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Hillary Clinton: “There is now a lot of corporations that are saying, well…”

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Published | Video Starts at 28:51

And what I'm seeing now is that even in countries that are, you know, advanced economies, there are a lot of doors shutting. I mean. It'S a very sad commentary that There is now a lot of corporations that are saying, well, wait a minute, I don't want to get in trouble if I put a woman on the board. Even though I'd like to hear from a woman. I ended up on the Walmart board because Sam Walton called me and said, I think I need a woman on the board because most of my customers are women and we don't have any women. (28:51–28:58)

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Asserts that corporations are hesitant to appoint women to boards due to fear of backlash.

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