2014's Most Powerful Women In The World

BANGALORE: Today the world is experiencing a change where women  are  take over  various industries. Scaling the world beyond household chores, women are infusing their powerful aura in a male-dominated society.

Let’s look at the most powerful women of the world as compiled by Forbes 2014. The rankings are based on factors such as money, media momentum, influence and impact on people around the globe.

#1 Angela Merkel, 59, chancellor, Germany

The Chancellor of Germany and leader of the Christian Democratic Union party, Angela Merkel has been tagged as ‘the de facto leader of the European Union.’ She has held her post as chancellor since 2005 and is the first women to hold the post. Merkel plays the key role in managing the financial crisis, at both European and international levels. She is known to be the backbone of the 28-member European Union and she is the one, who carries the fate of the euro on her shoulders. Though Merkel was a physical chemist by professional background, she successfully entered politics under the rise of the revolutions of 1989.

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