The Forbes World’s Billionaires ranking remains disproportionately male, but the percentage of women among the world’s wealthiest people continues to tick up slowly. This year, 481 of the planet’s 3,428 billionaires are women, accounting for 14% of the list. That’s up from 406 female billionaires, or 13.4% of the ranking last year.
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