The Newsweek – March 14, 2011 : With a fiery new energy, women are starting businesses, building schools, fighting corruption, harnessing new technologies and breaking down old prejudices. Whenever a woman gains control of her destiny, the local standard of living goes up and the values of human rights spread. So, this year and every year, the Newsweek will honor local heroes and the growing network of powerful women who support their efforts !
Dr. Preetha Reddy has been honored this year, as one of the 150 Women who shake the World by the Newsweek, for her efforts towards transforming India’s medical landscape among other great women like Ms.Madeleine Albright, Ms. Melinda Gates, Ms. Michelle Obama, Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, Ms. Angelina Jolie, Ms. Condoleezza Rice and others.