The 5. 0 Most Powerful Moms of 2. Arent all working moms powerful Why yes, we are. Balancing the demands of career and family is a challenge that isnt 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 influencersmovers and shakers from a wide variety of personal and professional backgroundsmanage 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 youll agree this years crop of 5. ACTIVISTSNONPROFITSPHILANTHROPYMelinda Gates, Co Chair and Trustee, the Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationBusinesswoman. Children Jennifer, 2. Rory, 1. 7, Phoebe, 1. R7qKAXQgfJR4C7B4clQpJeBq1.jpg' alt='Watch Mars Needs Moms Online (2017)' title='Watch Mars Needs Moms Online (2017)' />Melinda Gates is practically engraved on our listnot just because shes formidably wealthybut 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 dont 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 its got to be paid family leave, not maternal leave, is that if a man will take time off, then theyll help with the kids all the way through the raising of a child, not just at the beginning. Its odd, but I can think of at least two things you can bolt onto a car engine that, to nongearheads, sure seem drugrelated. Think nitrous systems, or, as in. Read the Latest Entertainment and Celebrity News, TV News and Breaking News from TVGuide. Working Mother presents our annual list of inspiring moms, who are fearlessly leading everything from online meccas to global movements. NFE_Landscape/2011/03/yellow-submarine-2011-a-l.jpg' alt='Watch Mars Needs Moms Online (2017)' title='Watch Mars Needs Moms Online (2017)' />So there has to be some change in the work life balance with companies too. We couldnt agree more. Linda Sarsour and ob Bland, National Co Chairs of Womens 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 Womans March, a mammoth, global protest this past Januarythe worlds biggest uprising in defense of womens rights. 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 Womens 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 isnt going awayits just the beginning. House Of Cards Episode 1 Explanation there. 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 Denmarks first female Prime Minister, Helle helped steer the nation through the financial crisis. At Fortunes 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. You should never be afraid of a fight. Theres always a fight. Theres always someone who is out to get you. If you arent ready for it, youll 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. 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 shes married to gorgeous George Clooney, but because shes one of the most powerful human rights attorneys in the world. Amal knows first hand what its 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 cant wait to see how she mediates motherhood. Adele, MusicianSongwriterProducer. Children Angelo, 4. One cant possibly imagine a mantle large enough to shelve all of Adeles awardsshe cleaned up at this years Grammy Awards, bringing home Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Yet, this humble, ber talented working mom thought her Album of the Year Grammy should go to fellow working mom, Beyonc, calling her the artist of my life. Watch The Ice Harvest Online Flashx. 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, Im going to give myself an afternoon a week, just to do whatever the fk I want without my baby. A friend of mine said, ReallyDont you feel bad I said, I do, but not as bad as Id feel if I didnt 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 its not the case. It makes you a better mom if you give yourself a better time. Well said, Adele. Bee, Television HostWriterProducer. 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 shes found in her take no prisoners approach. Ive been a people pleaser all my life, and theres still a remnant of that person, but its getting smaller and smaller. Its 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. 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. Were not cool that really helps. We dont go out and thats basically the key. Youre plenty cool to us, Samantha. Beyonc, ActressMusicianProducer. Children Blue Ivy, 5, Expecting twins in spring. Shes here to slay, here to stay and the numbers prove it Forbes estimated Beyoncs 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 Times 2. Person of the Year.