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CiteIs the Arab Spring Bad for Women?
Isobel Coleman argues that in Libya, Egypt, and elsewhere, overthrowing male dominance could be harder than overthrowing a dictator.
Speakers: Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Human Rights, Council on Foreign Relations
Minky Worden, Director of Global Initiatives, Human Rights Watch
Hibaaq Osman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Karama
Presider: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations
March 5, 2012
This session was a meeting of the Women and Foreign Policy Roundtable Series, organized by the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative.
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