WOMEN ON TOP

They get everywhere, powerful women. Here in Spain, they’re in politics doing important things like running the country’s economy and defence – and even Madrid city. They occupy leading roles in every field from science and academia to the arts and publishing, from the National Cancer Research Centre to El Pais

PROVING Spanish women have the grit and tenacity to get to the top, whatever the obstacles, there’s Basque climber Edurne Pasaban, the first female mountaineer in the world to climb all 8000m peaks (13 of the 14 without oxygen). To celebrate Women’s Day, here’s a shout-out for five of the most powerful and influential businesswomen in the land. Some have had an easier ascent than others.