Future japanese prime minister Ireland President Mary McAleese
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
Current world leaders
Head of State Title Country Michelle Bachelet President Chile Luisa Dias DiogoPrime Minister Mozambique Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner President Argentina Zinaida Grecianii Prime Minister Moldova Tarja Halonen President Finland Ellen Johnson Sirleaf PresidentRepublic of Liberia Emily Saïdy de Jongh-Elhage Prime Minister The Netherlands Antilles Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo President The Philippines Mary McAleese President Ireland Angela Merkel Chancellor Germany Prathiba Patil President India Michele Pierre-Louis Prime Minister Haiti Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Prime Minister Iceland Yulia Tymoshenko Prime Minister Ukraine Khaleda Zia Prime Minister Bangladesh
Current Business leaders – Fortune 500 companies
Patricia A. Woertz, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) (#27) Angela F. Braly, WellPoint, Inc. (#32) Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, Sunoco (#41) Indra K. Nooyi, PepsiCo, Inc. (#52) Irene B. Rosenfeld, Kraft Foods Inc. (#53) Ellen J. Kullman, DuPont (#75) Mary F. Sammons, Rite Aid Corporation (#100) Carol M. Meyrowitz, The TJX Companies, Inc. (#131) Ursula M. Burns, Xerox Corporation (#147) Brenda C. Barnes, Sara Lee Corporation (#199) Andrea Jung, Avon Products, Inc. (#255) Laura Sen, BJ's Wholesale Club (#269) Susan M. Ivey, Reynolds American, Inc. (#294) Carol Bartz, Yahoo! Inc. (#345) Christina A. Gold, Western Union Holdings, Inc. (#451)
Current Business leaders Fortune 501 - 1000 companies
Ilene Gordon, Corn Products International (#560) Tamara L. Lundgren, Schnitzer Steel Industries (#595) Constance H. Lau, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (#655) Linda A. Lang, Jack in the Box Inc. (#685) Janet L. Robinson, The New York Times Company (#697) Cindy B. Taylor, Oil States International, Inc. (#698) Mindy F. Grossman, HSN (#714) Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter, Frontier Communications (#834) Katherine (Kay) L. Krill, AnnTaylor Stores Corporation (#846) Dona D. Young, The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (#863) Anne L. Stevens, Carpenter Technology Corporation (#890) Catherine Burzik, Kinetic Concepts (#938) Patricia Gallup, PC Connection, Inc. (#985)
Pratibha Patel- Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the current President of India, is the first woman to hold the office. She was also the first woman Governor of Rajasthan (2004-2007). Vasundhara Raje Scindia- the first women Chief Minister of Rajasthan, she was the Minister of State for External Affairs. Uma Bharti- held various state-level portfolios including Youth Affairs & Sports, Human Resource Development, Tourism and Coal & Mines. Sushma Swaraj-, a lawyer by profession, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting and president of Hindu Sahitya Sammelan for Four years. Sonia Gandhi- , the President of the Indian National Congress Party(NCP), named the sixth most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine. Mehmooba Mufti- president of the Jammu and Kashmir people Democratic Party, Sayeed. Brinda Karat- Brinda Karat was the first women member of the Communist Party of India. Mamta Banerjee- Mamata Banerjee is the founder and chief executive of the All India Trinamool Congress Party. Union Minister of Railways, State for Human Resources Development and Women and Child Development. Sheila Dixit- Sheila Dixit, belonging to the Indian National Congress, is the Chief Minister of Delhi since 1998. Mayawati Kumari- Mayawati Naina Kumari, the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, is the highest income tax payer among all politicians in India.
