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PATHWAYS TO EMPOWERMENT: A WORLD WITHIN OUR REACH

For decades, the “serious” foreign policy issues were the likes of nonproliferation or trade rules. However, a new agenda is emerging and the treatment of women around the world is high on it, demonstrated by the creation of the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on global women's issues, the White House’s creation of a new Council on Women and Girls, and the State Department’s naming of a new position of special ambassador for global women’s issues. Helene Gayle, president and chief executive officer of CARE USA, explained why the advancement of women worldwide is necessary for the U.S. government to successfully accomplish its foreign policy priorities. Gayle shared her experiences traveling the globe to oversee CARE’s work – from visiting women launching new businesses in sub-Saharan Africa to meeting girls in Afghanistan that risk their safety to go to school every day.

 

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