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Arianna Huffington, the founder of the Huffington Post, discusses what it takes for women to succeed in the work world.

Women are still a minority in banking, but their ranks and clout are growing. Leading lights from banking and finance gathered at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Thursday to celebrate the shattering of the glass ceiling.

The mood among bankers gathered in New York on Thursday evening to honor American Banker's 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking was decidedly much more subdued, even humbler, than it has been in years past.

2011 Most Powerful Women in Banking festivities kicked off Wednesday night at the Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel in New York.

Mary Lynn Lenz's unique strategy to save a failing sister bank.

The ninth annual list. Plus The 25 Women to Watch, The 25 Most Powerful Women in Non-bank Finance, and reports on the women who are changing the face of the industry.

Pamela Joseph, Mary Callahan Erdoes, Avid Modjtabai, Barbara Desoer and Melissa Moore come in at numbers six through ten on our 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking 2011 List.

Diane D'Erasmo, Leslie Godridge, LeeAnn Linderman, Julia Gouw, Melanie Dressel are ranked 21-25 on the 2011 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking list.

Colleen Johnston, Catherine Bessant, Sallie Krawcheck, Alberta Cefis, JoAnn Bourne are ranked 16-20 on the 2011 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking list.

Julie Monaco, Shelaghmichael Brown, Jane Fraser, Anne Finucane, Mary Walworth Navarro are ranked 11 through 15 in the 2011 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking list.

Beth Mooney, who took over the helm as KeyCorp's Chairman and CEO earlier this year, heads the list. Donna DeMaio, Diane Reyes, Cece Stewart and Patricia Callahan are also among the top five women to watch of 2011.

Deborah Doyle McWhinney, Karen Parkhill, Mary Lynn Lenz, Linda Verba, and Cathleen Nash are ranked 6-10 on the 2011 list of the 25 Women to Watch.

Diana Starcher, Barb Godin, Michelle VanDyke, Diana Reid, and Mary Tuukare ranked 11-15 on the 2011 25 Women to Watch List

Suzanne Hammett, Laurie Stewart, Elyse Weiner, Heather Cox, Lynn Heitman are ranked 16-20 on the 2011 25 Women to Watch.

Rilla Delorier, Kelly Mathieson, Patricia Husic, Maria Coyne, and Shaza Andersen round out the 2011 25 Women to Watch ranking at numbers 21-25.

Teresa Ressel, Candace Browning, Diane Offereins, Elizabeth Robinsonand Stacy Bash-Polley rounded out the top 10 on the 2011 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance list.

Charlotte McLaughlin, Elizabeth Crain, Isabelle Ealet, Diane Schumaker-Krieg, and Margaret Keane make up the 11-15 rankings of the 2011 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance list.

Elizabeth Buse, Carla Harris, Kathleen Murphy, Dominique Senequier, and Susan Ehrlich are ranked 16-20 on the 2011 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance list.

Zions' had many women in key roles which led to a rise in business deposits as well as lowered charge-offs and expanded assets under management in its wealth advisory services, among other notable achievements.

Martina Hund-Mejean, Andrea Moss, Sandie O'Connor, Suni Harford, and Kelly Williams round out the 2011 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance list.