Clinton Global Initiative Panel: We Don't Need Any More Male Leaders

Article here. Excerpt:

'That appeared to be the theme of former President Bill Clinton’s opening discussion for the Clinton Global Initiative’s 2013 Annual Meeting. The 42nd president of the United States moderated a discussion in which participants took several opportunities to bash widespread male authority and drop not-so-subtle hints that his wife should run for the White House in 2016.

Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg was the first to lament the way in which males tend to dominate culture, while commending Hillary Clinton’s effort to curb it.
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Considering Sandberg's own success, I'm surprised she is so quick to criticize our country's "male dominated" culture and suggest that women have an insurmountable climb when trying to rise through the ranks. ...
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The real discrimination against women perhaps occurred when President Clinton suggested the only times women have been able to rise to power is in the midst of crises.
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Clinton mentioned the purges in China also led to gender change in certain occupation groups. So, according to his wisdom, the “opportunities” women need are disasters. As a young woman, I reject the notion that my gender can only rise to power when a natural disaster strikes or a war breaks out. How is this kind of discussion empowering?

Instead of challenging what the female panelists were saying about their sex, the male panelists Mo Ibrahim of the Mo Ibrahim Foundatin, and U2’s Bono nodded right along. Kharami even added,

“It’s a universal problem, it’s not just us. Even here, this country is still waiting for its first female president.”

Lagarde had the last word.

“70-80 percent of consumption is effectively decided by women. Women can actually change the world.”

I guess our Founding Fathers were just symbols of power-hungry patriarchy.'