Melania Trump Shatters White House Traditions, Women's Influence in Business Remains a Concern Amid Fortune's Most Powerful People List

In a break with tradition, Melania Trump, the soon-to-be First Lady of the United States, has hinted that she will not be moving into the White House full-time once she takes on her new role. Additionally, she reportedly skipped a meeting with incoming First Lady Jill Biden, which is a long-standing tradition.

Meanwhile, ex-OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati is building a team for her new venture, while former OpenAI research program manager Mianna Chen has joined the team. The list of powerful women in the business world continues to be underrepresented, with only 18 women out of 100 people on Fortune's Most Powerful People list.

However, some notable ladies took steps this week, including a recent win by novel author Samantha Harvey who won the Booker Prize for her novel Orbital. Rachel Bepko has been named CEO of TechSilo and Heyward Donigan was appointed as the new CEO of Health Network One.

Despite these progressions and advancements women still face a long way to go in the business world. As Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune's MPW editor at Large noted that, while women like GM CEO Mary Barra rank No. 9 on Fortune’s Most Powerful People list they are a fraction of their male peers in the business world.

And in the US politics and presidential campaigns Kamala Harris is questioning whether Joe Rogan will host her again after she announced about canceling her appearance due to some controversy surrounding his past stances including using the N-word.