Barbara Walters makes Forbes “Powerful Women” List
The View creator Barbara Walters is on this year’s list of the Forbes “100 Most Powerful Women.” She is number 63 on the list of 100. Interestingly, former View host Meredith Vieira is ahead of Barbara Walters on the list, coming in at 61. Katie Couric was 62 and Diane Sawyer was number 65. It is interesting that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is below Barbara and the other newswomen at 72.
The Forbes list had Barbara’s occupation as “Correspondent, ABC News,” rather than “Host, The View,” which suggests she made the list for her specials and interviews for ABC rather than for anything that she has done on The View. Perhaps then, hopefully, ABC/Bill Geddie won’t try to use the honor to suggest that it shows the relevance of The View.
Topping the Forbes list is German chancellor Angela Merkel, followed by American Sheila C. Bair, who is the chairman of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (The FDIC). If you are curious, Oprah Winfrey comes in at 36 on the list. Hillary Clinton was 28 and Laura Bush was 44.
Forbes calculates their ratings using “a composite of public profile–calculated using press mentions–and financial heft. The economic component of the ranking considers job title and past career accomplishments, as well as the amount of money the woman controls.”
What do you think makes a woman powerful? Who do you think are the most powerful women in the country or world? What criteria do you think are important to measure someone’s power?
If you want to read the whole list it is available on the Forbes website.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
I’m very disappointed that Elizabeth, said what she did . What happens on the view should stay on the view.