Search

World's 11 Powerful Women 2017 According to New York Times

World's 11 Powerful Women 2017 According to New York Times
New York Times newspaper © New York Post

New York Times recently published list titled ‘11 Powerful Women We Met Around the World in 2017’, sought to detail the lives of people across the world who have “led interesting lives and done extraordinary things, or perhaps recently gone through a remarkable experience,”. 

Here's the full list:

  1. Manal El Sharif (Saudi Arabia)
photo by SBS
photo by SBS

Manal al-Sharif is best known for challenging laws and mores that keep women down in her native country.

 

2. Emma Morano (Italy)

Photo by : wellbeing360zone
Photo by : wellbeing360zone

Emma Morano’s singular achievement in life may have been perseverance. She lived for 117 years, crediting her longevity to raw eggs and her lack of a husband. She died on April 15.

 

3. Margot Wallstrom (Sweden)

Photo by Reuters
Photo by Reuters

As foreign minister, Margot Wallstrom, who broke free from a violent relationship in her 20s, is challenging assumptions in a traditionally male sphere.

 

4. Henda Ayari (France)

Photo by Closermag.fr
Photo by Closermag.fr

Henda Ayari created a storm when she denounced radical Islam. Now, inspired by the #MeToo campaign, she has accused an Oxford professor of rape.

 

5. Olive Yang (Myanmar)

By Gabrielle Paluch
By Gabrielle Paluch

Born to royalty in Burma (Myanmar now), Olive Yang, who died on July 31, rejected her birthright to become a cross-dressing warlord and opium trafficker.

6. Asli Erdogan (Turkey)

By Kurdish Info
By Kurdish Info

Asli Erdogan, a novelist of the “dark, pessimistic,” is struggling to process her own grim experience: months in prison.

 

7. Letizia Battlagia (Italy)

By New York Times
By New York Times

Letizia Battaglia chronicled Palermo’s Mafia wars in the 1970s and ’80s for a local newspaper. Now, her images appear in museums and retrospectives.

 

8. Sinta Nuriyah (Indonesia)

Photo by Sumaryanto | Media Indonesia
Photo by Sumaryanto | Media Indonesia

Sinta Nuriyah carries forth her family’s campaign in Indonesia, holding interfaith events and establishing a network of progressive Islamic boarding schools for girls.

 

9. Yu Xiuhua (China)

By CreditGilles Sabrié for The New York Times
By CreditGilles Sabrié for The New York Times

 Yu Xiuhua, born with cerebral palsy, lived a quiet village life. She is now a literary sensation whose vivid, erotic poems are “stained with blood.”

 

10. Alice Schwarzer (German)

Photo by Emma.de
Photo by Emma.de

Alice Schwarzer, who has battled for women’s rights for years, is stunned that “an old-school sexist” like Donald J. Trump could win the United States presidency.

 

11.  Maryam Sharif (Pakistan)

Photo by Aamir Qureshi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Photo by Aamir Qureshi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

She had recently emerged as the right hand of her father, the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. But corruption charges are clouding her rapid rise.

 

 Source : New York Times

Akhyari Hananto

I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to More understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia. I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine. I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan" I give lectures to students in lectures nationwide, sharing on full range of issues, from economy, to diplomacy Less
View all posts

Thank you for reading until here