A Woman's Rise to Power: Struggle and Success
Series: Making Contact
From: Making Contact
Length: 00:29:00
Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow women to vote has been hailed as a major step forward—very few nations still allow such overt discrimination. But there are still fewer than 20 female heads of state around the world. And even when women rise to the top, challenges remain. On this edition, a former President, a Supreme Court justice and other women leaders reflect on the battles they’ve won, and just how far there still is to go.
Special thanks to the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of California at Berkeley.
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Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow women to vote has been hailed as a major step forward—very few nations still allow such overt discrimination. But there are still fewer than 20 female heads of state around the world. And even when women rise to the top, challenges remain. On this edition, a former President, a Supreme Court justice and other women leaders reflect on the battles they’ve won, and just how far there still is to go.
Special thanks to the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of California at Berkeley.
Timing and Cues
Total run time is 29 minutes (no hard breaks)
-Optional cutaway at 1:00
-Optional (floating) cutaway between 12:00 and 20:00
-Music in/out.
Additional Credits
Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Esther Manilla, Kyung Jin Lee
Host: Kyung Jin Lee
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Production Intern: Lisa Bartfai
Web Editor: Irene Florez
Community Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator: Karl Jagbandhansingh
Organizational Volunteers: Barbara Barnett, Dan Turner, Alfonso Hooker, Alton Byrd, Katherine Brousseau, Briana Flin, Catherine Lee and Dashal Moore
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