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Shutdown Political Barriers for Women... And Reap the Rewards

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In an era of government distrust, political gridlock, and legislative dysfunction, women may be the power players who forge solutions and help address our nation’s most divisive problems, argues Swanee Hunt in a recent article in Global Post. Ms. Hunt is a Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School andChairwoman of Political Parity—an organization “dedicated to increasing the number of women serving in the highest levels of government.”

In the article entitled, “20 percent women, 100 percent effective,” Ms. Hunt argues that the recent crisis—involving a government shutdown and a threat of debt default—was resolvedonly after female Senators stepped up and became actively involved.

We invite our users to read the full article published October 22 2013

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In an era of government distrust, political gridlock, and legislative dysfunction, women may be the power players who forge solutions and help address our nation’s most divisive problems, argues Swanee Hunt in a recent article in Global Post. Ms. Hunt is a Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School andChairwoman of Political Parity—an organization “dedicated to increasing the number of women serving in the highest levels of government.”

In the article entitled, “20 percent women, 100 percent effective,” Ms. Hunt argues that the recent crisis—involving a government shutdown and a threat of debt default—was resolvedonly after female Senators stepped up and became actively involved.

We invite our users to read the full article published October 22 2013

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