Avril Haines
Avril Haines was the first woman to serve as White House deputy national security advisor and as deputy director of the CIA.

Avril Haines is a fellow at the Human Rights Institute and National Security Law program at Columbia Law School. She previously served as a White House deputy national security advisor in the Barack Obama administration and as deputy director of the CIA, the first woman to hold these positions.

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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