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Sat Apr 6, 2013, 12:59 AM Apr 2013

Hillary Clinton: Empowering women is a ‘core imperative’ - VIDEO link



Two short VIDEO snippets here: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/hillary-clinton-empowering-women-core-imperative-150335551--politics.html


Transcript of the FULL speech here: http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/04/05/hillary-clinton-helping-women-isn-t-just-a-nice-thing-to-do.html


NEW YORK—Hillary Clinton delivered a rousing speech on women’s rights on Friday, insisting that empowering women is a “core imperative” for society if the United States is to enjoy economic success and remain a global leader.

Speaking at the Women in the World Summit organized by Tina Brown, editor in chief of Newsweek The Daily Beast, Clinton acknowledged women “have come so far” in areas including politics and in the workplace. But she called gender equality the "unfinished business of the 21st century"—not just in developing countries, but also in the U.S., where women continue to be “marginalized” when it comes to access to education and their ability to receive a salary equal to their male peers.

“For many American women, the dream of upward mobility … the American dream remains elusive,” Clinton declared. “No country can achieve its full economic potential when women are left out or left behind."

It was Clinton’s second major speech this week—and the second time she spoke of the need to empower women around the world, an issue that has long driven her career in public life.

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Full article up above on the video link.



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http://news.yahoo.com/hillary-clinton-headlines-ny-womens-conference-140457220--politics.html


P.S. I have not been able to find a video of the full speech as of yet

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