Forbes puts a list out of powerful women out every year. Oprah started one this year. The difference? The Oprah version didn't focus on money, media exposure or title/scope of influence. I don't get it. Isn't power power? The ability to command resources and make a change in the world?
According to Webster, the definition of power is:
1 a (1) : ability to act or produce an effect (2) : ability to get extra-base hits (3) : capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effect b : legal or official authority, capacity, or right
2 a : possession of control, authority, or influence over others b : one having such power; specifically : a sovereign state c : a controlling group :
establishment —often used in the phrase the powers that be d archaic : a force of armed men e chiefly dialect : a large number or quantity
3 a : physical might b : mental or moral efficacy c : political control or influence.
Can women who don't have independent financial resources, exposure to others and a large reach, make as significant impact on the future as the woman who does? I don't think so. Case in point: Oprah.
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