Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in American Politics
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Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2014 · Education
Women have had limited success as political candidates in New England: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine have never elected a woman governor; and Vermont and New Hampshire have never sent a woman to the US Congress. Drawing on the expertise and experiences of women who have served in the highest levels of elected office, the UMass Boston's Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy initiates the first New England Women's Political Summit in order to address this problem. Moderator Martha Raddatz is ABC News' senior national security correspondent and panelists include former Massachusetts Acting Governor, Jane M. Swift; and US Representative Loretta Sanchez, D-CA.
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