Woman's Hour Power List 2013 revealed...

[Mrs Y]

Here is a list of some powerful women according to Woman's hours

HM The Queen: she's the Queen

Theresa May: Home Secretary

Lady Justice Hallett: judge

J K Rowling: Author

Harriet Harman: shadow women and equalities minister and deputy Labour party leader

Maria Miller: Culture Secretary

Nicola Sturgeon: Deputy leader of the SNP

Clare Balding: broadcaster

Cressida Dick: disgraced police officer, formerly in the Met

Dawn French: comedian

Helen Boaden: believed to be responsible in part for the BBC pulling an investigation into Jimmy Saville

Justine Greening MP: Was Secretary of State for Transport until September 2012, now Secretary of State for International Development

Karen Brady: first female manager of a Premier League club, the youngest MD of a UK PLC, and aide to Lord Sugar

Margaret Hodge MP: Chair of the House of Commons Public Accounts Select Committee, and the person many of the companies accused of tax avoidance have said they never wish to face again!

Sarah Millican: comedian

Baroness/Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson: former GB Paralympian, former advisor to both Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson and an advisor to the government on disability. Cross bench peer in the House of Lords

Victoria Beckham: singer/songwriter and wife of David David Beckham

Tracey Emin: artist

Yvette Cooper: MP and shadow Home Secretary

[womanofdulwich]

cant believe victoria beckham is defined ad wife of david beckham.

[Chillaxed]

and Tracey Emin as an artist...

[Otta]

What an odd list. What's it meant to be based on, how is power definied?

PS. Karen Brady was never Birmingham manager, she was the first female managing director (very different role).

[*Bob*]

This is the 'here are some women you may have heard of, off the telly or the news or something' list, isn't it?

Not really doing womankind any favours with some of those entries. I doubt if Michael McIntyre features on the mens equivalent list.

[Huguenot]

Yes Otta and I think it's Karren not Karen.

It's not like the Beeb to get those facts wrong.

[Jessie]

it is Karren on the bbc website

[RosieH]

womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> cant believe victoria beckham is defined ad wife

> of david beckham.

She isn't - she's defined as as fashion designer and businesswoman.

Suspect those may be Mrs Y's definitions.

[womanofdulwich]

phew Rosie!!Thats a relief- save me writing a letter of complaint

[BrandNewGuy]

Justine Greening? She was dumped from her post at Transport and sent to the "International Development" gulag. You'll find more power in a Duracell battery...

[Jessie]

This whole listing of women thing makes me cringe, as did listening to Eve Pollard on the Today programme this morning speaking about it. There was a similar one in the Observer about female novelists recently, and it had the same impact on me. Seems to belittle women in general (not the chosen few) I feel.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Brady and Harman - my fave gals.

[Loz]

I can't believe they had Dawn French and Sarah Millican, but not the current darling of the Beeb, Miranda Hart. Surely there must be some power in creating the least funny TV show since 'The Sky at Night'.

[????]

stuffed with Ineffective Politicians and old school others. no Adele say?

[Loz]

Not in the top 20, but she was in the final 100.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb/features/power-list-100

Amusingly, the Gruin was complaining that 93% of the list were white... and someone in the comments worked out that that is pretty much the same as the population of the UK (92.1% white).

[WorkingMummy]

I was really disappointed with the list. Was hoping to discover a few more surprises of unheralded female power. So, the Queen is a woman? I KNEW it!

Since the whole course of HM's life was determined by the accident of her birth, and she was powerless to chose her own A-level subjects, let alone her own career or way of life, I find her a slightly depressing headliner for a list of powerful women. She's the ultimate emblem for knowing your place.

[Sue]

Chillaxed Wrote:

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> and Tracey Emin as an artist...

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That's unfair, I think she's a great artist. At least her recent exhibition at Margate was.

[Mick Mac]

womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> phew Rosie!!Thats a relief- save me writing a

> letter of complaint

Please don't complain.

Bleddin ell. Women, you can't live with em, ....

[womanofdulwich]

Wheres Caitlin Moran? I heard Womans Hour saying they we sorry they left her out but I think she is more powerful than Dawn French and Sarah Millican.

[RosieH]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Please don't complain.

> Bleddin ell. Women, you can't live with em, ....

...and you can't define them in terms of their relationship with a man..?

[El Pibe]

I think it's probably fair in the case of Peaches Geldof.

[wee quinnie]

Also - Victoria B. as a "Somger/songwriter" - hahahahahahahaha!

[Jeremy]

I think "wife of David David Beckham" is a more accurate description than "singer" or "business woman".

Her only real talent seems to be cashing in on her fame.

[Mick Mac]

RosieH Wrote:

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> Mick Mac Wrote:

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> > Please don't complain.

> > Bleddin ell. Women, you can't live with em,

> ....

>

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> ...and you can't define them in terms of their

> relationship with a man..?

unless you are Victoria Beckham.

[uncleglen]

My daughter- "looking at that lot- I'm glad I'm not powerful.." ( she goes to the gym 3 times a week though)