She was elected in 2005, and has been on this list 10 out of 11 times, parked at number one, it seems, 9 out of those 10 times. To think the US Government had her on its phone-tapping roster. Even as public sentiment toward the European Union is clearly undergoing a marked shift, Merkel seems particularly in influential.
Reference: The World's Most Powerful Women 2014.
Do these women "firsts" mean that their proverbial glass ceiling has been shattered? I hope so.
But it'll take a long while, yet, I daresay, to clean up the shards on the floor and otherwise remove any remnants of that glass ceiling.
"Women are as good as men, because they're no different, and they're as strong, as tough, as smart as men."
I love how these marketing and editorial consultants recommend one of their own, the Most Powerful Pincher, Oreo the dog, and Eve's Mom to be on the cover. Altogether a brilliant move by Steve Forbes to seek their consultation.
Forbes' Most Powerful Women are behind many of the brands we have, or encounter, in our daily lives.
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