Giorgia Meloni is the 4th most powerful woman in the world: the Top 100

Forbes released its twentieth annual ranking of 100 most powerful women in the world. The women present in the 2023 ranking represent six categories: business, technology, finance, media and entertainment, politics and philanthropy.

Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Fratelli d'Italia and the first woman in history to hold the position of Prime Minister of Italy (she has been in office since October 2022), thus won fourth place among the most powerful women in the world.

Margherita della Valle is the other Italian in the prestigious Forbes ranking. CEO of Vodafone, she ranks 42nd.

The only Brazilian woman on the list of 100 most powerful women in the world é Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros, 45, president of Banco do Brasil. She occupies 24th position.

To determine the ranking within each category, as well as the overall ranking in the list of 100, Forbes applied four metrics: money, media, cultural impact and areas of influence.

For political leaders, GDP and population were evaluated. For business leaders, revenue, ratings, and employee count. For all of them, media mentions and social reach were analyzed. The result is a list of 100 women who shape the policies, products, and social struggles that define our world.

These struggles include women's reproductive autonomy in America, girls' access to education in Afghanistan and personal rights in Iran, protection from gender-based violence in conflict zones like Ucrania and Gaza, and an enforceable climate policy that protects the health and well-being of women in low-income, agriculture-based economies.

Of particular note is the insertion in the hundredth position of… a doll! Yes, it's Barbie, chosen for the profound cultural impact she had, especially this year, after the release of the film that broke all box office records and marked a new chapter in the history of female empowerment.

Here is the complete ranking, complete with age, country of origin and area of ​​activity:

1. Ursula von der Leyen, 65, Belgium, Politics and Policy
2. Christine Lagarde, 67, Germany, Politics and Policy
3. Kamala Harris, 59, United States, Politics and Politics
4. Giorgia Meloni, 46, Italy, Politics and Policy
5. Taylor Swift, 33, United States, Media and Entertainment
6. Karen Lynch, 59, United States, Business
7. Jane Fraser, 56, United States, Finance
8. Abigail Johnson, 61, United States, Finance
9. Mary Barra, 61, United States, Business
10. Melinda French Gates, 59, United States, Philanthropy
11. Julie Sweet, 56, United States, Business
12. Kristalina Georgieva, 70, United States, Politics and Politics
13. MacKenzie Scott, 53, United States, Philanthropy
14. Gail Boudreaux , 63, United States, Business
15. Emma Walmsley, 54, United Kingdom, Business
16. Ruth Porat, 66, United States, Technology
17. Safra Catz, 62, United States, Technology
18. Ana Patricia Botín, 63, Spain, Finance
19. Carol Tomé, 66, United States, Business
20. Sandy Ran Xu, 46, China, Business
21. Kathryn McLay, 49, United States, Business
22. Sarah London, 43, United States, Business
23. Amy Hood, 51, United States, Technology
24. Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros, 45, Brazil, Finance
25. Laurene Powell Jobs and Family, 60, United States, Philanthropy
26. Catherine MacGregor, 51, France, Business
27. Janet Yellen, 77, United States, Politics and Politics
28. Gwynne Shotwell, 60, United States, Technology
29. Phebe Novakovic, 66, United States, Business
30. Tsai Ing-wen, 67, Taiwan, Politics and Policy
31. Oprah Winfrey, 69, United States, Media and Entertainment
32. Nirmala Sitharaman, 64, India, Politics and Policy
33. Ho Ching, 70, Singapore, Finance
34. Thasunda Brown Duckett, 50, United States, Finance
35. Marianne Lake, Jennifer Piepszak, United States, Finance
36. Beyonce Knowles, 42, United States, Media and Entertainment
37. Shari Redstone, 69, United States, Media and Entertainment
38. Kathy Warden, 52, United States, Business
39. Dana Walden, 59, United States, Media and Entertainment
40. Amanda Blanc, 56, United Kingdom, Business
41. Susan Li, 38, United States, Technology
42. Margherita Della Valle, 58, Italy, Business
43. Adena Friedman, 54, United States, Finance
44. Mary Callahan Erdoes, 56, United States, Finance
45. Lynn Martin, 47, United States, Finance
46. Sheikh Hasina Wajed, 76, Bangladesh, Politics and Policy
47. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, 61, Indonesia, Politics and Politics
48. Gina Rinehart, 69, Australia, Business
49. lisa su, 54, United States, Technology
50. Vicki Hollub, 64, United States, Business
51. Nicke Widyawati, 55, Indonesia, Business
52. Shemara Wikramanayake, 61, Australia, Finance
53. Tricia Griffith 59, United States, Business
54. Jessica Tan, 46, China, Business
55. Judy Faulkner, 80, United States, Technology
56. Tokiko Shimizu, 58, Japan, Finance
57. Donna Langley, 55, United States, Media and Entertainment
58. Jennifer Salke, 59, United States, Media and Entertainment
59. Wang Laichun, 56, China, Technology
60. Roshni Nadar Malhotra, 42, India, Technology
61. Jenny Johnson, 59, United States, Finance
62. Yuriko Koike, 71, Japan, Politics and Policy
63. Hana Al Rostamani, United Arab Emirates, Finance
64. Suzanne Scott, 57, United States, Media and Entertainment
65. Lynn Good, 64, United States, Business
66. Sinead Gorman, 46, United Kingdom, Business
67. Bela Bajaria, 52, United States, Media and Entertainment
68. Belén Garijo, 63, Germany, Business
69. Melanie Kreis, 52, Germany, Business
70. Soma Mondal, 60, India, Business
71. Paula Santilli, Mexico, Business
72. Mette Frederiksen, 46, Denmark, Politics and Politics
73. Joey Wat, 52, China, Business
74. Rihanna, 35, United States, Media and Entertainment
75. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 71, United States, Politics and Politics
76. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, 70, India, Business
77. Güler Sabanci, 68, Türkiye, Business
78. Trudy Shan Dai, 47, China, Business
79. Debra Crew, 52, United Kingdom, Business
80. Robyn Denholm, 60, Australia, Business
81. Solina Chau, 61, Hong Kong, Philanthropy
82. Lee Boo-jin, 53, South Korea, Business
83. Robyn Grew, 54, United Kingdom, Finance
84. Zuzana Caputova, 50, Slovakia, Politics and Politics
85. Mary Meeker, 64, United States, Finance
86. Makiko Ono, 63, Japan, Business
87. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 69, Nigeria, Politics and Policy
88. Mpumi Madisa, 44, South Africa, Business
89. Melanie Perkins, 36, Australia, Business
90. Dominique Senequier, 70, France, Finance
91. Raja Easa Al Gurg, United Arab Emirates, Business
92. Julia Gillard, 62, United Kingdom, Philanthropy
93. Samia Suluhu Hassan, 63, Tanzania, Politics and Politics
94. Xiomara Castro, 64, Honduras, Politics and Politics
95. Kristen Green, 52, United States, Finance
96. Choi Soo-yeon, 42, South Korea, Business
97. Jenny Lee, 51, Singapore, Finance
98. Mo Abudu, 59, Nigeria, Media and Entertainment
99. Mia Mottley, 58, Barbados, Politics and Policy
100. Barbie 64, Media and Entertainment