As women slowly gain power, their values and priorities are reshaping the agenda. A multitude of studies show that when women control the family funds, they generally spend more on health, nutrition, and education - and less on alcohol and cigarettes.

J. She is also the author of the 2008 New York Times best-selling book Why Women Should Rule The World. Her father was a Navy pilot who completed two tours of duty in the Vietnam War and her mother worked as a real estate agent.

Cregg. In 2010 Dee Dee Myers became a managing director of public affairs at The Glover Park Group. Myers later co-hosted the news program Equal Time on CNBC and was a consultant on The West Wing.