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Women Now Make Up Approximately Half Of The Workforce - Very Positive. Two-thirds Of All Families Are Either Headed By A Single-head Of Household Or Two Working Parents, And Particularly In This Economically Challenging Time, That Second Income Is More Important Than Ever. However, Women Are Still Only Earning 75 Percent Of What Men Are Earning.

We Know The Threats - From Global Terrorist Networks To The Spread Of Deadly Weapons. Yet We Also Know That Embedded In This Time Of Danger Is The Promise Of A New Day, If We Have The Courage And Commitment To Work Together.

Women Spend 30 Percent More Time Doing Household Chores. No Surprise. But Women Also Spend More Time Volunteering In Their Community. And If You Add Up All Of The Hours Of Non-leisure Time, Women Are Working More Than Men. So I Thought That Was Very Interesting, And I Was Surprised About The Voluntarism Piece, But When You Think About It, It Makes Sense.

The Whole Issue Of Healthcare Is Very Complicated. There Have Been Seven Presidents Who've Tried To Get Healthcare Reform Passed.

I Think That In A Country As Successful As Ours, We Still Have A Long Way To Go In Terms Of Parity For Women, Whether It’s Equal Pay In The Workforce Or A Whole Host Of Other Issues.