Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Leadership

WiR redlist index: Leadership

Welcome to WikiProject Women in Red (WiR). Our objective is to turn red links into blue ones. Our scope is women's biographies, women's works, and women's issues, broadly construed. This list of red links is intended to serve as a basis for creating new articles on the English Wikipedia. Please note however that the red links on this list may well not be suitable as the basis for an article. All new articles must satisfy Wikipedia's notability criteria with reliable independent sources.

This is a list under development of missing articles on women who are (or have been) notable for their leadership in business, economics, politics, government or the social sector. See also: Women in Politics.

Afghanistan

1. Sajia Behgam
2. Marzia Meena
3. Sweeta Noori
4. Lisa Sorush

1. add your link here

Argentina

1. Magdalena Faillace, Director of Cultural Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Inter-American Commission of Women
2. add your link here

Australia

1. Elizabeth Bryan, Chair, Caltex Australia
2. Emma Dunch, CEO, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, from January 2018
3. Mary-Ellen Murdoch King – Director of Orchestra Victoria; Director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
4. Rika Steyaert, is also on Dutch Wiki.
5. add your link here

Austria

1. Gabriele Matzer-Holzer

Bolivia

1. Alicia Muñoz Alá
2. add your link here

Brazil

1. María de Lourdes Castro e Silva de Vincenzi
2. add your link here

Burundi

1. Julie Ngriye
2. add your link here

Cameroon

1. Rose Zang Nguele (born 1947) is a Cameroonian politician, minister of social affairs from 1984 to 1988. (two-sentence stub)
2. add your link here

Canada

1. Maureen O'Neill
2. Patricia Graham (journalist), editor-in-chief of the Vancouver Sun since 2003
3. Lucinda Chodan, editor-in-chief of the Montreal Gazette (2013-2022)
4. Lyne Robitaille, president of Le Journal de Montréal

Chile

1. Olga Boetther
2. Silvia Boza
3. Gabriela Hip
4. Adriana Muñoz (leader)

Colombia

1. Ana Sixta González de Cuadros
2. María Elena de Hinestrosa (aka María Elena Forero Salcedo), Inaugural member of the Inter-American Commission of Women brief description
3. Alicia Ricode de Herrera, 1930 member of the Inter-American Commission of Women
4. Martha Lucía Vazquéz Zawadsky Executive President of the National Association of Business Women Inter-American Commission of Women
5. add your link here

Costa Rica

1. Jaroslav Havelka
2. Jeanette Carrillo Madrigal, Former President National Women's Institute Inter-American Commission of Women

Czech Republic

1. Barbara Frei, Country Manager, ABB
2. Vladimíra Glatzová, Glatzová & Co
3. add your link here

Denmark

1. Beate W. Bentzen, Group COO of Rambøll
2. Caroline Søeborg Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille, Entrepreneur, da:Caroline Søeborg Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
3. Lone Fønss Schrøder, former Senior Vice President of A. P. Møller-Mærsk and a board member of many large corporations, da:Lone Fønss Schrøder
4. Anette Kokholm, Editor in Chief, da:Anette Kokholm
5. Britt Meelby Jensen, CEO of Zealand Pharma, short bio in English
6. Liselotte Munk, Vice-president TIA Technology, da:Liselotte Munk
7. Helle Lizette Risgaard, Union president, LO
8. Bente Sorgenfrey, Union leader, FTF,da:Bente Sorgenfrey

Dominica

1. Justina Charles
2. add your link here

Dominican Republic

1. Gloria Moya de Jiménez, 1930 member of the Inter-American Commission of Women
2. add your link here

Ecuador

1. add your link here

Egypt

1. Marie Assaad
2. Yousriya Loza Sawiris, former member of parliament, founder of the Association for the Protection of the Environment.
3. Dalia Khorshid / Dalia Hazem Gamil Khorshid, Minister of Investment
4. add your link here