Top 10 Women Leaders
Entrepreneur Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairman & Managing Director of Biocon Ltd Ekta Kapoor, creative head of Balajji Telefilms Sunita Narain, an environmentalist and political activist Neelam Dhawan, Microsoft India managing director Naina Lal Kidwai- first woman to head the operations of HSBC in India Sulajja Firodia Motwani- currently the Joint Managing Director of Kinetic Engineering Ltd ." Mallika Srinivasan, Director of TAFE India Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora serving the prestigious post of a joint director in the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Zia Mody, Senior Partner -- AZB & Partners Ritu Nanda, CEO, Escolife
Top 10 business women
Pratibha Patil- first ever and the current President of India. Kiran Bedi- Kiran Bedi was the first female recruit to join the Indian Police Service in 1972: today, she is is considered as one of the top 10 celebrity women in India. Sania Mirza- Sania Mirza is the most famous Indian women tennis star Aishwarya Rai- Aishwarya Rai, the stunning Indian beauty, won the Miss World title in the year 1994. Sonia Gandhi" Sonia Gandhi is the President of India's century-old Congress party. Ekta Kapur" Ekta Kapur, one of the top 10 Celebrity Women, is the talented producer of Bollywood films and the most popular K- series in TV channels. Shobha De- An eminent Indian novelist and columnist, Shobha De is often known as India's Jackie Collins. Deepika Padukone- Daughter of former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone, she is a beautiful actress. Malaika Arora- Malaika Arora Khan is a model, Indian VJ and a Bollywood actress. Maureen Wadia- The president of Gladrags Beauty Pageants, Maureen Wadia is also the editor of the Gladrags magazine
Top 10 celebrity women
Reita Faria- won the 1966 Miss World Beauty contest- the first Indian to be a Miss World. She won this award at 19 years of age. Aishwarya Rai- married to Abhishek Bachchan, was the winner of Miss World in the year 1994. Sushmita Sen- the winner of Miss Universe Beauty contest in 1994, Diana Hayden- The winner of the Miss World 1997 at an age of 24 year, Lara Dutta- Miss Universe 2000 held in Nicosia, Cyprus Pryanka Chopra- one of the top 10 beautiful women in India, became the Miss World 2000 in 18 years of age. Deepika Padukone- Born in 1986, this model and daughter of celebrated badminton player Prakash Padukone is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. Katrina Kaif- a Hong Kong-born actress, is one of the top 10 beautiful women in India. Kareena Kapoor- born into the Kapoor film family one of the most beautiful and popular Indian actress. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra- Indian politician belongs to the Nehru-Gandhi family. Besides being a popular politician, she is also well known as one of the most beautiful women in India
10 top beautiful women
Top 10 Successful Women
You will simply get floored by the personality and charm of top 10 successful women of India. Their smile fills the whole floor with charm. These are the top 10 successful women who have created their own identity in respective fields of life. Their alluring charm and shining charisma makes them the most attractive personalities in the globe and every man's object of desire. The phrase 'beauty with brains" truly comes alive through them. Aishwarya Rai Bachhan: Sonia Gandhi: One of the front runners and most successful runners of the Indian politics, one of the most respected political figures across the globe. Kiran Bedi: was perhaps the first person who broke the myth that women cannot be police officers. Her courage, stamina, will power and responsibility won her accolades from all sectors. her association with various social activities won her the Ramon Magsaysay Award. Barkha Dutt: Barkha Dutt is perhaps one of the greatest news and media personalities in India. Sania Mirza: Sania Mirza has made India proud in the tennis platform by her skills and tenacity. Shahnaz Hussain : She brought a new face to beauty treatment in India. Her herbal beauty treatments have won accolades all over the world Ritu Kumar: A great name in the fashion area, Ritu Kumar has made a wonderful presence with her unique dresses and creations. Ekta Kapoor: Her K series serials are popular among almost all families in India. The daughter of well known star Jeetendra, she has made a great name in the Indian television industry with her Balajji Telefilms. Ravina Raj Kohli, Media personality and ex-President, STAR News : Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi: Perhaps the main driving force behind the success of Pepsi in India,
RURAL WOMEN
Gandhiji – Swaraj Panchayat raj 1993 More than 2 million Rural women Leelavathy
Self help groups
The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women Leaders
1: Extreme Perceptions—Too Soft, Too Tough, and Never Just Right. 2: The High Competence
Threshold—Women Leaders Face Higher Standards and Lower Rewards Than Men Leaders.
3: Competent but Disliked—
Women Leaders Are Perceived as Competent or Liked, but Rarely Both.
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Women in India
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Leadership
Knows the way, shows the way and goes the way
Skill to perform Skill to lead the performance Thirukkural Self esteem
Leadership attributes
set high standards live your standards and mentor those who follow create and share a vision make the hard choices when necessary be visible and out-front and instill hope in those who follow.
Men vs. Women - Who Makes a Better Leader?
Does a person's sex affect their ability to lead a country? No, men and women can both be effective leaders. It all depends on the person. Yes, I think men are inherently better leaders. Yes, I think women are inherently better leaders. All politicians are crooks and liars, regardless of their sex. Vote Skip voting, see results "Whether women are better than men I cannot say, but I can say they are certainly no worse." - Golda Meir, PM of Israel
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