The 5. 0 Most Powerful Moms of 2. Aren’t all working moms powerful? Why yes, we are. Balancing the demands of career and family is a challenge that isn’t for the faint of heart.

Often, it calls for merciless multitasking, artful prioritizing and justified juggling. The most rewarding part of cultivating our yearly Most Powerful Working Moms list is the opportunity it gives us all to learn about how notable influencers—movers and shakers from a wide variety of personal and professional backgrounds—manage to get it all done. Also, we are endlessly inspired by how they pay their good fortune forward and motivate their fellow working moms to keep climbing. We hope you’ll agree this year’s crop of 5. ACTIVISTS/NONPROFITS/PHILANTHROPYMelinda Gates, Co- Chair and Trustee, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation/Businesswoman. Children: Jennifer, 2.

Rory, 1. 7, Phoebe, 1. Melinda Gates is practically engraved on our list—not just because she’s formidably wealthy—but because she actively uses her money and power to improve the lives of others every year. In just one example of her awe- inspiring impact: The Gates Foundation has helped immunize 5. In recognition of her efforts, Melinda and her husband Bill received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2. But her newest endeavor may be her bravest yet: Pivotal Ventures, an office that allows her to pursue ideas, projects and potential investments that don’t fit within the structure of the foundation. In a recent interview with The Atlantic, Gates, who studied computer science at Duke, extolled the virtues of plugging “leaky pipelines” in learning, ending the bias that boys are better at programming than girls and restoring gender balance to work- life challenges on a corporate level. She said, “The reason it’s got to be paid family leave, not maternal leave, is that if a man will take time off, then they’ll help with the kids all the way through the raising of a child, not just at the beginning.

So there has to be some change in the work- life balance with companies too.” We couldn’t agree more.*Linda Sarsour and *Bob Bland, National Co- Chairs of Women’s March on Washington. Children: Sarsour: Tamir, 1. Sabreen, 1. 4, Sajida, 1. Bland: Penny, 6, Chloe, 6 months. Linda and Bob earned their place on our list for organizing the Woman’s March, a mammoth, global protest this past January—the world’s biggest uprising in defense of women’s rights.

Read Manga Online for Free in English including Naruto Manga, One Piece Manga.

Calendar, programs, membership, news, resources, guide, field trip planning, and resources. Benny Medina, Producer: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Benny Medina was born on January 24, 1958 in the USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Fresh Prince of. Working Mother presents our annual list of inspiring moms, who are fearlessly leading everything from online meccas to global movements. See the 4859 BEST Free Shipping Coupons! Popular today: Up to $100 Off Lenovo Flex 4, 2-In-1 Laptop for $649.99 + Free Shipping. Updated October 15. Find Us. Town Hall. 150 Ski Hill Road. PO Box 168. Breckenridge, CO 80424. View on Google Maps. The Hollywood Reporter is your source for breaking news about Hollywood and entertainment, including movies, TV, reviews and industry blogs.

Brooklyn- based fashion designer, entrepreneur and activist, Bob Bland, CEO and founder of Manufacture New York, had the same idea as a retired lawyer Teresa Shook who, looking to create an outlet for her post- election outrage, called for a protest march. Bob, in her own Facebook post, called for a “Million Pussy March,” and wound up joining forces with Shook and many others to form a team (including Sarsour) to lead the charge. None other than Gloria Steinem thanked her for bringing her baby onstage at the Women’s March. Linda, a New Yorker raised by Palestinian immigrants, is a seasoned activist for both the Arab- American Association and the Black Lives Matter movement. These women are the suffragists of our time,” said U. S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (also on our list) in a Time piece naming the women some of the 1. Most Influential People of 2.

She continued, “And our movement isn’t going away—it’s just the beginning.”*Helle Thorning- Schmidt, CEO, Save the Children. Children: Johanna, 2. Camilla, 1. 7Helle makes a real difference in the lives of kids around the world, heading a charity that spends $2 billion on 5. Formerly Denmark’s first female Prime Minister, Helle helped steer the nation through the financial crisis. At Fortune’s Most Powerful Women International Summit, she said her father always told her and her sister that they should be prime ministers, though he was in no way involved in politics. She always had designs to make the world a better place, starting an anti- bullying campaign at school when she was 1. With respect to her career, she attributed some of her success to conflict preparedness.

