I think the economic empowerment of women that has been growing over the past decade is at the 'inflection point' with this global recession. Women are, we believe, the solution for their families in their ability to go out and increase household income.

In 2009 Forbes ranked her the 25th most powerful woman. Jung's father is a Hong Kong-born retired architect formerly a partner at TRO Jung Brannen who also taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. There was also a three-year probe into an alleged bribery of foreign officials has already caused the dismissal of four Avon executives.

As of January 1 2013 Andrea Jung serves as a senior adviser to Avon's board continuing in her long-establiAndrea Jungd role as the high-profile public face of the company. from 1999 until her forced resignation in spring 2012 and was simultaneously executive chairman of its board of directors through the end of 2012. She was the CEO of Avon Products Inc.