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50 Most Powerful Women in Business
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FORTUNE's annual ranking of America's leading businesswomen
Women have come a long way (don't say 'baby') - and they're not slowing down. The credentials of this year's top 50, including 13 newcomers, are the strongest yet. (
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At Fortune’s summit, environmental activist Frances Beinecke explains why planet Earth is on everyone's mind. (
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A school set up by the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards aims to help prepare underprivileged girls for work, college and life. (
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Twelve of the Most Powerful Women are also among the best-compensated, including eBay's Meg Whitman, who took home a cool $11 million. Which corporate women raked in even more last year? (
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These executives, all on this year's list, are clearly capable of leading a major company someday. (
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Half the women on this year's list are 50 or younger, including 42-year-old Sallie Krawcheck. See the Power 50 sorted by age. (
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From Mary Pickford to Carly Fiorina, the most powerful businesswomen by decade. (
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See which women executives are on top of the world. (
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Women make up only one out of six company directors. Does that affect corporate performance? (
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The biggest problem for Wal-Mart and others facing job discrimination suits isn't their policies, it's their managers' unwitting preferences. (
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After saving Xerox, Anne Mulcahy and Ursula Burns face a new challenge: sharing power and surviving succession. (
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Can CEO Angela Ahrendts supercharge the brand whose ubiquitous check has lost its cachet? (
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In honor of our 10th edition of the Most Powerful Women list, here are highlights of Fortune's coverage from 1985 to today. (
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A 50-something reader who found she couldn't 'have it all' asks Fortune's Anne Fisher if her daughter can expect better career rewards. (
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The executives on our Most Powerful Women list got where they are by making gutsy moves. Do you have the nerve to succeed? (
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