Top 5 Most Influential Women To Watch in 2021

2. Nancy Pelosi

Average points: 59

Country: United States

Category: Politics & Policy

Education: Bachelor of Arts/Science, Trinity Washington University

Nancy Pelosi stands on the second spot of the most influential women to watch in 2021. She was born in 1940, to an Italian-American family. Her father was a Democratic congressman from Maryland, and Pelosi became interested in politics at a very early age. After graduating from Institute of Notre Dame, in 1962 she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political sciences. She started her pre-speakership career in 1988, and between 2007 and 2011 she held the position of her first speakership.