der Leyen is the President of the European Commission since 1st December 2019. Previously, she served in the Cabinet of Germany and was Deputy Leader of the Christian Democratic Union.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (Source: European Commission)

Since 1986, she is married to Heiko von der Leyen with whom she shares seven children born between 1987 and 1999.

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7. Ana Patricia Botin:

Next on the list is Ana Patricia Botin who is a Spanish banker who is the Executive Chairman of Santander Group since 2014. Previously, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Santander UK. Before Forbes, she was also named the powerful woman by BBC Radio 4. Ana broke her previous record of 2020 and ranked 8th most powerful woman.

Executive Chairman of the Santander Group Ana Patricia Botin (Source: Sharecast)

Ana is married to Guillermo Morenes Mariategui since 1983 and have three children Felipe Morenes Botin, Javier Morenes Botin, and Pablo Morenes Botin.

6. Abigail Johnson:

Abigail Johnson is not just an American billionaire businesswoman but Top 10 Most Powerful Women. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Investments. Her name has made it to multiple Magazines.

Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Investments Abigail Johnson (Source: The Media Coffee)

Abigail is married to Christopher J. McKown since 1988 and has a daughter Julia McKown.

5. Melinda French Gates:

Melinda French Gates who has a net worth of 6.1 billion made it to the top 5 of the Forbes Most Powerful Women 2021 list. She is a former computer scientist and general manager at Microsoft. She and her then-husband Bill Gates founded Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

General Manager of Microsoft Melinda French Gates (Source: Fortune)

Melinda and her husband Bill Gates filed for a divorce in 2021 after getting married in 1994. They have three children Jennifer Katharine Gates, Phoebe Adele Gates, and Rory John Gates.

4. Mary Barra:

Mary Barra is the 4th Most Powerful Woman of 2021 as per Forbes. She is the Chief Executive Officer of General Motors since January 2014. Likewise, Barra is the first female CEO of a ‘Big Three’ automaker.

Chief Executive Officer of General Motors Mary Barra (Source: Time Magazine)

Mary is happily married to Anthony E. Barra whom she met while studying at Kettering University. They have two children, Rachel Barra and Nicholas Barra.

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3. Christine Lagarde:

Christine Lagarde is a French politician who is currently working as the President of the European Central Bank since 1st November 2019. She is the former Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industry.

Former Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery of France Christine Lagarde (Source: European Parliament)

Christine was previously married to Wilfried Lagarde and has two children Pierre-Henri Lagarde and Thomas Lagarde. Since 2006, she is dating Xavier Giovanni.

2. Kamala Harris:

Kamala Harris was the obvious guess when it comes to the Most Powerful Women list. She is the Vice president of the United States since January 2021. She is the first female vice-president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history. Likewise, Kamala is known to be the first African-American and first Asian American vice president.

Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris (Source: Glamour)

Harris is married to Douglas Emhoff since 2014. They do not have any children of their own yet but she is close to her step-children Ella Emhoff and Cole Emhoff.

1. MacKenzie Scott:

The Most Powerful Woman of 2021 as per Forbes is MacKenzie Scott who is an American novelist and philanthropist. She owns 4% of Amazon’s stakes and has a net worth of $62.2 billion.

American novelist MacKenzie Scott (Source: IndyStar)

She is the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos whom she married in 1993 and divorced in 2019. They welcomed a child, Preston Bezos. At present, she is married to Dan Jewett.

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