ForbesWomen Editor Maggie McGrath sat down with Forbes to discuss the logistics and metrics behind the publication’s list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. McGrath touches on the $37 trillion in collective economic power and billion-person purview of the women on the list. She also details the setbacks women faced in 2025, including job losses and a decline in female heads of state, while highlighting newcomers, like Kim Kardashian, and the growing influence of women in the AI space.