El Salvador

1. add your link here

Ethiopia

1. Konjit SineGiorgis

France

1. Amélie Faure, President at Augure, independent board member at BPIFrance
2. Elisabeth Fleuriot, CEO, MW Brands SAS, Thai Union Frozen Products, da:Elisabeth Fleuriot
3. Stephanie Hospital, Stephanie Hospital
4. Véronique Morali, president of the Women's Forum, [1]
5. Catherine Nayl, Head of news, TF1, fr:Catherine Nayl
6. Danièle Ricard, Chair, Pernot-Ricard
7. Lara Rouyres, Founder and CEO of Selectionnist
8. Aude de Thuin, founder of Women's Forum for the Economy and Society
9. add your link here

Gambia

1. Hannah Mahoney was one of the first Gambian women to enter politics. The wife of J. A. Mahoney, she was apopinted as a "nominated" member of the Bathurst Advisory Town Council in 1943.
2. Hannah Forster (Gambia) was one of the first Gambian women to enter politics. Together with Cecilia Davies, she was elected to represent the Soldier Town ward in Bathurst Town Council in 1946, defeating eight other male candidates.
3. Cecilia Davies (Gambia) was one of the first Gambian women to enter politics. Together with Hannah Forster, she was elected to represent the Soldier Town ward in Bathurst Town Council in 1946, defeating eight other male candidates.
4. Ya Fatou Sonko was one of the first Gambian women to attempt to enter politics. She was the second woman to stand for election to parliament, standing unsuccessfully as an independent candidate for Eastern Kombo in the 1972 election.
5. Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay (born 1957) is a Gambian politician. In February 2007 she replaced Belinda Bidwell as Speaker of the National Assembly of The Gambia.
6. Satang Jow (born 1943) is a Gambian teacher and politician.
7. add your link here

Germany

1. Colette Ballou, Founder & CEO of Ballou PR
2. Beate Baumann, Advisor to Angela Merkel, de:Beate Baumann
3. Stephanie Czerny, Co-Founder & Managing Director of DLD
4. Verena Delius, Co-Founder & CEO of Fox & Sheep de:Verena_Pausder
5. Claudia Helming, Founder & CEO of DaWanda
6. Stephanie Kaiser, Head of Studio at Wooga de:Stephanie_Kaiser
7. add your link here

Ghana

1. add your link here

Grenada

1. Margaret Neckles (two-sentence stub)
2. Marcelle Peters
3. add your link here

Guatemala

1. Sonia Escobedo, (aka Sonia Mercedes Escobedo Escalante Minister of Women Inter-American Commission of Women
2. add your link here

Guinea

1. add your link here

Guinea-Bissau

1. add your link here

Guyana

1. Shirley Field-Ridley
2. Lola Willems
3. add your link here

Haiti

1. Marleine Bastien [2]
2. Stephanie Gagerie
3. Thérèse Hudicourt
4. Alice Mathon
5. Jocelyn McCalla
6. Marie Yanick Mézile, businesswoman Inter-American Commission of Women
7. Rosemonde Pierre-Louis [3]
8. Marie-Thérèse Poitevien
9. Gina Ulysse [4] [5] [6][7]
10. add your link here

Honduras

1. Gladys Caballero de Arévalo Vice President of Country businesswoman Inter-American Commission of Women
2. add your link here

Hungary

1. Anna Papp
2. Eva Szilagyi

India

1. Manorma Bawa president of All India Women's Conference 2005-2007
2. Bina Jain president of All India Women's Conference 2011-2013
3. M.S.H. Jhabwala, president of All India Women's Conference 1965-68
4. Mithan J. Lam, president of All India Women's Conference 1961-62
5. Urmila Mehta, president of All India Women's Conference 1949-50
6. Gomathi Nair, president of All India Women's Conference 2008-2010
7. Vidyagauri Neelkanth, president of All India Women's Conference 1933
8. Maharani Setu Parvathibai, president of All India Women's Conference 1936
9. Kunti Paul, president of All India Women's Conference 1996-1998
10. Lady Abdul Quadir, president of All India Women's Conference 1934
11. Lakshmi Raguramaiah, president of All India Women's Conference 1971-1979
12. Dowager Rani of Mandi, president of All India Women's Conference 1929
13. Dhanwanti Rama Rau, president of All India Women's Conference 1947
14. Muthulaksmi Reddy
15. Raksha Saran, president of All India Women's Conference 1959-60
16. Radhabai Subbaroyan
17. B. Tarabai, president of All India Women's Conference 1969-70
18. Kalavati Tripathi, president of All India Women's Conference 1999-2001
19. add your link here

