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New York Times, "Advancing Women a Top Clinton Goal,"

Publication Date: 
Nov 25, 2009

There is nothing that has been more important to me over the course of my lifetime than advancing the rights of women and girls,” said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a Washington speech Nov. 6. “And it is now a cornerstone of American foreign policy.”

A new focus inside the State Department is financial inclusion: ensuring that women have access to savings accounts, health insurance, home ownership and business funding.

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