by Diego Del Campo
Women in positions of power in the public sphere is still a relatively new, if slowly progressing sight. It’s become now conventional wisdom that 2008 was a year when women broke barriers in politics. Hillary Clinton was a serious contender to win her party’s nomination, and Sarah Palin became the first woman [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Hillary Clinton’
December 16, 2008
2008: The Unbroken Glass Ceiling
November 20, 2008
No way. No how. No SecState.
By Diego Del Campo
It’s now officially been a week since word leaked from the less-than leak-proof Obama transition team that Sen. Hillary Clinton is the frontrunner for the Secretary of State position in the Obama administration. The flurry of media reports since have been spotty, at best—some alleging she’s already accepted and others hinting she [...]
November 14, 2008
Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State?
by Leonid Balaban
According to reputable news organizations, Hillary Clinton is under serious considerations by Barack Obama for the position of Secretary of State. In fact, per Huffington Post, “President-elect Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State during their meeting Thursday in Chicago, according to two senior Democratic officials. She requested [...]