Iran

1. Dabir Azam Hosna
2. Maryam Rezaee
3. Arezo Sediqi
4. add your link here

Ireland

1. Aedhmar Hynes

Italy

1. Paola Bonomo, Independent Board Member
2. add your link here

Jamaica

1. add your link here

Japan

1. add your link here

Kyrgyzstan

1. Zamira Akbagysheva (born 1959) is a Kyrgyz politician and activist for women's rights.
2. Roza Aknazarova (born 1955) is a Kyrgyz politician.
3. Klara Azhibekova (born 1946) is a Kyrgyz politician.
4. Ishenkul Boldzhurova (born 1955) is a Kyrgyz politician.
5. The Democratic Women's Party of Kyrgyzstan / Democratic Party of Women of Kyrgyzstan, founded in 1994, is a Kyrgyz political party. It is one of the largest women's political organizations in Kyrgyzstan.
6. Larisa Gutnichenko (born 1947) is a Kyrgyz politician.
7. add your link here

Macau

1. add your link here

Madagascar

1. Madeleine Ramaholimihaso (born 1939) is a Malagasy businesswoman, election monitor and writer.
2. Hortense Raveloson Mahasampo / Hortense Raveloson-Mahasampo is a Gambian politician, sister of Celine Ratsiraka and wife of Christophe Raveloson-Mahasampo.
3. add your link here

Malaysia

1. Lovy Beh
2. Jenn Low
3. Muhaini Mahmud
4. Melissa Ngiam
5. Raeesa Sy

Maldives

1. add your link here

Mauritania

1. Kalyanee Bedwantee Juggoo
2. Indira Thacoor Sidaya
3. add your link here

Mexico

1. Norma Villareal de Zambrano
2. Gema López, Public Educator and Teacher from Baja California Mexico
3. add your link here

Montenegro

1. Gordana Đurović
2. add your link here

Netherlands

1. Laetitia van den Assum
2. Joyce Mackenzie Liu, CEO of Pegafund
3. Marlies van Wijhe, CEO, Van Wijhe Verf
4. add your link here

Niger

1. Diaroumeye Gany
2. add your link here

Nigeria

1. Dorothy Eyamba-Idem, nee Okon (born 1947) is a Nigerian judge. From 1985 to 2013 she was High Court Judge.
2. add your link here

Nicaragua

1. Ana Isabel Morales Mazún
2. add your link here

Norway

1. Ann Louise Beer
2. add your link here

Omar

1. Nemah bint Jamiel bin Farhan Al Busaidiya, the only woman to be elected to Oman's shura council in 2015.

Panama

1. Arisa Batista Cunningham, VP Johnson & Johnson
2. add your link here

Paraguay

1. Leónidas Páez de Virgili
2. add your link here

Peru

1. Teresa Obregoso de Prevost, 1930 member of the Inter-American Commission of Women
2. María Zavala
3. add your link here

Poland

1. Solange Olszewska, CEO, Solaris Bus and Coach, de:Solange Olszewska
2. Ola Sitarska, Co-founder at Issue Stand, Organizer of Makerland
3. add your link here

Qatar

1. add your link here

Romania

1. Olimpia Solomonescu

Russia

1. add your link here

Samoa

• Lauano Vaosa Epa - first woman to head the Public Service Commission
• Papalii Monalisa Tiai-Keti - first female deputy police commissioner

Scotland

1. Remzije Sherifi, writer, community leader, refugee and migrant woman of the year in 2013, [8], [9], [10]

Senegal

1. Yacine Boubou, another lingeer who apparently sacrificed herself to save her kingdom. Information is mostly in French.
2. add your link here

