I thought An Empowered Spirit was the perfect place to provide the link to The Huffington Posts''s list of powerful women over 50.
After the appointment of Marisa Meyer (37) as President and CEO of Yahoo!, the Post decided to compile its own list of women in media, politics, business, and more who inspire and EMPOWER us simply by living their life while paying it forward. I like their choices; these women are exceptional examples that we may live our lives to be our best selves AND aspire to help others. Examples are Dr. Hawa Abdi, who opened her own foundation in war-torn Somalia to provide healthcare and education to more than 90,000 people. Virginia Rommetty, the first woman CEO of IBM, aims to push the company toward working with emerging economies. Of course, this list had to include Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, whose work ethic is clearly unmatched while traveling the globe to 102 countries since 2009, bringing her brilliance and ethics to the table during difficult times.
My thought is this: who is to say who is the "most" powerful or "most" influential? While I agree with the Post's choices, I also believe we all have our own unique power, championing the everyday causes in our lives. So let's hear it for all of us who are not on this list but are on another list - my list. We fight the everyday, smaller battles in our own corner of the world. Working on fundraisers for various causes, sharing our personal stories through social media to help others, keeping our families healthy, happy, and strong, taking care of our aging parents, donating to local charities, speaking up to make a difference in public policy we agree or disagree with, and always - always - EMPOWERing ourselves to be our own best selves. You are on my personal list of powerful people!!
Who would be on your list of Powerful Women (or People) Over 50? I'd love to hear your choice(s)!
Huffington Post: Powerful Women Over 50
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I would nominate Vicki Ellner, Founder/President of Senior Umbrella Network of Brooklyn, a not for profit organization . Vicki's power is a force of nature that attracts the top influencers in health, government and business to her dedication and ingenuity for developing programs to educate professionals who serve the senior population by shariing ideas and common goals. As a volunteer for the organization, she inspires others to create initiatives that support the mission of improving the lives of seniors in the community.
This is really good, Cathy. We also have to remember self-empowering spirit (your phrase, I believe). That spirit is so helpful in many situations, like career, family, chronic illness, for example. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
No matter how strange it may seem, my powerful woman over 50 is my mother-in-law. She's now 77 years old, with health probplems and she still cares and keeps helping us in every possible way. She's a real warrior!
In the past, I used to get mat at her but lately I've completely changed attitude. After all, we both are mothers of two sons...And warriors!