This is Gina. I was watching the videos from this weekends Women in the World Conference which included appearances from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan, Fmr. Sec. of State Madeleine Albright, Christine Amanpour, Meryl Streep, Leslie Stahl, and Valerie Jarrett. The video clip I was is called Could Michell Obama Help Africa? It interesting to see how women in the rest of the world view the influence and power of First Lady Obama.
Speaking during the “Rape as a Weapon of War” panel at the Women in the World conference, activistLeymah Gbowee presented a novel idea for addressing the problem of rape in the Congo and elsewhere: Michelle Obama should call a meeting of African first ladies—who would “come running” at her suggestion. Daily Beast
There were a number of panels about the plights of women and girl throughout the world. Here is the agenda for the Women in the World conference.
