World's Most Powerful Women

The Forbes rankings are based on a mixture of visibility - measured by press citations - and economic impact.

1. Condoleezza Rice – US Secretary of State

2. Wu Yi – Vice Premier of China

3. Yulia Tymoshenko - Prime Minister of Ukraine

4. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo – President of Philippines

5. Margaret Whitman - CEO eBay


Last Year’s Stars But Out This Year

3rd last year, completely out in 2005 - Sonia Gandhi, India's ruling Congress party chief

8th last year, completely out in 2005 - Megawati Soekarnoputri, former President of Indonesia

Missing?

What about Malaysia's Rafidah Aziz?