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Forbes recently published their list of the most powerful 100 women for this year. Mrs Rice came first which I think is not fair. Mrs Rice, as a USA secretary of state, has more naturally has more power than most women on earth, if not all of them! And for the first time an Arab Saudian woman’s name appeared in the list. I personally think it’s a great achievement, which all Arab women should be proud of. What makes it even bigger achievement is that it happened in a male dominant society like the Saudian society, where women are openly been discriminated against and where a large number of the population still believe women should stay at home and not work. However, this mentality is shrinking in size as I felt after chatting with a Saudi friend who is fighting to find a job for his wife.