We've seen amazing technological and political evolution across the past century, but the single most powerful economic change has not been caused by technology or the rise of developing nations. It has been created by women.
A hundred years ago, the world looked very different. Cars and telephones were scarce, television not invented and apples were just a tasty fruit. Women couldn't vote, own property or even open a bank account in their name. Education was available primarily to wealthy women, and a woman's path to personal success was often extremely limited.
Even with all that technological and global change, women's influence has had an even larger impact on our …