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The microfinance industry saw a compound annual growth rate of 43% between 2004 and 2008 [14] Research shows that within Women's World Banking member institutions between 2003 and 2007, the percentage of women in board positions declined from 66% to 58% and in senior management from 66% to 51%.
She is director general of Independent Evaluation Group at the World Bank Group since January 2019. [1] Before her current role, Evans was the Chief Commissioner of the UK's Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) based in London, England, where she led the evolution of that organization's scrutiny mandate.
Okonjo-Iweala spearheaded several World Bank initiatives to assist low-income countries during the 2008–2009 food crises and later during the financial crisis. In 2010, she was the chair person of the IDA replenishment, the World Bank’s successful drive to raise $49.3 billion in grants and low-interest credit for the poorest countries in ...
Ravi Kanbur (born 1954), British former director and lead author of the World Bank's World Development Report; Deniz Kandiyoti (born 1944), Turkish-British, emeritus professor in development studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland (2009–2013): As prime minister, she was the world's first openly lesbian world leader, first female world leader to wed a same-sex partner while in office. Elizabeth II , United Kingdom (1952–2022): In 2015, she became the longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in world history.
Rosa Parks. Susan B. Anthony. Helen Keller. These are a few of the women whose names spark instant recognition of their contributions to American history. But what about the many, many more women who never made it into most . high school history books?
Famous female personalities with "H" names include: Helen Mirren, Halle Berry, Hilary Swank, Hayden Panettiere, Heidi Klum, Haley Lu Richardson, Hailey Baldwin and Harper Lee.
Since 2004, Forbes, an American business magazine, has published an annual list of its ranking of the 100 most powerful women in the world. Edited by prominent Forbes journalists, including Moira Forbes , the list is compiled using various criteria such as visibility and economic impact.