The Financial Times also this year has compiled the list of most influential women in the world. On the list there are names of women who work in very different sectors and range from US Supreme Court judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to former tennis player Serena Williams. Among the nominees, however, there is also an Italian one which has stood out for its work successes.
The most influential women in the world
In December of each year, the Financial Times publishes a list with the names of women who are detained the most influential of the yearthat is, those female figures who have most distinguished themselves and left a mark. Shared list brings i names of 25 women who belong to three different categories “leaders”, “heroines” and “creators”. In the “leader” category this year it is present also an Italian. It is Francesca Bellettini, CEO of Yves Saint Laurent since 2013. The name of Bellettini is found alongside that of other important female figures such as Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was the first African American woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
Moving on to politics, there are names like Sanna Marino, prime minister of Finland who at 34 is the youngest prime minister in the world. Following France Elena Marquez Mina, vice president of ColombiaSherry Rehman, Minister of Climate Change of Pakistan and Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados who began her political career at the age of 28
Among the names of the Financial Time are also found several “heroines”. These include Jane Fraser, the CEO of the financial services company Citigroup and Karen Lynch director of CVS Health, the largest US health company. Continuing we also find Amanda Blanc, CEO of Aviva and Jamie Fiore Higgins who worked for 17 years at Goldman Sachs and wrote a book on gender stereotypes. Among the “heroines”, then, there are also Serena Williams, one of the best tennis players of all time and Sarina Wiegman, coach of the women’s national soccer team English who led his team to win the Europeans. These names are joined by that of Oleksandra V’jačeslavivna Matvijčuk, a Ukrainian lawyer, civil rights activist and leader of the Center for Civil Liberties (CCL) organization who obtained the Nobel Peace Prize.
Another woman who fought hard this year was Rina Gonoithe Japanese soldier who had the courage to accuse some male officers of harassment. “Women of Iran” have also been listed, that is, all of them Iranian women who have been demonstrating for their freedom in recent months. Another figure who has worked for women’s rights is Dr. Rebecca Gomperts who fight for the right to abortion in the United States. Among the nominees there is also MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Bezos who is constantly engaged in charity campaigns.
In “creators” section (creators) are the actress Michelle Yeoh, the writer Tsitsi Dangarembga, the musician and singer Billie Eilish, and Annie Ernaux, the French writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2022. To these are added Megan MarklePrince Harry’s wife who has become “a symbol of resilience” and Anne Imhof, visual artist and choreographer.
Francesca Bellettini: among the most influential women in the world
The Financial Times has also included an Italian woman in the list of the most influential female characters in the world: Frances Bellettini. After a degree atBocconi University of Milan Francesca Bellettini began her working career in the banking and finance sector. As a young man, in fact, you worked first for Goldman Sachs International and then for Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. She enters the fashion industry in 1999 working for the Prada Group, one of the strongest brands in the world, while it was only in 2003 that he joined the Kering group. Within the group, Bellettini was first Worldwide Merchandising and then Communications Director of Bottega Veneta. In 2013 Francesca Bellettini was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Yves Saint Laurent and since then the company has achieved extraordinary results.
