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Harriet Harman, Oct. 27, 2009 | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images British politician Harriet Harman, deputy leader of Britain’s Labour Party and minister for women and equality, wants Secretary Clinton and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to join her in group of women leaders who will meet regularly to advance gender equality. In a speech to EU leaders, ...

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British politician Harriet Harman, deputy leader of Britain's Labour Party and minister for women and equality, wants Secretary Clinton and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to join her in group of women leaders who will meet regularly to advance gender equality. In a speech to EU leaders, Harman said, "'There is, as yet, no international architecture which serves effectively to bring together women leaders who are working for progress along the same lines in each of our own countries. We need to look at how this could be done."

Harriet Harman, Oct. 27, 2009 | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Harriet Harman, Oct. 27, 2009 | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
British politician Harriet Harman, deputy leader of Britain’s Labour Party and minister for women and equality, wants Secretary Clinton and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to join her in group of women leaders who will meet regularly to advance gender equality. In a speech to EU leaders, Harman said, “‘There is, as yet, no international architecture which serves effectively to bring together women leaders who are working for progress along the same lines in each of our own countries. We need to look at how this could be done.”

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