2023-11-30T17:57:22+00:00
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/ The British newspaper “Financial Times” chose 25 women from different countries of the world on the list of the most influential women during the year 2023, including an Iranian activist.
The list included 25 women, active in the legal and economic fields, in addition to stars in the fields of acting, music, sports, novels, science and chemistry.
The Financial Times described the members of the list as having influence and the ability to persuade, call for change, and imagine better ways to carry out tasks and duties.
Struggling roles
The Iranian activist, Girgis Mohammadi, was chosen “for her role in the struggle for human rights, for women’s rights, and against the punishment of solitary confinement and severe isolation imposed by the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
The newspaper noted, “Mohammadi is the second Iranian woman, after lawyer and writer Shirin Ebadi, to win the Nobel Prize. It is a strong message to the world.”
The newspaper explained that the draft selection and preparation took place over a period of months, in consultation with hundreds of its journalists across dozens of offices, with readers and a number of leaders.
“The end result is a list full of women who have received prestigious honors, but who even the Nobel, Pulitzer, Grammy and World Cup Prizes fail to capture the multifaceted nature of their work,” she said.
The list included Margot Robbie, whom the newspaper described as one of the biggest movie stars, as she runs one of the most famous Hollywood companies.
The list also included Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Kingsolver, along with fashion designer and producer, Phoebe Philo.
Olena Zelenska, the wife of the Ukrainian president, was included in the Financial Times list of the most influential women for the year 2023. The newspaper described, “Zelenska, like her husband, has become a global symbol of resilience and the struggle for freedom, and the newspaper praised her work that highlights the suffering and deportation of children.” Ukrainians by Russia.
The newspaper’s report continued, “The world must now listen to Zelenska and give Ukraine what it needs to defeat Russia and end the suffering.”
African presence
The African continent was not absent from the list, as the Nigerian writer and academic, Lola Shonin, was chosen for her role in spreading knowledge, especially through the Aki Arts and Book Festival, which she founded in 2013, to bring together annually writers from all over the African continent to hold cultural and intellectual conversations.
Indian actress and singer Alia Bhatt was on the list, and the newspaper’s report attributed her selection to the fact that she “achieved great success in Bollywood, making one of her films the third highest-grossing film in Indian history.”
Wise leadership
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, made the list, with the Financial Times noting that Ursula “was able to overcome the daily demands of leading the European Commission with remarkable skill and grace, and broke barriers as its first female president.”
The newspaper continued, “Ursula played an active role in the collective response to Russia’s unfair war on Ukraine, ranging from strong sanctions imposed on Russia, to strong European economic and security aid to Ukraine, including her proposal to establish a new facility for Ukraine worth 50 billion euros.”
The list included the Chief Technology Officer of the OpenAI Foundation, Mira Moratti, the actress and trade unionist Fran Drescher, the CEO of General Motors, Mary Barra, in addition to the economist and academic Janet Truncal.
The list also included Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter, academic and biotechnology entrepreneur Lisa Dyson, UPS CEO Carol Toomey, CEO of Japanese beverage and food company Suntory, Makiko Ono, as well as Brazil’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva. .
Fashion designer and producer Marie-Claire Davio booked a place on the list, alongside tennis star Coco Gauff, jurist and UN employee Elizabeth Maruma-Marima, in addition to Spanish football player Jenny Hermoso, and Taiwanese activist and former employee of the Democratic Progressive Party, Chen Chin-ju, for her role in combating harassment. .