No need to choose between career and motherhood...

Of course one statistic this article doesn't mention - are the 88% who are mothers divorced, single parent, or still married to father of her kids?

Most of Forbes' most powerful women are moms
(CBS News) Forbes is out with its annual ranking of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.

Topping the latest list is German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton moves into the No. 2 spot, followed by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at No. 3.

Women on the list come from politics, business, media, entertainment and non-profit groups.

Their power derives from money and might, but also social media, reach and influence.

They control $30 trillion collectively. They're 54 years old, on average. Twenty-nine are CEOs. Eight are heads of state. Seventy-four are list returnees. And 22 are single.

Among many noteworthy moves on the list: First lady Michelle Obama fell from No. 1 to No. 8, and Oprah Winfrey from No. 3 to No. 14.

Moira Forbes, president and publisher of ForbesWoman, discussed the list on "The Early Show" Thursday.

One number that stands out: Eight-eight percent of the women are mothers.

"It's a percentage that surprised even us," Forbes says. "Power women today are not necessarily choosing career or family. They are doing both.

"On average they have two kids. They have all taken unconventional paths as mothers."

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The number is their age:

1 Angela Merkel
Chancellor 57 Germany Politics

2 Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State 63 United States Politics

3 Dilma Rousseff
President 63 Brazil Politics

4 Indra Nooyi
Chief Executive, PepsiCo 55 United States Business

5 Sheryl Sandberg
COO, Facebook 41 United States Business

6 Melinda Gates
Cofounder, Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 47 United States Non-Profit

7 Sonia Gandhi
President, Indian National Congress Party 64 India Politics

8 Michelle Obama
First Lady 47 United States Politics

9 Christine Lagarde
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund 55 France Non-Profit

10 Irene Rosenfeld
CEO, Kraft Foods

11 Lady Gaga
Entertainer 25 United States Celebrity/Lifestyle

12 Jill Abramson
Executive Editor, NY Times 57 United States Media

13 Kathleen Sebelius
Secretary of Health and Human Services 63 United States Politics

14 Oprah Winfrey
Media Personality 57 United States Media

15 Janet Napolitano
Secretary of Homeland Security 53 United States Politics

16 Susan Wojcicki
SVP, Advertising, Google 43 United States Business

17 Cristina Fernandez
President 58 Argentina Politics

18 Beyoncé Knowles
Entertainer, Designer 29 United States Celebrity/Lifestyle

19 Georgina Rinehart
Mining Tycoon 57 Australia Billionaire

20 Cher Wang
Cofounder, Chair, HTC; VIA Technologies 52 Taiwan Business

21 Margaret Hamburg
Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration 56 United States Politics

22 Michele Bachmann
Presidential Candidate 55 United States Politics

23 Julia Gillard
Prime Minister 49 Australia Politics

24 Mary Schapiro
Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission 56 United States Politics

25 Anne Sweeney
Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks; President, Disney-ABC Television Group 53 United States Business

26 Aung San Suu Kyi
General Secretary, National League For Democracy 66 Myanmar Politics

27 Ursula Burns
CEO, Xerox 52 United States Business

28 Amy Pascal
Co-Chair, Sony Pictures 53 United States Business

29 Angelina Jolie
Actress, Humanitarian 36 United States Celebrity/Lifestyle

30 Josette Sheeran
Executive Director, UN World Food Programme 57 United States Non-Profit

The other 70 can be found here:
http://www.forbes.com/wealth/power-women#p_3_s_arank