Times are progressing, but when we create the lists of influence the split still isn't 50/50 between men and women. However an increase from previous years, this list has an assortment of women from around the world who are impacting us. While some are extraordinarily well known and some are even celebrities, it is an interesting assignment to see how many of these people you are actually aware of. I was surprised and disappointed in myself by not knowing as many as I would have liked. Who else would you like to be on the list?
So here is your list:Maria Bashir
Amy Chua
Kim Clijsters
Benita Diop
Hung Huang
Arianna Hiffington
Heidi Murkoff
Cecile Richards
Oprah Winfrey
Kate Middleton
Michele Bachmann
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Gabrielle Giffords
Michelle Obama
Margaret Woodward
Angela Merkel
Marine Le Pen
Dilma Rousseff
Aruna Roy
Aung San Suu Kyi
Esther Duflo
Hu Shuli
Rebecca Eaton
Jennifer Egan
Blake Lively
Amy Poehler
Patti Smith
Mia Wasikowska
Kathy Giusti
Lisa Jackson
Michelle Rhee
Felisa Wolfe-Simon
Master Cheng Yen
Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
In addition to influential, I am including Forbes' Most Powerful Women of 2010 list: http://www.forbes.com/wealth/power-women
To read more:http://blogs.forbes.com/jennagoudreau/2011/04/21/sarah-palin-missing-from-times-most-influential-list/