After Claudia Sheinbaum took the oath of office as Mexico’s president in October, a historic cheer filled the congressional chamber: “Presidenta! Presidenta!”
Sheinbaum, 62, is the first woman to preside over the nation—the world’s 12th-largest economy—in its 200 year history as an independent country. “Many of us were told a version of history since we were children, which wanted us to believe that the course of humanity was led only by men. But little by little this vision has been reversed,” she said in her inauguration speech. “It is time for women.”
The women on the 2024 Power Women list define this moment. It is determined by four main metrics: money, media, impact and spheres of influence. The result: 100 women across finance, technology, media and beyond who command a collective $33 trillion in economic power and influence more than 1 billion people.
Five Africans have been featured on the 2024 list: Judith Suminwa Tuluka from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mpumi Madisa from South Africa, Samia Suluhu Hassan from Tanzania and Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Mo Abudu.
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