The Little Rascals is a classic from the early 1990s. Since then, the cast has changed a lot, going on to become U.S. presidents, singers, etc.

You should never be afraid of a fight. There’s always a fight. There’s always someone who is out to get you. If you aren’t ready for it, you’ll be surprised by it,” she said. At the summit, she called for a united European solution for the refugee crisis, explaining that half of the refugees in need of help are likely children.*Amal Clooney, Human Rights Attorney. Children: Twins Ella and Alexander, born on June 6th.

This powerful new working mom to twins Ella and Alexander makes our list not because she’s married to gorgeous George Clooney, but because she’s one of the most powerful human rights attorneys in the world. Amal knows first- hand what it’s like to be a refugee, as her parents fled war- torn Lebanon for Europe in the early 1. Earning law degrees from Oxford and NYU, she clerked for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor (then a former federal appeals judge). Fluent in Arabic and French, Amal takes on crimes against humanity, representing the country of Armenia in its fight for recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and she went on CNN to defend Yazidi (a religion that combines Zoroastrianism with Islam, Christianity and Judaism) women used as sex slaves by ISIS, demanding that ISIS members be tried for war crimes.

She even offered to take on the war crimes of Syrian President Bashar al- Assad. We can’t wait to see how she mediates motherhood.

Adele, Musician/Songwriter/Producer. Children: Angelo, 4. One can’t possibly imagine a mantle large enough to shelve all of Adele’s awards—she cleaned up at this year’s Grammy Awards, bringing home Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Yet, this humble, über- talented working​ mom thought her Album of the Year Grammy should go to fellow working mom, Beyoncé, calling her “the artist of my life.” In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Adele opened up about her struggle with postpartum depression, and how she learned to give herself breaks here and there. Eventually I just said, I’m going to give myself an afternoon a week, just to do whatever the f**k I want without my baby. A friend of mine said, ‘Really? Don’t you feel bad?’ I said, I do, but not as bad as I’d feel if I didn’t do it.

Four of my friends felt the same way I did, and everyone was too embarrassed to talk about it; they thought everyone would think they were a bad mom, and it’s not the case. It makes you a better mom if you give yourself a better time.” Well said, Adele.*Samantha Bee, Television Host/Writer/Producer.

Children: Piper, 1. Fletcher, 8, Ripley, 6. This the year of Samantha Bee. Her television show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee is highly respected and relentlessly feminist, taking on our current political climate with tack- sharp intelligence and sheer satiric brilliance.

Ratings have doubled to 2. The Daily Show. In a recent interview with Wired, Sam celebrated the liberation she’s found in her take- no- prisoners approach. I’ve been a people pleaser all my life, and there’s still a remnant of that person, but it’s getting smaller and smaller. It’s slipping down the drain.” Co- produced by her husband, comedian and fellow Daily Show alum Jason Jones, Full Frontal is somewhat of a family affair. Dadagiri Unlimited Season 5 Grand Finale.

She recently joked with Page Six the key to their work- life balance lies in how little they do for themselves: “We basically just work, raise our kids and then we pass out at 8: 3. We’re not cool; that really helps. We don’t go out and that’s basically the key.” You’re plenty cool to us, Samantha. Beyoncé, Actress/Musician/Producer. Children: Blue Ivy, 5, Expecting twins in spring. She’s here to slay, here to stay and the numbers prove it: Forbes estimated Beyoncé’s fortune at around $2.

Jay- Z the highest earning celebrity couple of 2. The success of her number- one album, Lemonade, earned her an Album of the Year Grammy (among others), and a $2. Oh, and she was runner- up for Time’s 2.

Person of the Year.

The Coweta Shopper by The Coweta Shopper. Published on Jan 1. Coweta County, Georgia.