Hall of Fame – Women that Inspire us all!!
Women have come a long way. Yet, as the road is still not perfect, sometimes it is easy to forget all the great success women are achieving in many different endeavors. Looking for inspiration? Read about these great successful women.
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Indra Nooyi. Chairman and CEO of Pepsico, the world’s fourth-largest food and beverage company. On August 14, 2006, Nooyi was named the successor to Steve Reinemund as chief executive officer of the company. She was effectively appointed as CEO by PepsiCo’s board of directors on October 1, 2006. According to the polls Forbes magazine conducted, Nooyi ranks fifth on the 2007 list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. Nooyi has been named the #1 Most Powerful Woman in Business in 2006 and 2007 by Fortune magazine. Read More.
WOMEN IN POLITICS
Hillary Clinton. No matter what political party better represents your values and beliefs, she is a woman we could all look up to. She has worked her whole life to improve the lives of American children with a very strong belief that through quality health care and strong education, children will be better prepared to succeed in tomorrow’s jobs. Click here for her story.
Michelle Bachelet. She is a doctor who devoted her life to helping the people of Chile, South America. She was Minister of Health and Minister of Defense before she became one of the few women who is the president of a country on March 11th, 2006. In 2007, Forbes Magazine ranked her as 27th in the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. In 2008, Time Magazine ranked her 15th on its list of the world’s 100 most influential people. Read her Bio here.
WOMEN IN SCIENCE
Susan Solomon. She is an atmospheric chemist, and one of the first to jump into action by reports in the 1980s of deterioration of the planet’s ozone layer. She has led expeditions to Antarctica and produced reports that have helped the world understand the severity of global warming. Read more here.
WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY
Mary Lou Jepsen. In 2005, Jepsen and Nicholas Negroponte launched the nonprofit, open-source One Laptop Per Child Program, which, was an attempt to get a computer to every child in the world who needs one. These machines had very special specifications: they needed to work in extreme climate, with unstable power and internet connectivity, needed to be readible in direct sunlight, and needed to sell for about 100 dollars. Negroponte runs the project, but she has been the brain power behind the creation of this computer that can now run on solar power, and that has met every objective established except for the price (it’s around 188 dollars now). Read more about the project.