Singapore

1. Jenny Lee, Managing Partner, GGV Capital, China

Spain

1. Ruth Díaz Barrigón, Director General, Amazon BuyVIP Spain
2. Olga Ginés, Director general, Eptisa Casta Salud
3. Montserrat Tarrés, Communications director, Novartis, Spain
4. Carmen Bayod Guinalio, Spanish mayor (Alcaldesa de Albacete)
5. Carmina Belmonte Useros, Spanish mayor (Alcaldesa de Albacete)
6. Carmen Oliver Jaquero, Spanish mayor (Alcaldesa de Albacete)
7. Josefa Frau, Spanish mayor (Alcaldesa de Gandía)
8. Dolores Ruiz Ayúcar, Spanish mayor (Alcaldesa de Ávila)
9. Pilar Varela, Spanish mayor (Alcaldesa de Avilés)
10. Carmen Heras, Spanish mayor (Alcaldesa de Cáceres)
11. Elena Nevado del Campo Spanish mayor (Alcaldesa de Cáceres)
12. Pilar Zamora Spanish mayor (Alcaldesa de Ciudad Real)
13. Rosa Romero Sánchez Spanish mayor (Alcaldesa de Ciudad Real)
14. Berta Tapia Spanish mayor (Alcaldesa de La Coruña)
15. Nuria Vilanova, Founder, Inforpress
16. Patricia Hernandez, Vicepresidenta del Gobierno de Canarias
17. Leire Iglesias (activist), Activista
18. Marián Franquet, Directora del Instituto Canario de Igualdad.
19. Isabel Mena, Viceconsejera de Política Social y Vivienda del Gobierno de Canarias.
20. Laura Armas Bote, Trabajadora Social.
21. Lourdes Santana Nav, Periodista, directora de la Cadena Ser en Canarias.
22. Prado María del Prado Esteban Diezma, Revolucionaria.
23. Elena Cánovas, Created in the 80s the theater Las Yeses with inmates from the prison Yeserías.
24. add your link here

Sudan

1. Amna Ahmed Alfaki (different sources will vary in the transcription from Arabic, e.g. al-Faki), Governor (archive) of River Nile (state) in Sudan, detained in military coup on 25 Oct 2021, one of the first two women to hold "this position" in Sudanese history (archive) (unclear if "this position" means "governorship of a Sudanese state" or "governorship of River Nile State"; sources are needed) [comment: Sudanese women have played a long tradition in feminist activism and played a major role in the ongoing Sudanese Revolution

Sweden

1. Lena Apler, CEO, Collector
2. Ylva Ericsson
3. Charlotte Isaksson, creator of GenderForce, senior Gender advisor to the Swedish Armed Forces, interview, [11]
4. Marianne Nivert, past CEO of TeliaSonera
5. add your link here

Switzerland

1. Gabriele Zedlmayer, Vice President & Chief Progress Officer, HP Worldwide
2. add your link here

Tanzania

1. Eusibio Munuo was the second woman to be appointed judge of the Tanzanian High Court. She was appointed in 1987.
2. Fatma Said Ali is a Tanzanian politician.
3. Tabitha Siwale is a Tanzanian politician. She was Minister of Education from 195 to 1982, and Minister of Lands and Housing from 1980 to 1982.
4. add your link here

Trinidad and Tobago

1. add your link here

Thailand

1. Paweena Hongsakul
2. Lalita Lerksamran
3. Poonpirom Liptapanlop
4. Supatra Masdit
5. Pornthiva Nakasai
6. Ranongrak Suwanchawee
7. Anongwan Thepsuthin
8. Uraiwan Thienthong
9. Khunying Suparb Visessurakarn

1. add your link here

Tunisia

1. Faouzia Ben Fodha
2. add your link here

Turkey

1. add your link here

Uganda

1. Rita Aciro Lakor, Executive director of Uganda Women’s Network.
2. add your link here

Ukraine

1. add your link here

Uzbekistan

1. add your link here

United Kingdom

1. Lindsey Nefesh-Clarke, Founder & Managing Director of Women’s WorldWideWeb (W4), France
2. Majorie Stone, MBE, one of the founding members of the Alzheimer's Society
3. Sarah Wood, Co-founder of Unruly
4. add your link here

