On a two-week trip to the United States, 25 senior women leaders from six global regions gather in Boston and Washington, D.C., to discuss the role of women in high-powered security positions in some of the world's most volatile regions.
In the first of a two-part series, Liberian Deputy Inspector General Asatu Bah-Kenneth and Haitian Senator Evelyne Cheron talk about their rise to power and efforts to increase the participation of women in security and politics in their countries.
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