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The straight-shooting woman taking on the 'boys' club' of French politics

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The straight-shooting woman taking on the 'boys' club' of French politics

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PARIS -- The politician known as “NKM” is a rising star in France - a tough, military-trained engineer first elected to the National Assembly at the age of just 29 and tipped by some as a future president.

And what is all-the-more remarkable about Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet is that she has managed to fight her way through the rampant sexism of French politics.

She was twice told by two of her own party’s leaders that she’d missed out on becoming a government minister because she was pregnant.

We invite you to read the full article published July 28 2013

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PARIS -- The politician known as “NKM” is a rising star in France - a tough, military-trained engineer first elected to the National Assembly at the age of just 29 and tipped by some as a future president.

And what is all-the-more remarkable about Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet is that she has managed to fight her way through the rampant sexism of French politics.

She was twice told by two of her own party’s leaders that she’d missed out on becoming a government minister because she was pregnant.

We invite you to read the full article published July 28 2013

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