Women on the other hand, perhaps viewed having a successful family life as more important than their careers,

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The Orange prize has been pivotal in the careers of many women writers - it's given them that extra push, and that extra dollop of confidence.

In some ways they are similar. Both are women, of course. Both started their careers in science, and that probably influences their way of thinking. But the main thing about Merkel is that she grew up in a dictatorship. She was 35 years old when the (Berlin) Wall came down.

Any time you get named in a list like that, it's very humbling. You see the careers those guys have had, and the career Pujols is going to have, it's nice to be a part of that group.