For the first time in its history, The Independent has drawn up a list of the most influential women of the moment. The result is an eclectic, all-star line up for 2023, bringing together women from a vast range of orbits who all share one thing in common: their influence on the world that surrounds them.
In an explicit attempt to move away from those influence lists which only focus on the women who “empower” and “inspire”, The Independent has deliberately taken a different approach to the notion of power and influence, not excluding characters who have ruffled feathers and stirred controversy.
