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Women's particular experiences continue to shape not just their points of view but their actions, in the United States and around the world.

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Dee Dee Myers
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: September 1
Former White House Press Secretary
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I am encouraged to see women are being elected in Chile, Argentina, Liberia, Ireland. More is more.
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There's no question almost press secretaries talk about the sense of serving two masters. On the one hand you want to protect the president's interests, and you represent his interests to the press. And the press is a proxy for the American people.
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During my years as a press secretary, I developed a powerful internal filter, which worked to strip all things 'off message' from my thoughts before they came out of my mouth. It didn't always work, of course, and I said more than a few things I regretted.
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There are people in the public sector with a range of experiences that have no equivalent in business, but are essential to governing, like keeping a kid in school or helping someone get and hold a job. The value of those skills can't easily be measured against a bottom line.
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