NYP’s Top 50 Most Powerful Women in New York.
Oh the internets, they are on fire again! This past weekend, the New York Post released their list of the top 50 most powerful women in New York. The big question seems to be if Fame and Power are one and the same? The list has a couple of obvious women listed, like Hillary Clinton at #1, and Diane Sawyer at #2 - but from there on down, it seems to be a conglomeration of surprises. What has garnered a lot of attention?
Rachael Ray comes in at #5.
Right after Beyoncé. Wait, what?! And also - should we be upset she’s #4 above Rachael, or that she’s on the list at all?
I love Rachael Ray - but what exactly were they looking at? The little write up, and the only thing we have by way of explanation is the following:
5. Rachael Ray, 38, author/TV host. She’s the girl in the kitchen next door. And with friends like Oprah Winfrey (”Oprah” appearances put her on the map) and Bill Clinton (they’re fighting childhood obesity together), she has launched the highest-rated new syndicated talk show since “Dr. Phil.”
While I applaud her work with Bill Clinton and the Yum-o! organization, and I watch her show every day, how does the rest of that place her into the top 5? Apparently, being friends with Oprah certainly helps - as Gayle King, who is best known for being Oprah’s best friend, comes in at #25! Also, the president of Hearst Magazines, which publishes her O magazine comes in at number 10. Well then - is that power?
On the list, there are actresses, (one who’s only lived in New York for a year!) and managers and business women; a rather eclectic mixture which on the one hand is nice to see, but on the other - what does it say about how we, as a society, label women? What, and who, are we seeing as the most influential and why? Is the way to America’s hearts (and hatred in some cases) through the belly, through the TV, through money alone? Or is it what we do with that money - or worse, is Power based on who we know?
What do you think? Should Rachael be in the top 5? Should she be on the list at all? What makes her a candidate for this list, or any of the others for that matter? Wouldn’t it make more sense to say the most influential women in New York, rather then powerful, or is that just a different slant on the same thing?
Who would you place on a list like this and why - or would you make one at all?
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May 23rd, 2007 at 3:01 pm
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