Technology tops Forbes list of 100 most powerful women

Women in IT always seems to involve high ranking positions. I think that's what most women want when talk about being in IT, they mean management.

Perhaps they should try earning their way into management.

Illogical

Why do you assume that lists of the most powerful men or women in the world can tell us ANYTHING about equality? All this particular list demonstrates is that some women are almost as unequal as some men.

Melinda Gates position not technical

Melinda Gates was (is?) indeed a leading technologist. (Her last position at usoft was General Manager of Information Products.) She's also a powerful woman, through her work in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. But on that evidence, she'd never be number four on the list if she hadn't married the boss.

(Please don't gripe that I'm misogynistic or unfair. I admire her greatly, and she indeed belongs atop any list of influential women qua women. She's just not the no. four _technological_ woman.)

P.S.: We need a ``misguided'' icon---perhaps a GPS screen?

Whoa

Xerox's CEO is named "Ursula Burns"? That is just *way* too close to sounding like a SImpsons episode*.

* Bonus points: Her career took a big jump when she became the Executive Assistant to a man named Wayland, which sounds way to close to Waylon, at least on a Friday afternoon.

I for one..

(you know how it goes - groan)

Welcome our new shiny, high-heeled, thigh-booted overlords (lordesses even if they like - whatever suits them).

Oh, I'm sorry Madam, you are quite right, I did miss a little bit, Can I stay over and do it all again?

Mmmm..??Ok I shall have to phone my wife.

"Darling. Yes, Darling, this is me'. I'm afraid I have some very bad news in fact. No, our offspring is not dead. It is far worse than that. I got boot polish on my mistresses laces. No, it's ok, I think I can sort it out. I know I know she is a really dirty little high-heeled fuck bitch when she wants to be. What can I do?

Yes, I will be home by midinight. But, just saying please don't expect sex tonight, I might be a little spent. You know how all that boot polishing wears me down.

At least we will be able to pay the mortgage this month, dear.

Yes. You too. Love you loads.

Mwhah mhwahh...

xxxx.

eh eh...

Or did I just get the paradigm wrong?

Feel free to spank me down ;-)

Er, I really am just being half-ironic. The rest is true - I really do think that way!

And just so we clear up any mistakes Emancipation for Women is what I am talking about Preacher Man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aI9k06dGpg

It can't come soon enough for me.