Christopher Dodd actually said...

I am thrilled to see that the Obama administration has kept its promise to make the role of women central to our foreign policy.

When women thrive, everyone thrives; societies are more stable, economic prosperity increases, families are stronger.

Improving women's and maternal health, stopping the practices of child marriage and female genital mutilation, and combating the trafficking...

For too long, women have gotten the short shrift in development and foreign policy.