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Carol A. Colatrella“Forbes 100 ‘Most Powerful Women:’ A Credible Window on Gender Equality?” quotes School of Literature, Media, and Communication professor and associate dean for Graduate Studies, Carol Colatrella, Ph.D.
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Forbes released its annual list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women this week and seven of the top 10 spots are held by American women. The U.S. also holds 29 of the top 50 spots and half of all 100 spots.
“They are the smartest and toughest female business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, philanthropists, and chief executive officers making their mark in the world today,” says Forbes regarding the women on their list. “They’re women who are building billion-dollar brands, calling the shots in the financial markets, and crisscrossing the globe to broker international agreements and provide aid.”
“[The list] helps inspire women and girls to see women in positions of authority and to be recognized for their successes,” Carol Colatrella, co-director of the Georgia Tech Center for the Study of Women, Science and Technology, says in a phone interview with The Christian Science Monitor.
Read the full article in The Christian Science Monitor here.
