As Fed chief, Janet Yellen set to become one of world's most powerful women

San Jose Mercury News: As soon as this week, a quiet Bay Area economist could become one of the most powerful women in the world.

The U.S. Senate is expected to approve President Barack Obama's nomination of Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve System, the nation's central bank. Yellen, who spent decades teaching at UC Berkeley and six years running the Fed's San Francisco region, would be the first woman in the post -- which holds vast sway over the global economy.

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