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From Beijing to San Francisco: Hillary Clinton on Women’s Rights

From Beijing to San Francisco:  Hillary Clinton on Women's RightsIn 1995, then First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton riveted the world at that year’s Beijing World Conference on Women. She made a compelling case for all of us – particularly governments – to address the issues important to women and girls, and made the tag line “women’s rights are human rights and human rights are women’s rights” famous worldwide. Those were trailblazing words.

Now over 15 years later, and as the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton again made a compelling case for women’s rights. This time she was speaking at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Women and the Economy Summit in San Francisco, and this time she was addressing the importance of women to global growth and innovation. To read more, go to
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Stephenie Foster

With over 25 years of experience in domestic and international policy Stephenie’s consulting practice advises clients on issues ranging from public/private partnerships, global networking, political strategy and lobbying. Her international work has taken her to more than 20 countries. Previously she served as Chief of Staff to two United States Senators (Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT)), held senior positions at Legacy and Planned Parenthood and was appointed by President Clinton as General Counsel for the U.S. General Services Administration. Stephenie was a former law partner in California and is currently a Professorial Lecturer at American University, where she teaches classes on Women & the UN and Women World Leaders. She is an author and blogger and you can follow her work at StephenieFoster.com.