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Honoring Fearless Women Around the World

The support of “enlightened men” is needed to protect women and girls from sexual exploitation, including epidemic rates of assault and rape in the U.S. military, says Jane Harman, director, president, and CEO of The Wilson Center. Interviewed by MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on International Women’s Day, Harman emphasized that women too have a strong duty to help one another—especially those who have shattered the proverbial “glass ceiling.” “(We need) to help the women coming after us; not roll up the ladder,” she says.

The support of “enlightened men” is needed to protect women and girls from sexual exploitation, including epidemic rates of assault and rape in the U.S. military, says Jane Harman, director, president, and CEO of The Wilson Center. Interviewed by MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on International Women’s Day, Harman emphasized that women too have a strong duty to help one another—especially those who have shattered the proverbial “glass ceiling.” “(We need) to help the women coming after us; not roll up the ladder,” she says.