According to the ranking of "Forbes" in its annual list

Kamala Harris is the third most powerful woman in the world after Christine Lagarde and Merkel

  • Merkel topped the Forbes list of the most powerful women in the world after Christine Lagarde.

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  • The Prime Minister of Finland was chosen by Forbes, one of the most powerful women in the world.

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  • Kamala Harris.

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  • Christine Lagarde.

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US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris became the third most powerful woman in the world, after being elected to the high office, according to the latest rankings for the annual Popular Power List.

Forbes magazine ranked the incoming Democratic senator from California third in its list for this year, which includes the 100 most powerful women in the world.

Harris is third on the 2020 list, which was published this week, right after the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, with the last two women taking the lead for the tenth year in a row on this list.

Forbes magazine shed light on Harris as the next deputy to the Democratic US-elect, Joe Biden, who beat outgoing President Donald Trump and his deputy, Mike Pence, in the presidential race for the White House, which took place in November, noting that this lady, A former California attorney general before her election to the US Senate, she will become the first female American, first black American, and first Asian American to be elected a vice president.

Harris gave a speech after winning the elections, indicating that she might be the first, but she would not be the last woman to play this role.

She responded calmly to his repeated interruptions by saying: "Mr. Vice President, please, I am talking."

"Forbes" noted that this response "released thousands of memes, became a phrase on T-shirts, but it also became a feminist cry of protest throughout America."

In addition to this defining moment for Harris, the 2020 list highlighted female leaders who have won awards on the world stage for their handling of the Corona virus.

Forbes included in the list women occupying positions ranging from prime ministers to executives in companies, for their achievements that helped alleviate and control Corona, which infected more than 67 million people, and caused the deaths of 1.54 million others.

The list included New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, and Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, and Tokyo Prefecture, Yoriko Koike.

"Forbes" stated that these women "are different in age, nationality and job description, yet they are united in the ways they use in their platforms to meet the unique challenges of 2020."

The magazine quoted the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, who is also included in the list, as saying, "The countries in which human rights are respected and where women can reach higher positions in society are also the best equipped countries to deal with (Covid-19) crises."

New Zealand eradicated Corona infections through a strict lockdown, as the number of infections in it reached more than 2,000 cases of the virus and 25 deaths.

The magazine added that Taiwan kept the epidemic under control, after it imposed strict restrictions and closed its borders to a large extent in January, long before Western countries, which curbed virus cases and deaths.

Among the 17 new women on the Forbes list, the magazine praised the chief executive of Clorox, Linda Rendel, who had boosted production of cleaning supplies as demand swelled amid the virus outbreak.

The magazine added that the first woman to chair the New York Stock Exchange, Stacy Cunningham, made a "swift" decision to close personal trading with the spread of the virus in March.

Kamala Harris, who served as the attorney general of California before her election to the US Senate, will become the first female American, first black American, and first Asian American to be elected a vice president.

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