International Day of the Woman
Today the 8 th of March is the International Day of the Woman and this link will explain to you exactly what that is. http://www.internationalwomensday.com/about.asp The likes of Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and the Google guys are well publicised. And while the figures suggest it’s still very much a man’s world when it comes to billionaires (the top 10 richest people in the world are all men), the world’s richest women also receive their fair share of press attention. But what about the ladies who made their way onto the rich list not through inheritance, but through their own hard graft and business acumen? Using figures from Forbes and other authority sources, let’s pay tribute to the female entrepreneurs who have built themselves and their fortunes from the ground up. … and purely for dramatic effect, what they could buy with their extensive fortunes. 10. Delia Smith net worth: $36M (£23M) (estimated) Smith’s foray into cookery came at the young age of 16 following a compliment f...