United States

A

1. Helene Haack Allen (1891-1978), philanthropist, civic leader and business woman in New Mexico, [12]
2. Linda Gill Anderson, founder of Kimani Press
3. Pearl Carina Anderson (1898-1990) African American civic leader and philanthropist in Texas, [13]

B

1. Vanita Banks, president of the National Bar Association
2. Sondra Barbour, EVP, Information Systems & Global Solutions, Lockheed Martin
3. Hilarie Bass, American Bar Association president (2017-2018)
4. Cristobel "Kitty" Block , [14] President of Humane Society International, Acting President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, replacing Wayne Pacelle
5. Soma Bhadra, CEO of PROTEUS Consulting
6. Ellen Bravo, Director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women.
7. Karey Burke President of ABC Entertainment (2018-2020)

C

1. Alice Chacon, Mexican American member of El Paso city council, regional director of Small Business Administration, Texas Women's Hall of Fame
2. Jocelyn Cooper, president of Hitco Music Publishing; first and only African-American woman to run a major publishing company, Midnight Songs
3. Jennie Belle Murphy Covington (1881-1966) African American civic leader in Texas, [15]

D

1. Thelma Daily of the Coalition of Labor Union Women
2. Loula Friend Dunn, (1896-1977), First female executive director of the American Public Welfare Association, Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
3. Ingrid Duran, Co-Founder & Principal of D&P Creative Strategies

E

1. Deborah Enix-Ross, American Bar Association president (2022-2023)

F

1. Dolly Farnsworth, (1922-2014), community leader in Soldotna, Alaska Women's Hall of Fame
2. Ronnie Feit, National Women's Political Caucus
3. Edith First, active in NYC and New Deal programs
4. Eleanor Clark French, became NYC's commissioner to the United Nations, ran for congress

H

1. Hazel Harper-Johns, first woman president of the National Dental Association (1997)
2. Dorothy Haene, United Auto workers
3. Diana Holland (military), Brigadier General and Commandant of the Army corp of cadets at West Point. [16]
4. Vivian Horner, president of Nickelodeon (1977-79)
5. Arnette Hubbard, first woman to become president of the National Bar Association (1981)
6. Alice Huffman, president of the California State Conference of the NAACP
7. Annie Hurlbut, CEO of Peruvian Connection

J

1. Elizabeth Johnston (educator), (1851-1934), founder of Boys Industrial School, Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
2. Jean Jones (Colorado), President and CEO of Girl Scouts, Mile Hi council, Colorado Women's Hall of Fame
3. Wanda K. Jones, President of CIM Inter-American Commission of Women

K

1. Nazzic Keene, CEO of Science Applications International, Fortune 500 ranking #466 (2020)

L

1. Jensine Larsen, (I think she's from the US). Founder and CEO of World Pulse.
2. Wilhelmina Lawrence, president of the A.M.E. Church Women's Missionary Society
3. Christine Leahy, CEO of CDW, Fortune 500 ranking #178 (2020)
4. Hayley Leibson, founder of Neverland (plants)
5. Susan M. Lyne President of ABC Entertainment (2002-2004)
6. Rebecca Lynn, Cofounder and general partner at Canvas Venture Fund

M

1. Kathleen Moore Mallory, (1879-1954), Woman's Missionary Union executive, Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
2. Judy Perry Martinez, American Bar Association president (2019-2020)
3. Nancee May, president of the National Federation of Democratic Women for NJ, [17]
4. Pamela B. Minzer (1943-2007), chief justice in New Mexico, [18]
5. Chrysostom Moynahan, (1863-1941), founder of St. Vincent's School of Nursing, Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
6. Jessie Bryant Mosley, founder of the Smith-Robertson Museum and Cultural Center

N

1. Virginia Necochea, executive director of the New Mexico Environmental Law Center (NMELC)

O

1. Jean Ohm, second president of the National Federation of Democratic Women
2. LaRae Orullian, first president and CEO of the Women's Bank in Denver, Colorado Women's Hall of Fame

