“ Master of Film ” Kathryn Bigelow
While the film-industry has seen a number of critically acclaimed actresses ; female directors have proven to be a little harder to come by , cue Ms Bigelow . The ex-wife of James Cameron , the man behind the two highest grossing films of all time Avatar and Titanic , Kathryn first ventured into directing back in 1982 and would produce a string of music videos and films . Her big break came in 1991 , when she directed the thriller Point Break with Keanu Reeves , her most commercially successful film , to moderate critical success . However , it was the 2008 American war film , The Hurt-Locker which made her mainstream figure . While the writers and actors were highly praised , her artistic direction and gritty , realistic portrayal of life for US soldiers in Iraq captivated audience and critics alike . So much so , she beat Mr Cameron and his film , Avatar to an Oscar in 2010 . Bigelow is now widely regarded as an auteur ; a director with a unique style and hopes her accomplishments encourage more women to follow suit .
“ Ms Yahoo ” Marissa Mayer
When you think of the head of major technology / software company , you might think of Bill Gates , Steve Jobs ( RIP ) or the ginger fella responsible for the ever addictive Facebook social network . Chances are though , you wouldn ’ t think of a 37 year old wife and mother of a 7 month old baby and that ’ s what makes Ms Mayer particularly remarkable . Following extensive education in computer science specialising in artificial intelligence , Mayer joined google in 1999 , becoming the then infant company ’ s 20th employee . She played a key role in Google ’ s success in the 21 century , overseeing the world-renowned layout of the Google search engine wordplay as well the development rof Gmail , Google search , Google products and Google images . In 2008 at 33 she became the youngest woman to be included in Fortune magazine ’ s list of the 50 most powerful businesswoman and last year was hired as Yahoo ’ s CEO .
Scenes from Ms Bigelow ’ s Oscar winning , Avatar topping Hurt Locker which documented a group of young bomb disposal American soldiers in Iraq .
Written by : Trevon Muhammad
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