German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the most powerful woman in the world right now, according to the latest ranking from Forbes. The ranking is a combination of two scores: visibility by the press mentions and the size of the organization or country the women lead.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff
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Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates
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The New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson
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India Congress president Sonia Gandhi
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First Lady Michelle Obama
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International Monetary Fund – Managing Director Christine Lagarde
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Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security
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