P

1. Sally A. Painter, Chief Operating Officer at Blue Star Strategies, [19], [20], [21], NATO
2. Kristin Peck, CEO of Zoetis, Fortune 500 ranking #462 (2020)
3. Catherine Pino, Co-Founder & Principal of D&P Creative Strategies
4. Marsha Reines Perelman, Jewish Philanthropist, ArtNews 200 Art Collector, founder and CEO of Woodeforde Management, Board leader and supporter of the arts, animal welfare, youth education and Philadelphia community organizations. Married to Jeffrey Perelman.

Q

1. Nicole Quiroga, General Manager Telemundo

R

1. Elianne Ramos, CEO of Speak Hispanic Communications, Women's Media Center Social Media award winner
2. Teresa Rasmussen, CEO of Thrivent Financial, Fortune 500 ranking #368 (2020)
3. Patricia Lee Refo, American Bar Association president (2020-2021)
4. Gloria G. Rodriguez, CEO of AVANCE, [22]
5. Gisel Ruiz, EVP and COO, Wal-Mart U.S.
6. Lori Ryerkerk, CEO of Celanese, Fortune 500 ranking #470 (2020)

S

1. Harriet Belle Amsden Sammons (1876-1954), first woman bank president in New Mexico, [23]
2. Caroline Sandin (1915-1996), respected Wisconsin civic leader, [24]
3. Susan Scanlan, chair (2004 -2013) National Council of Women's Organizations
4. Jennifer Schenker, Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Informilo, France
5. Beth Seidenberg, Biotech investment specialist, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
6. Barbara R. Smith, CEO of Commercial Metals, Fortune 500 ranking #491 (2020)
7. Deborah Stewart-Parker, president and CEO/Consultant of International Business Solutions; first woman to lead an assembly plant at Ford Motor Company

T

1. Veronica Todaro, leader of national programs of Parkinson's Disease Foundation, [25], interview

W

1. Julia Walsh, first woman governor of the American Stock Exchange, Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
2. Delores D. Wharton, president of the Fund for Corporate Initiatives; on the board of directors for Phillips Petroleum, Gannett, and Kellogg
3. Katherine White-Spunner, (1892-1978), hospital administrator, Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
4. Jacquline Woodard, CEO, Performance-based Systems, Inc.
5. Pat Woertz, Chairman, CEO, and President, Archer Daniels Midland
6. add your link here

Uruguay

1. Gladys Freire de Addiego
2. Sara Fons de Genta
3. Primavera Garbarino
4. add your link here

Venezuela

1. Cecilia Herrera de Olavarría, 1930 member of the Inter-American Commission of Women
2. Luz Patricia Mejia, Venezuelan Attorney
3. Nora Uribe Ambassador to El SalvadorInter-American Commission of Women
4. add your link here

Yemen

1. Fathiye Abdullah, Current chair of NGO, Yemeni Women's Union.
2. Wahiba Fare'e al-Fakih (born 1954) is a Yemeni academic and politician. She is a Professor of Educational Planning and Development with the Yemen National Institute of Public Administration, Chairperson of the Board of Queen Arwa University. From 2001 to 2004 she was Minister of State for Human Rights in Yemen.
3. Khadigah Ahmad al-Haisami is a Yemeni academic and politician. In February 2006 President Saleh appointed her Minister for Human Rights in the Yemeni Cabinet. She left the Cabinet in April 2007.
4. Amat Ali Razaq Ali Hamad is a Yemeni academic and politician. She was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labor in 2007.
5. Nafisa Hamoud Al-Jaifi is a Yemeni women's rights activist.
6. Kaboul Muhammad Abdulmalik Mutawakkil is a Yemeni politician. In November 2014 Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi appointed her to the cabinet as Minister of Social Affairs and Labor. The cabinet was dissolved in January 2015.
7. add your link here

Zimbabwe

1. Eleanor Sisulu
2. Farai Gundan, CEO, television personality
3. add your link here