Yesterday, I helped pass #VAWA19. It was a critical, bipartisan step toward protecting women and girls, but there is still much work to be done. 1/pic.twitter.com/Tv7qGtoF0E
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Last month, I asked the first female Secretary of State @madeleine Albright why, after Congress appropriated $10 million for it, the Ambassadorship-at Large for Global Women's Issues remains vacant. Her answer is an inspiring reminder of the work we have ahead of us. 2/pic.twitter.com/g21CUdbrRr
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"When I became Secretary, I was the first Secretary to put women's issues central to American foreign policy not just because I'm a feminist, but because I know that when women are politically and economically empowered, societies are more stable." -Secretary Madeline Albright 3/
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As an engineer, I believe in the power of data, and the data supports what the former Secretary and I are affirming. When women are at the table, the potential for achieving peace increases. 4/pic.twitter.com/CIgFaFnDjz
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When gender equality is prioritized, there is a lower propensity for conflict both domestically and abroad. 5/pic.twitter.com/zyAl0a7et5
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Despite the clear data, the Ambassadorship-at-Large for Global Women's Issues remains vacant today, over a month after I had the honor of speaking with Secretary Albright. 6/pic.twitter.com/9f1d9ohZI0
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Elevating women is not a women's issue.
It is an economics issue
It is a national security issue
It is a human rights issue.
The world advances when women are empowered. I am proud to be part of this historic class of women in Congress.
Our work is just beginning. 7/7Show this thread
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