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Reese Looks Lovely For The Cause

Sadie Stein — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:32:00 EDT

The 10th annual Avon Foundation For Women Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street was helmed by spokeswoman Reese Witherspoon, and brought out the best in everyone. More »

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tops Forbes List Of Most Powerful Women

Jessica G. — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:30:00 EDT

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Forbes just released its list of this year's 100 most powerful women, and it's a fearsome collection of heads of state, captains of industry, and entertainment giants. Coming in at #1 is Germany's first female Chancellor, Angela Merkel, she of the towering intellect (and towering cleavage). Another notable in the top ten is Indra K. Nooyi, the head of PepsiCo, who is the highest-paid female CEO in America and, as we previously mentioned, makes one-fourteenth of how much Larry Ellison, head of Oracle, pulled in last year. Forbes notes that fewer than 3% of of the country's biggest companies have female CEOs, and while women constitute 46% of the American labor force, they hold only 15% of the top corporate jobs. More »

Why Do We Know Lauren Conrad & Not Indra Nooyi?

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:30:00 EDT

She doesn't live her life in the public eye or weep attractively on MTV, but Indra Nooyi is worth knowing about: She's the highest-paid female CEO in America. Ms. Nooyi, head of PepsiCo, took home a whopping $12.7 million (including $4.5 million in bonus pay) last year. It's serious cash, for sure. But it's one-fourteenth of how much Larry Ellison, head of Oracle, pulled in last year. His salary was a "modest" $1 million, but he had $182 million from vested stock options. A lesson: When you run one of the largest companies in the world, you don't make as much as the next guy… if you're a woman. More »