Frances Townsend
Frances Townsend is a former White House homeland security and terrorism advisor to President George W. Bush, chair of the Homeland Security Council, and federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice.

Frances Townsend is a national security analyst at CBS News. She is a former homeland security and terrorism advisor to President George W. Bush, and chair of the Homeland Security Council. She previously served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice.

Women's Power Index
Find out where women around the world wield political power - and why it matters.
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Find out where women around the world wield political power - and why it matters.
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Growing Economies Through Gender Parity
Closing the gender gap in the workforce could add a $28 trillion to the global GDP.
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Closing the gender gap in the workforce could add a $28 trillion to the global GDP.
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Women's Workplace Equality Index
Most countries still have laws that make it harder for women to work than men.
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Most countries still have laws that make it harder for women to work than men.
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