29 Mar 2012 - If you didn’t realize women don’t rule the world (yet), you’re not alone. In front of a full house at the 92nd Street Y Wednesday night, Chelsea Clinton made a confession.
“Until my mother ran for president, I wasn’t fully cognizant of how few women run for office and how few women hold office,” Clinton said. She then rattled off this depressing fact: The United States ties Turkmenistan at 78th place for the percentage of women in national political office. “Not enviable company,” she quipped.
For the full story, see WNYC.
29 Mar 2012 - If you didn’t realize women don’t rule the world (yet), you’re not alone. In front of a full house at the 92nd Street Y Wednesday night, Chelsea Clinton made a confession.
“Until my mother ran for president, I wasn’t fully cognizant of how few women run for office and how few women hold office,” Clinton said. She then rattled off this depressing fact: The United States ties Turkmenistan at 78th place for the percentage of women in national political office. “Not enviable company,” she quipped.
For the full story, see WNYC.