Forbes' comprehensive list of the world's billionaires (there are 1,226) came out recently, and we were curious--are there women on the list?
Turns out, there are. Yes, men far outnumber the ladies. But starting at number 11, women help fill out the ranks of the fabulously wealthy.
Where do these fortunes come from? Uniformly, these top six women have shrewdly managed the companies and fortunes handed to them by husbands and fathers. But most of these women have put in their own hard work into these companies to grow them, especially the woman who is now president of Fidelity Investments. (Because women do make better investors!)
Of course, it took a few generations for these fortunes to build up, and many of the male billionaires on Fortunes' list are, well, advanced in age, having worked hard for their wealth over a lifetime. We're looking forward to a few years down the road when the list is populated by many more women and their own companies, instead of those founded by the the men in their lives.
After all, the founder of Spanx just broke into the billionaire list. Who knows what kind of riches she'll have by the time she retires?
Click on the pictures below to learn more about some of the richest women in the world:
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