US magazine Forbes has listed Prime Minister Helen Clark as No 43 on their list of the world's most powerful women.



She is found on the list between the Chair and Chief Executive of Xerox, Anne Mulcahy, ranked No 42, and Chandrika Kumaratunga, the President of Sri Lanka, on 44.


Forbes consider Clark more powerful than Oprah Winfrey (No 62), JK Rowling (No 85) and a whole host of CEOs and company chairs.


Unsurprisingly the list is topped by US National Security Adviser Condolezza Rice, followed by Wu Yi, China's vice premier, and India President Sonia Ghandi.

*ENDS*

That's from Stuff.co.nz - not my twisted imagination. It's a sad day when a Neoliberal security advisor is considered more powerful than a day time talk show host with her own cultural empire that extends even into white America.

Go the rowers! Woot. And the basketballers.