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21st Century Women in Business and Politics
The purpose of this page is to explore the inequalities between men and women in the business and political worlds. In today's society, businesses and politics are male dominated. We're interested in seeing a change in these worlds where women are making a difference and occupying more leadership positions in the 21st century

Prominent Businesswomen:.
Sheryl Sandberg is an American technology executive, activist, and author. Sandberg became the first woman to obtain a position on Facebook's executive board and has been serving on the board since June 2012. Before working for Facebook, Sandberg was the Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google. Before working for Google Sandberg was chief of staff for the United States Secretary of the Treasury. She is a Harvard graduate where she received her AB and MBA; she also serves on boards with other prominent organizations such as The Walt Disney Company, Women for Women, International for Global Development, and V-Day.

Sandberg ranks #1741 on Forbes' list of Billionaires, with an estimated net worth of $1.11 billion. But Sandberg ranks #9 on Forbes' list of Power Women which is a 25 person list of the World's Most Powerful women which includes others such as Michele Obama, Angela Merkel, and Hillary Clinton. Sandberg recently spoke at a TED Talks conference she addressed why we have too few women leaders in the world and stated: "I want my daughter to have the chance not to just succeed but to be liked of ruer accomplishments as well."